The O Salutaris Hostia, 'O saving Victim', opens the rite of Benediction. It is the closing verses of Aquinas's hymn Verbum Supernum.
The Prayer
O saving Victim, opening wide
The gate of heaven to us below,
Our foes press on from every side;
Your aid supply, your strength bestow.
To your great Name be endless praise,
Immortal Godhead, One in Three;
O grant us endless length of days
In our true native land with you.
Amen.
When to Pray This Prayer
At the beginning of Benediction and Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament.
About This Prayer
Composed by St Thomas Aquinas for Corpus Christi, this hymn adores Christ the saving Victim present in the Eucharist.
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Text: traditional English translation of the O Salutaris Hostia by St Thomas Aquinas.