St. Bernadette’s Prayer
in Time of Affliction
O My God, I beg You,
by Your Loneliness,
not that You may spare me affliction,
but that You may not abandon me in it.
When I encounter affliction,
teach me to see You in it
as my sole comforter.
Let affliction strengthen my faith,
fortify my hope, and purify my love.
Grant me the grace to see
Your hand in my affliction
and to desire
no other comforter but You.
Amen.