Prayer of St. Padre Pio after Mass

Stay with me, Lord, for it is necessary to have you present so that I do not forget you. You know how easily I abandon you. Stay with me, Lord, because I am weak and I need your strength, that I may not fall so often. Stay with me, Lord, fo you are my life, and without you, I am without fervor; Stay with me, Lord, for you are my light, and without you, I am in darkness.

Stay with me, Lord, to show me your will. Stay with me, Lord, so that I hear your voice and follow you. Stay with me, Lord, for I desire to love you verry much, and always be in your company. Stay with me, Lord, if you wish me to be faithful to you. Stay with me, Lord, for as poor as my soul is, I wish it to be a place of consolation for you, a nest of Love.

Stay with me, Jesus, for it is getting late and the day is coming to a close, and life passes, death, judgement, eternity approaches. It is necessary to renew my strength, so that I will not stop along the way and for that, I need you. It is getting late and death approaches. I fear the darkness, the tempatations, the dryness, the cross, the sorrows. O how I need you, my Jesus, in this night of exile! Stay with me tonight, Jesus, in life with all its dangers, I need you. Let me recognize you as your disciples did at the breaking of bread, so that the Eucharistic Communion be the light which disperses the darkness, the force which sustains me, the unique joy of my heart.

Stay with me, Lord, because at the hour of my death, I want to remain united to you, if not by Communion, at least by grace and love. Stay with me, Jesus; I do not ask for divine consolation, because I do not merit it, but the gift of your Presence, oh yes, I ask this of you! Stay with me, Lord, for it is

And I pray that you will lead me, a sinner, to the magnificent banquet where you,

with your Son and the Holy Spirit, are for all your saints

the true light, total fulfillment, everlasting joy, gladness without end,

exquisite delight, and most perfect happiness.