Dwelling Places

Soul of Christ, sanctify me. Body of Christ, save me. Blood of Christ, inebriate me. Water from the side of Christ, wash me. Passion of Christ, strengthen me. O Good Jesus, hear me. Within your wounds hide me. Permit me not to be separated from you. From the wicked foe, defend me. At the hour of my death, call me and bid me come to you That with your saints I may praise you For ever and ever. Amen. The Song's Third Request: "Blood of Christ, Inebriate me." Inigo holds deep within himself that his salvation from hell and for heaven has come at a great price. Predominant among the measures of love is the loss of blood and life itself. To the warrior, when a soldier stands in the breach for the sake of the one or the many, this is the greatest act of chivalry – the highest honor is accorded him. To the knight, such acts elevate the even basest and bloody aspects of war, death, torture, and slaughter. The blood that was lost is not lost; b

                                                          Soul of Christ, sanctify me. Body of Christ, save me. Blood of Christ, inebriate me. Water from the side of Christ, wash me. Passion of Christ, strengthen me. O Good Jesus, hear me. Within your wounds hide me. Permit me not to be separated from you. From the wicked foe, defend me. At the hour of my death, call me and bid me come to you That with your saints I may praise you For ever and ever. Amen. The Song's Second Request: "Body of Christ, save me." The warrior then addresses the Respondent recognizing the reality of His Lord’s bodily being. This is no god carved in stone or alabaster. This is the flesh manifestation of the Soul within the flesh, the incarnation who is to sanctify the warrior. This body is the shape and size of many men, but there are, and it is the easiest of invocations in this entire prayer to envision. Because that is so, it is also easier to pass over (German:  darüber ) this a

                                                                                              (image by t baca) Soul of Christ, sanctify me. Body of Christ, save me. Blood of Christ, inebriate me. Water from the side of Christ, wash me. Passion of Christ, strengthen me. O Good Jesus, hear me. Within your wounds hide me. Permit me not to be separated from you. From the wicked foe, defend me. At the hour of my death, call me and bid me come to you That with your saints I may praise you For ever and ever. Amen. The Song's First Request: "Soul of Christ, sanctify me." The warrior first addresses his respondent saying: "Soul of Christ" The warrior is in deep conversation with more than what he sees before him. His conversation is with a soul and body, yes. But the words and appeal are made to the respondent’s inner existence, that tender, (in some respects) vulnerable part, yet the most powerful part; the part most capable of gra