SUFFER NOT MY TONGUE

A prayer to guard against sins of the tongue

Dearest Jesus, Suffer not my tongue, which has been and is so often purpled with Thy Precious Blood to speak well of myself, or ill of others, so that no uncharitable word may be recorded against me in the "Book of Life" on the Day of Judgment. Accept all the victories I gain over my tongue as a preparations for my next Holy Communion. Amen. 

Every time we receive Holy Communion, our tongues are "purpled" with the Precious Blood. It makes sense to keep from polluting our tongues with our words. The tongue for every communicant is their human Communion plate.

I found this prayer in Rev. M.F. Walz's Devotion to the Precious Blood, which I bought from Mother of Our Savior Books.