first, why you should pray every day AND especially this prayer...

Pray for the grace of final perseverance.


'It is certain that we absolutely require the divine assistance, in order to overcome temptations. . . Whoever prays obtains this grace; but whoever prays not, obtains it not, and is lost. And this is more especially the case with regard to the grace of final perseverance, of dying in the grace of God, which is the grace absolutely necessary for our salvation, and without which we should be lost forever. St. Augustine says of this grace, that God only bestows it on those who pray. And this is the reason why so few are saved, because few indeed are mindful to beg of God this grace of perseverance.'
St. Alphonsus Maria de Liguori, Doctor of the Church


'And they. . . shall be so few that they shall easily be counted, and a child shall write them down.'
Isaias 10:19

'Beyond a doubt the elect are few.'
St. Augustine, Doctor and Father of the Church