Prayer in preparation for Holy Communion

Dear Eternal Father, I thank You for sending Your Son Jesus into this world. Lord Jesus, if an earthly bride can prepare herself so much on her wedding day, how much more should I prepare myself to receive You, who are most generous and loving. You, Lord are more perfect than any husband, giving Yourself to die on the cross for my sins. Help me to observe faithfully the fast before receiving You in the Holy Sacrament of the Eucharist. Help me, Holy Spirit to prepare myself by remembering my sins, and help me to worship and adore the Lord with all my heart, all my mind, all my soul and all my strength. Help me, since only with Your help I can be faithful. I ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.