More than ever I feel the need of having Thee close to me. At any moment I may find myself in battle.
However rigorous the task that awaits me, may I fulfill my duty with courage. If death should overtake me on this field, grant that I die in the state of grace, forgive me all my sins, those I have forgotten and those I recall now: grant me the grace of perfect contrition.
- The Soldier's Prayer Before Battle, The Legionary's Handbook p. 28