Our Father - Hail Mary.
O Jesus Christ! Eternal Sweetness to those who love Thee,
joy surpassing all joy and all desire, Salvation and Hope
of all sinners, Who hast proved that Thou hast no greater
desire than to be among men, even assuming human nature at
the fullness of time for the love of men, recall all the
sufferings Thou hast endured from the instant of Thy conception,
and especially during Thy Passion, as it was decreed and
ordained from all eternity in the Divine plan.
Remember, O Lord, that during the Last Supper with
Thy disciples, having washed their feet. Thou gavest them
Thy Most Precious Body and Blood, and while at the
same time Thou didst sweetly console them, Thou didst
foretell them Thy coming Passion.
Remember the sadness and bitterness which Thou didst
experience in Thy Soul as Thou Thyself bore witness
saying:
"My Soul is sorrowful even unto death."
Remember all the fear, anguish and pain that Thou didst
suffer in Thy delicate Body before the torment of the
Crucifixion, when, after having prayed three times,
bathed in a sweat of blood. Thou wast betrayed by Judas,
Thy disciple, arrested by the people of a nation Thou
hadst chosen and elevated, accused by false witnesses, un-
justly judged by three judges during the flower of Thy
youth and during the solemn Paschal season.
Remember that Thou wast despoiled of Thy garments
and clothed in those of derision; that Thy Face and Eyes
were veiled, that Thou wast buffeted, crowned with
thorns, a reed placed in Thy Hands, that Thou was crushed
with blows and overwhelmed with affronts and outrages.
In memory of all these pains and sufferings which Thou
didst endure before Thy Passion on the Cross, grant me
before my death true contrition, a sincere and entire confession,
worthy satisfaction and the remission of all my sins. Amen
Our Father - Hail Mary
O Jesus! True liberty of angels. Paradise of delights,
remember the horror and sadness which Thou didst endure
when Thy enemies, like furious lions, surrounded
Thee, and by thousands of insults, spits, blows, lacerations
and other unheard-of-cruelties, tormented Thee at
will. In consideration of these torments and insulting
words, I beseech Thee, O my Saviour, to deliver me
from all my enemies, visible and invisible, and to bring
me, under Thy protection, to the perfection of eternal
salvation. Amen.
Our Father — Hail Mary
O Jesus! Creator of Heaven and earth Whom nothing
can encompass or limit. Thou Who dost enfold and hold
all under Thy Loving power, remember the very bitter
pain Thou didst suffer when the Jews nailed Thy Sacred
Hands and Feet to the Cross by blow after blow with big
blunt nails, and not finding Thee in a pitiable enough
state to satisfy their rage, they enlarged Thy Wounds, and
added pain to pain, and with indescribable cruelty stretched
Thy Body on the Cross, pulled Thee from all sides,
thus dislocating Thy Limbs.
I beg of Thee, O Jesus, by the memory of this most
Loving suffering of the Cross, to grant me the grace to
fear Thee and to Love Thee. Amen.
Our Father - Hail Mary
O Jesus! Heavenly Physician, raised aloft on the Cross
to heal our wounds with Thine, remember the bruises
which Thou didst suffer and the weakness of all Thy
Members which were distended to such a degree that
never was there pain like unto Thine. From the crown
of Thy Head to the Soles of Thy Feet there was not one
spot on Thy Body that was not in torment, and yet,
forgetting all Thy sufferings. Thou didst not cease to
pray to Thy Heavenly Father for Thy enemies, saying:
"Father forgive them for they know not what they do."
Through this great Mercy, and in memory of this suffering,
grant that the remembrance of Thy Most Bitter
Passion may effect in us a perfect contrition and the
remission of all our sins. Amen.
Our Father — Hail Mary
O Jesus! Mirror of eternal splendor, remember the sadness
which Thou experienced, when contemplating in the
light of Thy Divinity, the predestination of those who
would be saved by the merits of Thy Sacred Passion,
Thou didst see at the same time, the great multitude of
reprobates who would be damned for their sins, and Thou
didst complain bitterly of those hopeless, lost and unfortunate sinners.
Through this abyss of compassion and pity, and especially
through the goodness which Thou displayed to
the good thief when Thou saidst to him:
"This day, thou shall be with Me in Paradise."
I beg of Thee, O Sweet Jesus, that at the hour of my death,
Thou wilt show me mercy. Amen.
Our Father — Hail Mary
O Jesus! Beloved and most desirable King, remember the grief
Thou didst suffer, when naked and like a common criminal,
Thou was fastened and raised on the Cross, when all Thy
relatives and friends abandoned Thee, except Thy Beloved Mother,
who remained close to Thee during Thy agony and whom Thou
didst entrust to Thy faithful disciple when Thou saidst to Mary:
"Woman, behold thy son!" and to St. John: "Son, behold thy Mother!"
I beg of Thee O my Saviour, by the sword of sorrow which
pierced the soul of Thy holy Mother, to have compassion on
me in all my affliction and tribulations, both corporal and spiritual,
and to assist me in all my trials, and especially at the hour of my death. Amen.
Our Father — Hail Mary
O Jesus! Inexhaustible Fountain of compassion, Who
by a profound gesture of Love, said from the Cross:
"I thirst!"
suffered from the thirst for the salvation of the
human race. I beg of Thee O my Saviour to inflame in
our hearts the desire to tend toward perfection in all our
acts; and to extinguish in us the concupiscence of the
flesh and the ardor of worldly desires. Amen.
Our Father — Hail Mary
O Jesus! Sweetness of hearts, delight of the spirit, by
the bitterness of the vinegar and gall which Thou didst
taste on the Cross for Love of us, grant us the grace to
receive worthily Thy Precious Body and Blood during
our life and at the hour of our death, that they may
serve as a remedy and consolation for our souls. Amen.
Our Father — Hail Mary
O Jesus! Royal virtue, joy of the mind, recall the pain Thou
didst endure when, plunged in an ocean of bitterness at the
approach of death, insulted, outraged by the Jews, Thou
didst cry out in a loud voice that Thou was abandoned by
Thy Father, saying:
"My God, My God, why hast Thou forsaken me?"
Through this anguish, I beg of Thee, O my Saviour, not
to abandon me in the terrors and pains of my death. Amen.
Our Father — Hail Mary
O Jesus! Who art the beginning and end of all things,
life and virtue, remember that for our sakes Thou was
plunged in an abyss of suffering from the soles of Thy
Feet to the crown of Thy Head. In consideration of the
enormity of Thy Wounds, teach me to keep, through
pure love, Thy Commandments, whose way is wide and
easy for those who love Thee. Amen.
Our Father — Hail Mary
O Jesus! Deep abyss of mercy, I beg of Thee, in memory
of Thy Wounds which penetrated to the very marrow of
Thy Bones and to the depth of Thy being, to draw me,
a miserable sinner, overwhelmed by my offenses, away
from sin and to hide me from Thy Face justly irritated
against me, hide me in Thy Wounds, until Thy anger and
just indignation shall have passed away. Amen.
Our Father — Hail Mary.
O Jesus! Mirror of Truth, symbol of unity, link of Charity,
remember the multitude of wounds with which Thou
was covered from head to foot, torn and reddened by the
spilling of Thy adorable Blood. O Great and Universal
Pain which Thou didst suffer in Thy virginal Flesh for
Love of us! Sweetest Jesus! What is there that Thou
couldst have done for us which Thou hast not done! May
the fruit of Thy sufferings be renewed in my soul by the
faithful remembrance of Thy Passion, and may Thy Love
increase in my heart each day, until I see Thee in eternity,
Thou Who art the treasury of every real good and every
joy, which I beg Thee to grant me, O Sweetest Jesus, in
Heaven. Amen.
Our Father — Hail Mary.
O Jesus! Strong Lion, Immortal and Invincible King,
remember the pain which Thou didst endure when all Thy
strength, both moral and physical, was entirely exhausted,
Thou didst bow Thy Head, saying:
"It is consummated!"
Through this anguish and grief, I beg of Thee Lord Jesus
to have mercy on me at the hour of my death when my
mind will be greatly troubled and my soul will be in
anguish. Amen.
Our Father - Hail Mary
O Jesus! Only Son of the Father, Splendor and Figure of His
Substance, remember the simple and humble recommendation
Thou didst make of Thy Soul to Thy Eternal Father, saying:
"Father, into Thy Hands I commend My Spirit!"
And with Thy Body all torn, and Thy Heart Broken, and the
bowels of Thy Mercy open to redeem us. Thou didst Expire.
By this Precious Death, I beg of Thee O King of Saints, comfort
me and help me to resist the devil, the flesh and the world, so that
being dead to the world I may live for Thee alone. I beg of
Thee at the hour of my death to receive me, a pilgrim
and an exile returning to Thee. Amen.
Our Father — Hail Mary.
O Jesus! True and fruitful Vine! Remember the abundant
outpouring of Blood which Thou didst so generously shed
from Thy Sacred Body as juice from grapes in a wine press.
From Thy Side, pierced with a lance by a soldier, blood and
water issued forth until there was not left in Thy Body a single
drop, and finally, like a bundle of myrrh lifted to the top of the
Cross Thy delicate Flesh was destroyed , the very Substance of
Thy Body withered, and the Marrow of Thy Bones dried up.
Through this bitter Passion and through the outpouring of Thy
Precious Blood, I beg of Thee, O Sweet Jesus, to receive my
soul when I am in my death agony. Amen.
Conclusion
O Sweet Jesus! Pierce my heart so that my tears of penitence
and love will be my bread day and night; may I be converted
entirely to Thee, may my heart be Thy perpetual habitation, may
my conversation be pleasing to Thee, and may the end of my life
be so praiseworthy that I may merit Heaven and there with Thy
saints, praise Thee forever. Amen.
The following Prayer may be added:
My Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the living God, accept this prayer in the same heart-felt love
with which Thou didst endured all the wounds of Thy sacred Body; have mercy on us and on all the faithful, living
and dead, and
grant us mercy, grace, forgiveness of sins and everlasting life. Amen .
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