First Prayer: 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, unjustly 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.
Second Prayer:
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 Savior, to deliver me from all
my enemies, visible and invisible, and to bring me, under Thy
protection, to the perfection of eternal salvation. Amen.
Third Prayer:
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.
Fourth Prayer:
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.
Fifth
Prayer: 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 the 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 shalt 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.
Sixth Prayer:
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
Saint John: "Son, behold thy Mother!"
I beg of Thee O my
Savior, 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.
Seventh Prayer:
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 Savior, 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.
Eighth Prayer:
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.
Ninth Prayer:
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 Savior, not to abandon me in the terrors and
pains of my death. Amen.
Tenth Prayer:
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.
Eleventh
Prayer: 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.
Twelfth Prayer:
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.
Thirteenth
Prayer: 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.
Fourteenth
Prayer: 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.
Fifteenth
Prayer: Our Father - Hail Mary
O Jesus! True and fruitful Vine! Remember the abundant
outpouring of Blood which Thou didst so generously 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 lift 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.
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