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 bing,
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 Vim! Remember the abundant outpouring of Blood
which Thou didst so generously she 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 might; 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.
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