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To the Five Wounds of Our Saviour
Permit me, 0 Divine Jesus! to adore the
wounds of Thy Hands and Feet, and may Thy
precious Blood in flowing from them, cleanse my
soul and communicate to it that holiness which
Thou demandest of me. Allow me, 0 descending Saviour! to consider the gaping wound of
Thy sacred Side as the gate of my salvation. Thy
loving Heart pierced by a cruel lance, is ever open
to me; I shall, therefore, penetrate into this
sanctuary of Divine love and dwell therein all the
days of my life, so that I may be united with Thee
during all eternity.
Sacred wounds of my Redeemer, unmistakable
pledges of the infinite love of God, you cry to heaven for mercy, and are as so many pure
fountains in which I may lave the stains that
gully my soul.
To the Wound in the Shoulder
0 most loving Jesus, meek Lamb of God, I, a
miserable sinner, salute and worship the most
sacred wound of Thy Shoulder where thou didst
bear Thy heavy cross; which so tore Thy flesh,
and laid bare Thy bones, as to inflict on Thee an
anguish greater than any other wound of Thy
most blessed Body. I adore Thee, 0 Jesus most
sorrowful; I praise Thee, I bless and glorify
Thee, and give Thee thanks for this most sacred and most painful Wound; beseeching Thee, by
that exceeding pain, and by the crushing burden of Thy heavy cross,
to be merciful to me a sinner, to forgive me all my mortal and all my venial
sins, and to lead me on towards heaven along the way of Thy cross. Amen. Eternal Father, I offer Thee the most
precious blood of Jesus Christ, in expiation of my sins, for
ftp. wants of the Church, for the conversion of
signers, and for the suffering souls in purgatory.
The Motive
You have entered religion to become a new
creature, and to be transformed into another
Christ crucified. Let the cross and humiliations of
Jesus, then, be your incentive. You are elected
to be the spouse of Christ crucified, to follow
Him in poverty, chastity and obedience, and, if
He wills, in suffering, nay, even to death, and
this is why the motive held out to you is the
cross of Christ. There is none more powerful to
offer.
Is any cross too heavy,
Or any task too hard
That Jesus lays upon thee,
And Jesus will reward?
To Jesus Crucified
Sweet Jesus, mayest Thou be ever crucified in
my heart by nails of love, Who for love of me
was crucified with nails of iron on the hard wood
of the cross.
I will draw near to my suffering Saviour; I
will be sorrowful with my sorrowful Jesus,
broken hearted with my broken hearted Jesus,
and I will even try to console Him, by promising
in future to love Him more ardently, and to imitate Him more closely. Amen.
To Commemorate the Holy Passion
I desire in these holy mysteries to commemorate, as Thou hast
commanded, all Thy sufferings; Thy agony and bloody sweat; Thy being
betrayed and apprehended, all the reproaches and calumnies, all the
scoffs and affronts, all the blows and buffets Thou hast endured for
me; Thy being , scourged, crowned with thorns, and loaded with a
heavy cross, for my sins, and for those of the whole world; Thy
Crucifixion and Death. I adore Thee, and give Thee thanks for all
that Thou hast done and suffered for us; and for giving us, in He
most Blessed Sacrament, this pledge of our Redemption, this Victim
of our ransom, this Body and Blood which was offered for us.
For Souls
Indulgenced
0 my God, I beg of Thee in union with the Immulacate Heart of Mary, through the merits
of the Precious Blood offered Thee in every Sacrifice of the Mass throughout the world, to grant
fliat this day one mortal sin may be averted. One
soul in doubt may be converted to the truth, one
soul about to die in sin may receive the grace of
repentance and a happy death, and the deliverance
of that soul in Purgatory, which is nearest to heaven. I wish by this offering, to console the
Heart of Jesus in Agony for the souls lost thorough the teaching of error against the
true
Church of Christ Jesus Our Lord. Amen.
Offerings of the Precious Blood
Indulgenced
1. Eternal Father! I offer Thee the merits of
the Most Precious Blood of Jesus, Thy beloved
Son and my Divine Redeemer, for the propagation and exaltation of my dear mother the Holy
Church, for the safety and prosperity of her
visible head, the Holy Roman Pontiff, for the
Cardinals, Bishops, and pastors of souls, and for
all the ministers of the Sanctuary.
V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son
and to the Holy Ghost,
R. As it was in the beginning, is now, and
ever shall be, world without end! Amen.
Blessed and praised for evermore be Jesus
Who hath saved us with His Blood!
2. Eternal Father! I offer Thee the merits of
the Most Precious Blood of Jesus, Thy beloved
Son and my Divine Redeemer, for the peace and
concord of Catholic kings and princes, for the
humiliation of the enemies of the holy Faith, and
for the happiness of all Christian people.
V. Glory be to the Father.
R. As it was in the beginning.
Blessed and praised for evermore be Jesus,
Who hath saved us with His Blood!
3. Eternal Father! I offer Thee the merits of
the Most Precious Blood of Jesus, Thy beloved
Son and my Divine Redeemer, for the repentance of unbelievers, the extirpation of all heresies, and
the conversion of sinners.
V. Glory be to the Father.
R. As it was in the beginning. Blessed and praised for evermore be Jesus,
Who hath saved us with His Blood!
4. Eternal Father! I offer Thee the merits of
the Most Precious Blood of Jesus, Thy beloved Son, and my Divine
Redeemer, for all my relations, friends, and enemies; for all the poor, the
sick, and those in tribulation; and for all those for whom Thou wiliest I should pray, or knowest that
I ought to pray.
V. Glory be to the Father.
R. As it was in the beginning.
Blessed and praised for evermore be Jesus,
Who hath saved us with His Blood!
5. Eternal Father; I offer Thee the merits of
the Most Precious Blood of Jesus, Thy beloved
Son and my Divine Redeemer, for all those who
shall this day pass to another life, that Thou
mayest deliver them from the pains of hell, and admit them the more readily to the possession of
Thy glory.
V. Glory be to the Father.
R. As it was in the beginning. Blessed and praised for evermore be Jesus,
Who hath saved us with His Blood!
6. Eternal Father! I offer Thee the merits of
the Most Precious Blood of Jesus, Thy beloved
Son and my Divine Redeemer, for all those who
are lovers of this treasure of His Blood, for al]
those who join with me in adoring and honoring
it and for all those who try to spread the devotion
to it.
V. Glory be to the Father.
R. As it was in the beginning.
Blessed and praised for evermore be Jesus,
Who hath saved us with His Blood!
7. Eternal Father! I offer Thee the merits of
of the Most Precious Blood of Jesus, Thy beloved
Son and my Redeemer, for all my wants, both
spiritual and temporal, for the holy souls in
Purgatory, and particularly for those who, in
their lifetime, were most devoted to this price of
our redemption, and to the sorrows and pains of
our dear Mother, the most holy Mary.
V. Glory be to the Father.
R. As it was in the beginning. Blessed and praised for evermore be Jesus,
Who hath saved us with His Blood!
Blessed and exalted be the Blood of Jesus now and always, and
through all eternity! How to Recite the Chaplet of the Five Wounds
0nc a year, once a day.
If said daily from Passion Sunday to Holy Saturday, seven years and seven quarantines, once
a day. To gain these Indulgences, the recital of five Glorias
and one Ave Maria to each wound is sufficient, provided the
Chaplet be blessed by a Priest authorized to do it,
V. Incline unto my aid, 0 God,
R. 0 Lord, make haste to help me!
V.—Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and
to the Holy Ghost,
R.—As it was in the beginning, is now, and
ever shall be, world without end! Amen.
Holy Mother! pierce me through;
In my heart each wound renew '
Of my Savior crucified.
FIRST WOUND—THE LEFT FOOT . . ..
My crucified Jesus, I devoutly adore the painful wound of Thy left Foot. Ah, by the pain
Thou didst feel therein, and by the Blood Thou
didst shed from that Foot, grant me grace to fly
the occasions of sin, and not to walk in the way
of iniquity, which leads to perdition.
Glory be to the Father, five times.
One Hail Mary, and Holy Mother! pierce me,
as above.
SECOND WOUND—THE RIGHT FOOT
My crucified Jesus, I devoutly adore the painful wound of Thy-right Foot. Ah, by the pain
Thou didst feel therein, and by the Blood Thou
didst shed from that Foot, grant me grace to
walk constantly in the way of Christian virtue, even to the entrance
of Paradise. Glory be to the Father, five times.
One Hail Mary, and Holy Mother! pierce me
as above.
THIRD WOUND—THE LEFT HAND
My crucified Jesus, I devoutly adore the painful wound of Thy left Hand. Ah, by the pain
Thou dist feel therein, and by the Blood Thou
didst shed from that Hand, deliver me from being
found at the left hand with the reprobate at the
final judgment.
Glory be to the Father, five times.
One Hail Mary, and Holy Mother! pierce me,
as before.
FOURTH WOUND—THE RIGHT HAND
My crucified Jesus, I devoutly adore the painful wound of Thy right Hand. Ah, by the pain
which Thou didst feel therein, and by the Blood
which Thou dist shed from that Hand, bless my
soul, and conduct it to Thy kingdom. Glory be to the Father, five times.
One Hail Mary, and Holy Mother! pierce me,
as before.
FIFTH WOUND—THE SIDE
My Crucified Jesus, I devoutly adore the wound in Thy Sacred Side,
and by the Blood which Thou
didst shed from It, enkindle in my heart the fire
of Thy love, and give me, grace to persevere in
loving Thee to all eternity.
Glory be to the Father, five times.
One Hail Mary, and Holy Mother! pierce me,
as before.
Short Prayer to Our Lady of Sorrows
Oh, afflicted Mother! Oh, virginal heart, all
buried in the wounds of your Son! accept this
short memorial of His pains in union with your
grief. Present to Jesus this act of homage, and
render my prayers available by your intercession.
Amen. Three Hail Mary's. |
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