We beseech thee, O Lord, that by the intercession of the blessed and glorious Virgin Mary, of thy holy apostles, and of all thy saints, thou wouldst vouchsafe to protect and defend us from the snares of the enemy, and conduct us unto life everlasting. Amen.
For All Things Necessary To Salvation.
O my God, I believe in thee; do thou strengthen my faith. All my hopes are in thee; do thou secure them. I love thee with my whole heart; teach me to love thee daily more and more. I am sorry that I have offended thee; do thou increase my sorrow.
I adore thee as my first beginning. I aspire after thee as my last end. I give thee thanks as my constant benefactor. I call upon thee as my sovereign protector.
Vouchsafe, O my God, to conduct me by thy wisdom, to restrain me by thy justice, to comfort me by thy mercy, to defend me by thy power.
To thee I desire to consecrate all my thoughts, words, actions, and sufferings; that henceforward I may think of thee, speak of thee, willingly refer all my actions to thy greater glory, and suffer willingly whatever thou shalt appoint.
Lord, I desire that in all things thy will may be done, because it is thy will and in the manner thou willest.
I beg of thee to enlighten my understanding, to inflame my will, to purify my body, and to sanctify my soul.
Give me strength, O my God, to expiate my offences, to overcome my temptations, to subdue my passions, and to acquire the virtues proper for my state.
Fill my heart with a tender affection for thy goodness, a hatred for my faults, a love for my neighbour, and a contempt for the world.
Let me always remember to be submissive to my superiors, condescending to my inferiors, faithful to my friends, and charitable to my enemies.
Assist me to overcome sensuality by mortification, avarice by alms-deeds, anger by meekness, and tepidity by devotion.
O my God, make me prudent in my undertakings, courageous in dangers, patient in afflictions, and humble in prosperity.
Grant that I may ever be attentive at my prayers, temperate at my meals, diligent in my employments, and constant in my resolutions.
Let my conscience be ever upright and pure, my exterior modest, my conversation edifying, and my comportment regular.
Assist me, that I may continually labour to overcome nature, to correspond with thy grace, to keep thy commandments, and to work out my salvation.
Discover to me, O my God, the nothingness of this world, the greatness of heaven, the shortness of time, and the length of eternity.
Grant that I may prepare for death; that I may fear thy judgments; that I may escape hell, and in the end obtain heaven, through the merits of our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.
O eternal God, who art the light of the world, and for whose glory the whole creation is ordained, to thee I submit myself, and my whole life; and that I may live to thy glory, I beseech thee, in thy mercy, to direct me in the choice of a state of life; that, having thee for my guide, I may embrace that course which may be most pleasing to thee, and most proper for me to work out my salvation.
O Queen of heaven, and mother of Jesus, be a mother to me, and obtain for me of thy divine Son, that I may hear his call, and know his will, and have grace readily to put it into execution. Amen.
O Lord God Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth, who hath made us out of nothing, and redeemed us by the precious blood of thine only Son, look down upon thy poor handmaid here prostrate before thee, humbly imploring thy mercy, and begging thy blessing for herself and her child, which thou hast given her to conceive.Preserve, I beseech thee, the work of thy hands, and defend both me and the tender fruit of my womb, from all perils and evils; grant me, in due time a happy delivery, and bring my child safe to the font of baptism, that it may there be happily dedicated to thee, to love and serve thee for ever. But, O my God, I have too much reason to fear, lest my great and manifold sins should hinder thee from hearing my prayers, and draw down thy judgment upon me and mine, instead of thy mercies which I sue for; and therefore I am sensible the first thing I ought to do is, to repent from the bottom of my heart for all my offences, humbly confess them, and continually cry to thee for mercy. I detest, then, all my sins with my whole heart, and desire to lay them all down here at thy feet, to be effaced and destroyed for ever. I renounce and abhor them with my whole soul, because they are infinitely odious to thee, and wish that I could expiate them with tears of blood. I humbly beg thy pardon for them, and am sorry from the bottom of my heart that I ever committed them. I here offer myself to make what satisfaction I am able for them, and most willingly accept whatever pains I may suffer in childbearing, and offer them up to thee now beforehand for my sins, firmly resolving by thy grace never wilfully to offend thee more.Behold here my poor heart, O Lord, and if it be not such as I here express, I desire at least it should be such: I desire it should be that contrite and humble heart, which thou dost never despise. In this disposition of soul, and with a lively confidence in thy mercies, and in the merits of the death and passion of Jesus Christ thy Son, I renew the petition I made before, and once more I beg of thee for myself, thy grace, protection, and a happy delivery; and for my child, that thou wouldst be pleased to preserve it for baptism, sanctify it for thyself, and make it thine for ever; through the same, &c.
A short Instruction to the Devout Reader.
That we may be equally disposed and subordinate to the designs and directions of Divine Providence, as well in adversity as in prosperity, and receive with equal gratitude its decrees and appointments, is the end of the ensuing devotion or litany. Three particulars we ought to keep in view:1. That we bow our heads with the greatest submission, humility, and resignation to the will of God, manifested to us in the order of his Divine Providence.2. That we place a full confidence and reliance in his favourable intentions in our regard.3. That our behaviour be such as to draw on us his favour and protection, and that we may be thoroughly grateful and acknowledging for blessings conferred on us through his Divine Providence.
Lord, have mercy on us.Christ, have mercy on us.Lord, have mercy on us.Christ, hear us. Christ graciously hear usGod the Father, whose holy providence governs all things,Have mercy on us.God the Son, Redeemer of human kind,Have mercy on us.God the Holy Ghost,Have mercy on us.Holy Trinity, one God, unchangeable Providence,Have mercy on us.Divine Providence, that governs all things in heaven and earth,Have mercy on us.Divine Providence, that gives, preserves, and governs our life,Have mercy on us.Divine Providence, the eternal love of man below and angels above,Have mercy on us.Divine Providence, ever conformable tothe influence of the tender heart of Jesus,Have mercy on us.Divine Providence, that created, directs,and governs all things, with weight,measure, and wisdom,Have mercy on us.Divine Providence, our hope, life, and salvation,Have mercy on us.Divine Providence, defence and comfort of the afflicted,Have mercy on us.Divine Providence, guide and support of souls in all dangers,Have mercy on us.Divine Providence, that provides us with,and imparts to us, all natural and supernatural gifts,Have mercy on us.Divine Providence, inexhaustible treasuryOf the riches of heaven,Have mercy on us.Divine Providence, protector and defence of the just,Have mercy on us.Divine Providence, safe retreat and sanctuary to the miserable,Have mercy on us.Divine Providence, our resource in all wants,Have mercy on us.Divine Providence, our anchor in storms,Have mercy on us.Divine Providence, our security in danger,our way and secure haven,Have mercy on us.Divine Providence, remedy in all evils, food to the hungry, andfountain of refreshing water to the thirsty,Have mercy on us.Divine Providence, raiment to the naked, strength to the weak,protector and mother to widows and orphans,Have mercy on us.Divine Providence, refuge of sinners,Have mercy on us.Providence of God, who rules all things, infinitely deserving ofour homage and adoration:Spare us, O Lord,Providence of God, which protects and conserves all things,infinitely worthy of our homage and adoration:Hear us, O Lord.Providence of God, which created and knows our weakness,infinitely above our homage, and adoration:Have mercy on us, O Lord.V. We praise and adore thee, Divine Providence.R. We resign ourselves to thy just and holy designs.
Eternal God, whose eyes are over all thy works, especially intent on thy servants, vouchsafe to turn away from us whatever is hurtful, and grant us whatever is advantageous, that through thy favour, and under the benign influence of thy special providence, we may securely pass through the transitory dangers and difficulties of this life, and happily arrive at the eternal joys of the other: through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Anth.By thy immaculate conception, and most spotless virginity, O ever holy Mother of Christ, comfort of the afflicted, be propitious to us, both now and in the hour of our death.
V. In all our anguish and tribulation,
R. We fly to thee, O Mother of Mercy.
Remember, O most pious and tender Virgin, that it is a thing unheard of in all ages, that any one was abandoned by you, who ran to you for succour, who implored your help, and begged your intercession. Animated with this confidence, I, a wretched sinner, place myself in sighs and groans before you, to entreat you to adopt me for your child for ever, and to take my eternal salvation into your own care. Do not, O Mother of the Divine Word, despise my petition, but listen to me and hear me with a mother's tenderness. Amen.
Great St. Joseph, admirable model of resignation, obtain for me from my dear Saviour, who, to enforce your example, would submit himself to be governed by you during the thirty years of his hidden life, obtain for me from God the grace to imitate him, and to resign myself perfectly to that so sure and so amiable Providence, which, preserving me from ever going astray, may procure me an unalterable peace in this life, and eternal happiness in the next. Amen.
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In the name of the Father, and of the Son,and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.Lord have mercy on us.Christ have mercy on us.Lord, have mercy on us.God the Father of heaven,have mercy on us.God the Son, Redeemer of mankind,have mercy on us.God the Holy Ghost,have mercy on us.Holy Trinity, one God,have mercy on us.Holy Mary,Pray for us.Holy Mother of God,Pray for us.Holy Virgin of Virgins,Pray for us.O blessedSt. Winefrid,Pray for us.O humble and mild virgin,Pray for us.O glorious spouse of Christ,Pray for us.O devout and charitable Virgin,Pray for us.O sweet comforter of the afflicted,Pray for us.O singular example of chastity,Pray for us.O radient star,Pray for us.O fairest flower of the British nation,Pray for us.O admirable and elected vessel,Pray for us.O mirror of chastity,Pray for us.O mirror of devotion,Pray for us.O mirror of piety,Pray for us.O bright lamp of sanctity,Pray for us.O golden image of angelic purity,Pray for us.O hope and safety of distressed pilgrims,Pray for us.That we may be delivered from all iniquity,O holy virgin and mother, pray for us.That we may be delivered fromall disordered passions of the mind,O holy virgin and mother, pray for us.That we may be delivered fromthe deceits of the world, the flesh, and the devil,O holy virgin and mother, pray for us.That we may be delivered from all occasions of sin,O holy virgin and mother, pray for us.That we may be delivered from plague, famine and war,O holy virgin and mother, pray for us.That we may be delivered fromthe wrath of God, and eternal damnation,O holy virgin and mother, pray for us.That we and all sinners may have true contrition, and fullremission of our sins,O holy virgin and mother, pray for us.That all schismatics, heretics, and infidels,may be converted to the holy catholic and apostolic faith,O holy virgin and mother, pray for us.That we may always hate sin, and overcome all temptations,O holy virgin and mother, pray for us.That we may despise all worldly vanities and delights,O holy virgin and mother, pray for us.That we all may ever fear God, and fulfil his holy will,O holy virgin and mother, pray for us.That we may have both spiritual and corporal health,O holy virgin and mother, pray for us.That we may devoutly desire chastity and purity of life,O holy virgin and mother, pray for us.That we may fervently love humility and mildness,O holy virgin and mother, pray for us.That we may delight in pious prayer,fasting, and charitable alms,O holy virgin and mother, pray for us.That we may discreetly and ferventlycontinue in the exercise of godliness,O holy virgin and mother, pray for us.That we may cheerfully and constantlysuffer for the love of Christ,O holy virgin and mother, pray for us.That the souls in purgatory, and all afflictedpersons may obtain heavenly consolations,O holy virgin and mother, pray for us.That our benefactors,and all that labour to save souls,may be blessed with abundance of graceand everlasting life,O holy virgin and mother, pray for us.That we may enjoy true peace and endless felicity,O holy virgin and mother, pray for us.That God, of his abundant mercy,may vouchsafe to bless this our pilgrimage,O holy virgin and mother, pray for us.That by thy pious intercession,it may be to the perfect health of our souls and bodies,O holy virgin and mother, pray for us.That thou wilt vouchsafe to grant our requests,O holy virgin and mother, pray for us.O blessed St. Winefrid, pray for us.Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world:Spare us, O Lord.Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world:Hear us, O Lord.Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world:Have mercy on us.Christ hear us.Christ graciously hear us.Lord have mercy on us.Christ have mercy on us.Lord have mercy on us.Our Father, &c. Hail Mary, &c.V. The Lord be with you.R. And with thy spirit.
Almighty and everlasting God, who hast adorned Saint Winefrid with the reward of virginity; grant, we beseech thee, by her pious intercession, that we may set aside the delights of the world, and obtain with her the throne of everlasting glory; through Jesus Christ thy Son, who with thee liveth and reigneth in the unity of the Holy Ghost for ever. Amen.
Almighty and everlasting God, grant we humbly beseech thee, that blessed St. Winefrid, by her pious intercession, may obtain for us such spiritual and temporal benefits as are expedient to thy holy service and our eternal salvation: through our Lord Jesus Christ thy Son, who with thee and the Holy Ghost liveth and reigneth, ever one God, world without end. Amen.
As the fragrant rose in pleasing spring,To God's own Son a spouse most dear,A martyr rare of Christ our King,St. Winefrid did flourish here.Descended great of British race,In faith was firm, in hope secure,With holy works and soul of grace,From worldly filth preserved pure.Caradock this sacred maiden slew,Because she did resist his lust;But heaven's immediate vengeance flew,And doomed his soul for ever curst.Stained with spots of reeking blood,Where Caradock's sword sever'd the head,A healing stream immediate flow'd,Perpetual token of the deed.Here God supreme doth wonders work,The blind to see, the dumb to speak;Diseases which in bodies lurk,Are cur'd where faith is not too weak.O glorious Virgin Winefrid,To us the raging sea appease;And free us so from Satan's dread,That he on us may never seize.
O blessed Winefrid! O pure Virgin, and glorious martyr, so especially elected, so divinely graced, and wonderfully restored from death to life! O singular hope of all that fly unto thee with full confidence and humility. Though unworthy, yet we thy devoted pilgrims make our addresses to thee! O sanctuary of piety, look upon us with patient eyes, receive our petitions, accept our offerings, and present our supplications to the throne of mercy, that through thy powerful intercession God will be pleased to bless this our pilgrimage, and grant us our requests and desires: through Jesus Christ, his Son, who with God the Father, and the Holy Ghost, liveth and reigneth ever one God, world without end. Amen.
O blessed Winefrid! O glorious Virgin and Martyr, who hast admirably beautified with the purple of thy blood the rare purity of thy innocent life, whom God has so specially chosen, so highly privileged, and so wonderfully restored to life again, gracing thee with the honour of a living martyr, causing a fountain miraculously to spring, bearing a perpetual memory of thy name, for the relief of all diseased and distressed pilgrims who shall devoutly beg thy powerful intercession. O blessed Winefrid, hear my prayers, and receive my humble supplications, or any poor devoted pilgrim's, and obtain that by thy pious intercession, God, of his infinite mercy, will be pleased to grant us a full pardon and remission of our sins, and a blessing to this our pilgrimage, and that we may increase and persevere in God's grace, and enjoy him eternally in heaven. This we beg of thee, O blessed Virgin and Martyr, for Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour's sake. Amen.
Lord, have mercy upon us!Christ, have mercy upon us!Lord, have mercy upon us!God, the Father Almighty,Creator of heaven and earth,Have mercy upon us.God, the Son, Redeemer of the world,Have mercy upon us.God, the Holy Ghost, Sanctifier of mankind,Have mercy upon us.O sacred Trinity of Persons, in unity of essence,Have mercy upon us.O blessed Jesus, true God and true man,Have mercy upon us.Through thy power in creating heaven and earth,and all things therein contained,Have mercy upon us.Through thy goodness in making man tothine own image and likeness,Have mercy upon us.Through thy mercy in redeeming man after his fall,Have mercy upon us.Through thy unspeakable love,in making choice of the blessedVirgin Mary for thy Mother,Have mercy upon us.Through the ineffable mystery of thine Incarnation,whereby thou didst vouchsafe to unitethy divine person to our frail nature,Have mercy upon us.Through thy immaculate Conception,and nine months imprisonment within thesacred body of the blessed Virgin Mary,Have mercy upon us.Through thy blessed nativity in the poor stable atBethlehem,Have mercy upon us.Through the hunger, cold, and the otherinconveniencies thou didst endure in thy tenderbody, when laid in the crib between an ox and an ass,Have mercy upon us.Through thy painful circumcision, on the eighthday after thy birth, when thou didst first shedthy precious blood for our sake,Have mercy upon us.Through the adorable name of Jesus,which was then given thee,Have mercy upon us.Through the mystical offerings of gold,frankincense, and myrrh, which the wise menpresented thee, whom by a miraculous star thoudidst summon out of the East, to adore thee inthine infancy,Have mercy upon us.Through the oblation thou didst make of thyself tothine eternal Father, when in the temple thou wertacknowledged by Simeon and Anne, and ransomed witha pair of doves by thy poor Virgin Mother,Have mercy upon us.Through thy flight into Egypt to avoid the crueltyof king Herod, and all thou didst there sufferwith thy blessed Mother and St. Joseph,Have mercy upon us.Through thy return from thence to Nazareth, andthe obedience thou didst there pay to thy parents,Have mercy upon us.Through thy being lost by thy parents inJerusalem, where thou wert again found by them,after three days' search, sitting in the temple inthe midst of the doctors,Have mercy upon us.Through the sacred and hidden life thou didst leadin Nazareth, with holy Mary and Joseph, from thetwelfth to the thirtieth year of thine age,Have mercy upon us.Through thy humble reception of baptism in theriver Jordan by the hands of St. John,Have mercy upon us.Through thy forty days' fast in the desert, wherethou didst obtain repeated victories over thethree temptations of the devil,Have mercy upon us.Through thy first miracle of changing water intowine at the marriage feast of Cana,Have mercy upon us.Through the zeal which thou didst show for thehonour of thy eternal Father, in casting thebuyers and sellers out of the temple,Have mercy upon us.Through thy condescending to discourse withthe Samaritan woman sitting at the fountain.Have mercy upon us.Through thy excessive charity in healing the youngman of Capharnaum, Simon Peter's mother-in-law,and a multitude of other infirm persons,Have mercy upon us.Through the power thou didst manifest in appeasingthe tempest at sea, walking on the water, andenabling St. Peter to do so likewise,Have mercy upon us.Through thy efficacious calling of Peter, Andrew,James, and John, from their boats, and Matthewfrom the receipt of custom, to follow thee,Have mercy upon us.Through the choice of thy twelve apostles, and thedivine sermon thou didst deliver to them on theMount, in which is exhibited the model of aperfect Christian life,Have mercy upon us.Through the mercy thou didst show to the penitentMagdalen, preferring her to the Pharisee, andpardoning her sins,Have mercy upon us.Through the sending of the apostles to preach thygospel to the people,Have mercy upon us.Through thy miraculous feeding of five thousandpersons with five loaves of bread, and fourthousand with seven loaves,Have mercy upon us.Through thy appointment of Peter to be the rock onwhich thou wouldst build thy church, for hishaving confessed thee to be Christ the Son of theliving God,Have mercy upon us.Through thy glorious transfiguration on MountThabor, in the presence of three of thy disciples,Have mercy upon us.Through thy instructing us in the virtue andefficacy of prayer, and by giving us a modelthereof in the divine "Our Father," &c.Have mercy upon us.Through thy inflamed desire to redeem mankind,Have mercy upon us.Through thy meek and humble entry into Jerusalemon Palm-Sunday, riding upon an ass,Have mercy upon us.Through thy humility in washing the feet of thydisciples, even those of the traitor Judas,Have mercy upon us.Through thy ineffable love manifested in theinstitution of the sacrifice and sacrament of thyprecious body and blood,Have mercy upon us.Through the prayer thou didst thrice repeat in theGarden of Mount Olivet, when a bloody sweattrickled down thine agonized body,Have mercy upon us.Through thy condescending to receive a kiss fromthe mouth of the traitor Judas,Have mercy upon us.Through thy being apprehended, bound, and broughtbefore the tribunals of Annas and Caiphas,Have mercy upon us.Through the blows, buffets, and opprobrious usagethou didst endure the night before thycrucifixion,Have mercy upon us.Through thy presentation to the pagan judge,Pilate, in the quality of a notorious criminal,Have mercy upon us.Through thy being sent before Herod, andscornfully treated by that wicked king and hissoldiers,Have mercy upon us.Through the cruel and contumelious whippingthou didst endure at the pillar,Have mercy upon us.Through the barbarous clamours of the people tohave Barrabas, the murderer, released, and theinnocent Jesus put to death,Have mercy upon us.Through the false accusations, suborned witnesses,slanders, and calumnies, brought against thee bythe Jews,Have mercy upon us.Through the shameful stripping off thy clothes,and exposing thy naked body to the multitude,Have mercy upon us.Through the pressing of a crown of sharppointed thorns on thy sacred head,Have mercy upon us.Through thy being clothed in a purple garment, andderided as a mock king, having a reed put into thyhand for a sceptre,Have mercy upon us.Through the scoffing salutations, insultingreflections, and scornful adorations, whereby thouwert mocked by the Jews and the soldiers,Have mercy upon us.Through their spitting on thy divine face,and striking thy sacred head,Have mercy upon us.Through thy being exposed to the people in themost lamentable condition, Pilate saying to themultitude: Behold the man!Have mercy upon us.Through the horrid clamours and repeatedvociferations of the Jews, "Away with him! Crucify him!"Have mercy upon us.Through thy meek and patient hearing of thesentence of death pronounced against thee,Have mercy upon us.Through thy bearing thy heavy cross on thy sacredshoulders,Have mercy upon us.Through the painful stretching of thy naked bodyon the cross as on a rack, and fastening thy handsand feet thereto with gross nails,Have mercy upon us.Through the compassion thou hadst for thysorrowful Mother, and beloved disciple, standingat the foot of thy cross,Have mercy upon us.Through thy excessive charity in praying for thypersecutors, and murderers, and in promisingParadise to the penitent thief,Have mercy upon us.Through the seven last speeches thou didst utteron the cross whilst thou wast suspended thereonfor the space of three hours,Have mercy upon us.Through the vehement thirst thou didst thensuffer, and the gall and vinegar which was giventhee to drink,Have mercy upon us.Through thy last agony, in which thou didstcommend thy blessed soul into the hands of thyheavenly Father,Have mercy upon us.Through the piercing of thy side with a lance, andthe water and blood which issued therefrom,Have mercy upon us.Through the descent of thy departed soul intoLimbo, to conquer the devils, and set the ancientfathers at liberty,Have mercy upon us.Through the taking down of thy dead body from thecross by Joseph, of Arimathea, and Nicodemus, inorder to its burial,Have mercy upon us.Through thy glorious resurrection from death tolife on the third day,Have mercy upon us.Through thy appearing to thy blessed Mother, toMary Magdalen, to Peter and the other apostles,frequently comforting and confirming them duringthe space of forty days,Have mercy upon us.Through thine admirable ascension into heaven, inthe sight of thy sacred Mother and thy disciples,Have mercy upon us.Through the miraculous descent of the Holy Ghoston thy apostles in the form of fiery tongues,Have mercy upon us.Through all thine actions and sufferings duringthy thirty years sojourning amongst men, and byall that is pleasing to thy divine Majesty inheaven and on earth,Have mercy upon us.V, Graciously hear our prayers, O Lord.R. And let our cry come unto thee.
Vouchsafe, O Almighty and most merciful Creator, Redeemer and Sanctifier, to have compassion, not only on us, but also on all such as shall present the foregoing petitions to the throne of thy mercy, in commemoration of thy sacred life and most bitter passion.We beseech thee also, for thine own dear sake, that thou wouldst grant to us, our friends and benefactors, and to all those for whom we intend or are bound to pray, the pardon of all past offences, and preservation from future failings; that loving thee, serving thee, and obeying thee, with the utmost fervour, fidelity and perseverance, during the remainder of our earthly pilgrimage, we may be at length admitted to the eternal enjoyment of thy beatific presence in thy heavenly paradise. Amen.
May the blessing of Almighty God, the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Ghost, descend upon us, and dwell with us for evermore. Amen.
To Be Said In Honour Of The Sacred Wounds Of Our Blessed Saviour.
1. O most sweet Lord Jesus Christ, eternal sweetness of those who love thee, joy above any desire, firm hope of the hopeless, solace of the sorrowful, and most merciful lover of all penitent sinners; who hast said, thy delight is to be with the sons of men, for the love of whom thou didst assume human nature in the fulness of time. Remember, most sweet Lord Jesus, all those sharp sorrows which then pierced thy sacred soul, from the first instant of thy incarnation, until the time of thy solitary passion, pre-ordained from all eternity.Remember, O most amiable Saviour, all those bitter anguishes thou didst suffer, when at thy last supper thou didst wash the feet of thy disciples, didst feed them with the sacred banquet of thy precious body and blood, and most sweetly comforting them, didst foretell them thy ensuing passion; after which, going to Mount Olivet, thou saidst, "My soul is sorrowful unto death." Remember, I beseech thee, O most sweet Saviour, that bitter grief and anguish which thy sacred soul did suffer, when praying three several times to thy heavenly Father, thou didst sweat water and blood; thou wert betrayed by thy own disciple, apprehended by thy chosen people, accused by false witnesses, unjustly judged by three judges, and in thy elected city, in the paschal solemnity, in the flourishing age of thy youth, wrongfully condemned, bound, beaten, spurned, spit upon, despoiled of thy garments, and clothed with others in scorn; wert blind-folded, buffeted, spit upon again, bound naked to a pillar, most cruelly scourged, crowned with thorns, struck with a reed, and afflicted with innumerable other torments, pains, and injuries. O my Lord Jesus, by the memory and merit of all those bitter pains and anguishes before thy last expiration on the cross, vouchsafe to grant me before my death, true contrition, entire confession, a flowing fountain of tears, full satisfaction, and a plenary remission of all my sins. Amen.
O most gracious Lord Jesus, be propitious to me a sinner. Pater Noster. Ave Maria.
2. O most sweet Lord Jesus, true liberty of angels, and paradise of delights, remember, I beseech thee, that grief and sorrow which thou didst suffer when thy cruel enemies, like fierce lions, with furious and dreadful looks, compassing thee round about, did tear off thy hair, spit upon thy sacred face, scratched, beat, buffeted thee, and with all manner of unheard-of-injuries, outrages, and torments, didst most cruelly and basely blaspheme, scorn, and affront thee. O most sweet Lord Jesus, by all those most barbarous and inhuman outrages which thou didst suffer, vouchsafe to deliver me from all my enemies, visible and invisible; that, protected under the shadow of thy wings, I may safely arrive at the port of eternal glory. Amen.
O most gracious Lord Jesus Christ, be propitious to me a sinner. Pater Noster. Ave Maria.
3. O most sweet Lord Jesus, omnipotent creator and fabricator of the world, and repairer of mankind, who containest both heaven and earth in thy hand, and whose immensity no bounds can limit; remember, I beseech thee, the bitter pains and anguishes which thou didst endure, when the perfidious Jews pierced thy delicate and tender hands and feet with most rough and blunt nails, stretching them forth so violently with cords to the holes which they made in the cross.Thus they heaped dolors upon dolors, most cruelly disjointing all thy bones, breaking all thy veins, and renewing all thy sacred wounds. O most sweet Jesus, by the memory of all these thy pains and torments upon the cross, vouchsafe to give me thy fear and love, with perfect charity towards my neighbour. Amen. O most pious Lord Jesus, &c. &c.
4. O most sweet Lord Jesus, heavenly physician of human nature, and eternal king, remember, I beseech thee, all those bitter pains and torments which thou didst endure in thy sacred members, who, being hoisted up upon the cross, with all thy precious body rent and torn, not having from the crown of thy head to the sole of thy foot any part left unhurt; so that no dolor could be compared to thine; at which time, being unmindful of thy own torments, thou didst mercifully pray to thy heavenly Father for thy cruel enemies, saying: "Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do." O most meek and merciful Lord Jesus, by this thy admirable benignity, goodness, love, and mercy, and by all thy bitter pains and torments, grant that the memory of thy dolorous passion may be a most powerful protection of my soul and body, against all deceits, temptations, and molestations of the devil, my cruel enemy. Amen.
O most merciful Lord Jesus, &c.
5. O most sweet Jesus Christ, mirror of eternal brightness, and wisdom of the omnipotent Father, remember the bitter grief and sorrow thy sacred soul did feel, when beholding, in the clear mirror of thy divine presence, the predestination of thy elect, who through the merits of thy most salutary passion were to be saved; and the reprobation of the wicked, who for their ingratitude were to be damned; and the abyss of thy immense mercy, by which thou didst commiserate and shed tears for us, miserable, lost, and forlorn sinners; and chiefly by that mercy which thou didst show to the thief upon the cross, saying to him, "This day thou shalt be with me in paradise;" I beseech thee, O most sweet Lord Jesus, my Lord and my God, to show the like mercy unto me, now and at the hour of my death. Amen.
O most sweet Lord Jesus, &c.
6. O most sweet Lord Jesus, omnipotent king and most amiable friend, remember the bitter grief and sorrow thy sacred soul did suffer, when, being forsaken of all thy friends, and acquaintances, thou didst hang naked, rent, and torn upon the cross; not having any to comfort or compassionate thee, only the blessed and glorious Virgin Mary, thy mother; who standing under the cross in the bitterness of her soul, accompanied thee in all thy torments; unto whom thou didst commend thy beloved disciple, St. John, in thy place, saying unto her, "Woman, behold thy son;" and after, to thy disciple, "Son, behold thy mother."O most sweet Lord Jesus, by that sword of sorrow which did then transpierce her sacred soul, and by the tender love and compassion wherewith thou didst behold the sad distresses of thy sorrowful mother, have pity and compassion on me, I beseech thee, my dearest Lord, and mercifully help, comfort, succour, and assist me in all my tribulations, adversities, necessities, sorrows, and sufferings, both spiritual and corporal. Amen.
O most blessed Lord Jesus, &c.
7. O most sweet and blessed Lord Jesus, crown of joy, treasure of felicity, sweet source of consolation, and unexhausted fountain of mercy; who, hanging on the cross, out of the most inflamed desire thou hadst for the salvation of our souls, saidst,I thirst;—viz. for the redemption of mankind. O dearest Lord, by this, thy ardent charity, inflame our hearts with thy holy love, kindle our desire to accomplish diligently all good works, and wholly to extinguish the heat of all evil concupiscence and worldly affections in us. Amen.
O most sweet Lord Jesus, &c.
8. O most sweet Lord Jesus, the true light of those who believe in thee, suavity of hearts, and sovereign solace of all faithful souls, by that bitter gall and vinegar thou didst taste upon the cross at the hour of thy death, grant us, miserable sinners, grace worthily to receive at all times, particularly at the hour of our death, thy most precious body and blood; that by the virtue of this divine banquet, and all other salutary sacraments, we may be preserved from all evils, sin, and punishments, and replenished with all joy, and securely appear in thy divine presence. Amen.
O most sweet Lord Jesus, &c.
9. O most sweet Lord Jesus, source of all regal virtue, and all mental jubilee, remember, I beseech thee, those excessive pains and anguishes thou didst endure for us upon the cross, when, through the bitterness of death, and the impious blasphemies, derisions, scorns, and reproaches of the Jews, with a loud voice and weeping eyes, thou didst cry to thy heavenly Father, with this sad complaint: "Eli, Eli, lamma sabacthani?" that is to say, "My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?" O most sweet Lord Jesus, by this thy bitter torment, sorrow, grief, and anguish, vouchsafe, I beseech thee, to have pity on me, and to succour me in all my sorrows, sufferings, and tribulations, and particularly at the hour of my death. O then, my dearest Lord and my God, succour me, and forsake me not, I beseech thee. Amen.
O most gracious Lord Jesus, &c.
10. O most sacred Lord Jesus, Alpha and Omega, the beginning and ending of all things, and mirror of all virtue, remember how, from the crown of thy head to the sole of thy feet, thou wert immerged in the deluge of thy dolorous passion, for the love of us, vile sinners. O most sweet Lord Jesus, by the length, breadth, greatness, and multitude of thy sacred wounds, take from me the love of the world, and teach me by a true and perfect charity, always to keep thy holy law and commandments. Amen.
O most wise Lord Jesus, &c.
11. O most sweet Lord Jesus, sovereign goodness, eternal beatitude of thy saints, and most profound abyss of mercy, by the deep wounds which did not only transpierce thy sacred flesh, but even thy bowels, and the marrow of thy bones, be merciful to me a miserable sinner, who now am drowned in my sins and iniquities, and hide me in thy sacred wounds from the face of thy wrath, until thy indignation be passed and appeased. Amen.
O most potent Lord Jesus, &c.
12. O most sweet Lord Jesus, mirror of verity, pledge of unity and bond of charity! remember the innumerable multitude of all those painful wounds wherewith thou wert covered from head to foot, all thy holy body most cruelly rent and torn by impious Jews, and dyed with thy most precious blood; all which most dreadful dolors thou didst endure for us vile sinners. O most gracious Lord, engrave those thy dolors deeply in my heart, and write them there with thy precious blood, that in them I may always read thy love and dolors; so that the memory of thy painful passion may daily be renewed in me, and my love increase towards thee, and I remain perpetually thankful to thy immense charity, to the last period of my life, until I come to enjoy thee, my only dear Lord, and most desired treasure, abounding with all joy and felicity: which through thy goodness be pleased to grant, O most sweet Lord Jesus. Amen.
O most noble Lord Jesus, &c.
13. O most sweet Lord Jesus, most victorious lion, most invincible, triumphant, and immortal king! remember, I beseech thee, all the bitter pains and anguishes thou didst endure, when all the forces of thy heart and body failing, bowing down thy sacred head, thou saidst: "It is consummated." O dearest Lord, by these thy deadly dolors, have mercy on me at my last passage, when my heart and soul shall be in anguish and anxiety. Amen.
O most noble Lord Jesus, &c.
14. O most sweet Lord Jesus, only begotten Son of the eternal Father, figure of his substance, and splendour of his glory! remember that most earnest recommendation wherewith thou didst commend thy sacred, sweet soul, to thy omnipotent Father, upon the cross, saying: "Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit." At which time thou didst hang naked on the cross, with thy most holy body all over wounded, rent, and torn, pouring forth streams of thy most precious blood; with thy face pale and wan, thy head crowned with thorns, thy arms extended, thy hands nailed, thy veins bleeding, thy bowels of mercy opened, thy eyes weeping and obscured, thy voice failing, thy breast thirsting, and wholly heart-broken.O my most merciful Lord, unto all these cruel pains and torments didst thou deliver thy most sacred, innocent, tender, pure, and precious body for the redemption of us most wretched, vile, and miserable sinners, and in this manner, renderest thy sweet soul to thy celestial Father; by which most precious and innocent death of thine, and by the virtue of thy holy cross, I beseech thee, O Father of mercy and omnipotent King of saints, to give me grace to resist the world, the flesh, and the devil; that being dead to all terrestrial things, I may live to thee alone, and have the happiness to be received by thee at my last passage, when this my miserable exile shall be ended. Amen.
O most pious Lord Jesus, &c.
15. O most sweet Lord Jesus, most flourishing, true, and fruitful vine, remember the super-abundant effusion of thy precious blood, which thou didst pour forth so plentifully from all parts of thy holy body, like a cluster of pressed grapes; when thou thyself alone didst tread the vine-press on the cross, and out of thy pierced side didst give us water and wine to drink, not leaving so much as one drop, being like a bundle of pure and precious myrrh: thou wert suspended on high upon the cross, at which time the liquor of thy bowels dried up, the marrow of thy bones consumed, and thy most delicate and tender body wholly fainted and failed.