PRAYER to SAINT PHILOMENA
ST. PHILOMENA, behold me before the bright throne whereon the august Trinity hath set thee wearing thy double crown of virginity and martyrdom; behold, I lift suppliant hands to thee. Even the most cruel sufferings could not diminish the devotion of thy generous heart to the Celestial Lover Who was thy joy.
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ST. PHILOMENA, behold me before the bright throne whereon the august Trinity hath set thee wearing thy double crown of virginity and martyrdom; behold, I lift suppliant hands to thee. Even the most cruel sufferings could not diminish the devotion of thy generous heart to the Celestial Lover Who was thy joy.
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PRAYER to ST. PHILOMENA
And now thy Lord, to recompense these sufferings, wills to glorify thee by the mightiness of thy intercessions. Therefore it is to thee that I lift my suppliant hands. Ah! from the heights of the heavenly country, deign to cast a glance on me, thy humble client. O pure Virgin, O holy martyr, solace me in suffering and temptation, sustain me in trial and persecution, and assist me in danger, above all at the awful hour of death, when I shall have to combat all the powers of hell; pray for me in that final moment upon which my eternity hangs.
Hail Philomena, pearl of virgins, generous spouse of the King of kings! Hail, flower of martyrs, living host of Christ! Refuse not the succor of thy prayer to those who invoke it venerating thy merits.
Amen.
~ Prayers and Devotions (1954)
PRAYER to ST. PHILOMENA
And now thy Lord, to recompense these sufferings, wills to glorify thee by the mightiness of thy intercessions. Therefore it is to thee that I lift my suppliant hands. Ah! from the heights of the heavenly country, deign to cast a glance on me, thy humble client. O pure Virgin, O holy martyr, solace me in suffering and temptation, sustain me in trial and persecution, and assist me in danger, above all at the awful hour of death, when I shall have to combat all the powers of hell; pray for me in that final moment upon which my eternity hangs.
Hail Philomena, pearl of virgins, generous spouse of the King of kings! Hail, flower of martyrs, living host of Christ! Refuse not the succor of thy prayer to those who invoke it venerating thy merits.
Amen.
~ Prayers and Devotions (1954)
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The Heart of Jesus is with me.
Aspiration to JESUS
(Prayers for Daily Use)
Jesus said to St. Mechtilde: Whoever shall breathe a sigh towards me from the bottom of his heart when he awakes in the morning, and shall ask me to work all his works in him throughout the day, he will draw me to him; so that his soul shall have life from me even as his body has life from his soul, and he shall do all things through me and by me. For never does a man breathe a sigh of longing aspiration towards me without drawing me nearer to him than I was before.
O MOST loving Jesus, I breathe towards Thee this sigh, drawn from the depth of my heart, beseeching thee, with all my might, that thou wouldst deign Thyself to work in me all my works, whether of body or of soul, to cleanse them all in Thy sweetest Heart, and to offer them, in union with Thine own most perfect works, to God the Father as an eternal thanksgiving. Amen.
~ Preces Gertrudianæ (1861)
Aspiration to JESUS
(Prayers for Daily Use)
Jesus said to St. Mechtilde: Whoever shall breathe a sigh towards me from the bottom of his heart when he awakes in the morning, and shall ask me to work all his works in him throughout the day, he will draw me to him; so that his soul shall have life from me even as his body has life from his soul, and he shall do all things through me and by me. For never does a man breathe a sigh of longing aspiration towards me without drawing me nearer to him than I was before.
O MOST loving Jesus, I breathe towards Thee this sigh, drawn from the depth of my heart, beseeching thee, with all my might, that thou wouldst deign Thyself to work in me all my works, whether of body or of soul, to cleanse them all in Thy sweetest Heart, and to offer them, in union with Thine own most perfect works, to God the Father as an eternal thanksgiving. Amen.
~ Preces Gertrudianæ (1861)
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It’s Ember Wednesday.
Spring Ember Days ~
the Wednesday, Friday and Saturday after Ash Wednesday
Special days of Prayer, Penance and Fasting
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It’s Ember Wednesday.
Spring Ember Days ~
the Wednesday, Friday and Saturday after Ash Wednesday
Special days of Prayer, Penance and Fasting
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WEDNESDAY, FIRST WEEK of LENT
(Ember-day) Collect before the First Lesson
OF THY mercy hear our prayers, O Lord, and stretch forth the right hand of Thy majesty against all things that work against us.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. Amen.
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PRECES nostras, quæsumus Dómine, cleménter exáudi: et contra cuncta nobis adversántia, déxteram tuæ maiestátis exténde.
Per Dóminum nostrum Jesus Christum fílium tuum, qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitate Spíritus Sancti, Deus, per ómnia sǽcula sæculórum. Amen.
Collect before the First Lesson, Wednesday, First Week of Lent
~ The New Roman Missal, 1937
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WEDNESDAY, FIRST WEEK of LENT
(Ember-day) Collect before the First Lesson
OF THY mercy hear our prayers, O Lord, and stretch forth the right hand of Thy majesty against all things that work against us.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. Amen.
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PRECES nostras, quæsumus Dómine, cleménter exáudi: et contra cuncta nobis adversántia, déxteram tuæ maiestátis exténde.
Per Dóminum nostrum Jesus Christum fílium tuum, qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitate Spíritus Sancti, Deus, per ómnia sǽcula sæculórum. Amen.
Collect before the First Lesson, Wednesday, First Week of Lent
~ The New Roman Missal, 1937
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WEDNESDAY, FIRST WEEK of LENT
(Ember-day) Collect before the Second Lesson
BEHOLD with kindness, we beseech Thee, O Lord, the devotion of Thy people, that they, who now are mortified in body by abstinence, may be refreshed in soul by the fruit of their good work.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. Amen.
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DEVOTIÓNEM pópuli tui, quǽsumus, Dómine, benígnus inténde: ut, qui per abstinéntiam macerántur in córpore, per fructum boni óperis reficiántur in mente.
Per Dóminum nostrum Jesus Christum fílium tuum, qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitate Spíritus Sancti, Deus, per ómnia sǽcula sæculórum. Amen.
Collect before the Second Lesson, Wednesday, First Week of Lent
~ The New Roman Missal, 1937
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WEDNESDAY, FIRST WEEK of LENT
(Ember-day) Collect before the Second Lesson
BEHOLD with kindness, we beseech Thee, O Lord, the devotion of Thy people, that they, who now are mortified in body by abstinence, may be refreshed in soul by the fruit of their good work.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. Amen.
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DEVOTIÓNEM pópuli tui, quǽsumus, Dómine, benígnus inténde: ut, qui per abstinéntiam macerántur in córpore, per fructum boni óperis reficiántur in mente.
Per Dóminum nostrum Jesus Christum fílium tuum, qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitate Spíritus Sancti, Deus, per ómnia sǽcula sæculórum. Amen.
Collect before the Second Lesson, Wednesday, First Week of Lent
~ The New Roman Missal, 1937
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PRAYER for WEDNESDAY
A Prayer to St. Joseph
O FAITHFUL servant, whom God had charged with the care of His family; thou whom He had established the guardian and protector of the life of Jesus, the consoler and support of His mother, and His own faithful associate in the great affair of our redemption; thou who hadst the happiness to live with Jesus and Mary, and to expire in their arms; chaste spouse of the mother of God! thou model of pure, humble, and interior souls! be touched with the confidence we have in thee; and graciously accept these testimonies of our devotion. We return God thanks for the favours He hath bestowed on thee; and we beg, through thy intercession, that we may imitate thy virtues. Pray for us, then, O glorious Saint; and by the love thou always hadst for Jesus and for Mary, and which Jesus and Mary had also for thee, obtain always for us the incomparable advantage of living faithful to Jesus, and of dying in His love. Amen.
~ The Key of Heaven or A Manual of Prayers, Dublin, 1839
PRAYER for WEDNESDAY
A Prayer to St. Joseph
O FAITHFUL servant, whom God had charged with the care of His family; thou whom He had established the guardian and protector of the life of Jesus, the consoler and support of His mother, and His own faithful associate in the great affair of our redemption; thou who hadst the happiness to live with Jesus and Mary, and to expire in their arms; chaste spouse of the mother of God! thou model of pure, humble, and interior souls! be touched with the confidence we have in thee; and graciously accept these testimonies of our devotion. We return God thanks for the favours He hath bestowed on thee; and we beg, through thy intercession, that we may imitate thy virtues. Pray for us, then, O glorious Saint; and by the love thou always hadst for Jesus and for Mary, and which Jesus and Mary had also for thee, obtain always for us the incomparable advantage of living faithful to Jesus, and of dying in His love. Amen.
~ The Key of Heaven or A Manual of Prayers, Dublin, 1839
O Mary conceived without sin,
pray for us who have recourse to thee.
PRAYER for AMERICA
MOST Blessed Virgin Mother, vouchsafe, we beseech thee, to accept the decree of Holy Mother Church placing our beloved country under the protection of thy Immaculate Conception. Accord it thy continuous care and powerful influence, that God may safeguard it from all danger and permit it to fulfill its high mission among the peoples of the earth.
℣. Sacred Heart of Jesus,
℟. Have mercy on us.
℣. Sacred Heart of Mary,
℟. Pray for us.
℣. Saint Joseph,
℟. Pray for us.
℣. Our holy guardian angels,
℟. Watch over us.
℣. Live Jesus, in our hearts,
℟. Now and forevermore. Amen.
℣. May all praise, adoration, love and thanksgiving be continually given to our Divine Lord in the most holy Sacrament of the Altar:
℟. Now and forevermore. Amen. (3 times)
~ Prayers and Devotions (1954)
pray for us who have recourse to thee.
PRAYER for AMERICA
MOST Blessed Virgin Mother, vouchsafe, we beseech thee, to accept the decree of Holy Mother Church placing our beloved country under the protection of thy Immaculate Conception. Accord it thy continuous care and powerful influence, that God may safeguard it from all danger and permit it to fulfill its high mission among the peoples of the earth.
℣. Sacred Heart of Jesus,
℟. Have mercy on us.
℣. Sacred Heart of Mary,
℟. Pray for us.
℣. Saint Joseph,
℟. Pray for us.
℣. Our holy guardian angels,
℟. Watch over us.
℣. Live Jesus, in our hearts,
℟. Now and forevermore. Amen.
℣. May all praise, adoration, love and thanksgiving be continually given to our Divine Lord in the most holy Sacrament of the Altar:
℟. Now and forevermore. Amen. (3 times)
~ Prayers and Devotions (1954)
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THURSDAY, FIRST WEEK of LENT
BEHOLD with kindness, we beseech Thee, O Lord, the devotion of Thy people, that they, who now are mortified in body by abstinence, may be refreshed in soul by the fruit of their good work.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. Amen.
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DEVOTIÓNEM pópuli tui, quǽsumus, Dómine, benígnus inténde: ut, qui per abstinéntiam macerántur in córpore, per fructum boni óperis reficiántur in mente.
Per Dóminum nostrum Jesus Christum fílium tuum, qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitate Spíritus Sancti, Deus, per ómnia sǽcula sæculórum. Amen.
Collect before the Second Lesson, Wednesday, First Week of Lent
~ The New Roman Missal, 1937
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THURSDAY, FIRST WEEK of LENT
BEHOLD with kindness, we beseech Thee, O Lord, the devotion of Thy people, that they, who now are mortified in body by abstinence, may be refreshed in soul by the fruit of their good work.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. Amen.
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DEVOTIÓNEM pópuli tui, quǽsumus, Dómine, benígnus inténde: ut, qui per abstinéntiam macerántur in córpore, per fructum boni óperis reficiántur in mente.
Per Dóminum nostrum Jesus Christum fílium tuum, qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitate Spíritus Sancti, Deus, per ómnia sǽcula sæculórum. Amen.
Collect before the Second Lesson, Wednesday, First Week of Lent
~ The New Roman Missal, 1937
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PRAYER for THURSDAY
A Prayer before the blessed Sacrament
O SWEET and adorable Jesus, Who, in the excess of Thy love, art pleased to dwell with us in the sacrament of the Altar; I here acknowledge that Thou art my Sovereign and my God; I adore Thee with the most profound humility; I thank Thee with all my heart, for the tenderness Thou here showest me, in spite of the treatment Thou receivest. Pierced with the sincerest grief at the sight of my ingratitude, I come, O God of majesty, to make Thee some poor amends, for all the sacrileges and impiety which were ever committed, or ever shall be committed, against this adorable sacrament. Why cannot I, O God, sufficiently testify my own regret, for having so often appeared before Thee with indifference, and for having approached Thee with so little fervour, and so little love. Forget, O Lord, my iniquities, that Thou mayest remember only Thy own infinite mercies. Deign to accept the desire I have of honouring Thee in the adorable Sacrament. Yes, I wish with all my heart to love Thee, to bless, to praise, and adore Thee here, as fervently as the saints and angels adore Thee; and I conjure Thee, by this sacred body, and by this most precious blood, that I may henceforth honour Thee so fervently, and receive Thee so worthily, that after this life I may praise Thee for ever, with Thy saints in heaven. Amen.
~ The Key of Heaven or A Manual of Prayers, Dublin, 1839
PRAYER for THURSDAY
A Prayer before the blessed Sacrament
O SWEET and adorable Jesus, Who, in the excess of Thy love, art pleased to dwell with us in the sacrament of the Altar; I here acknowledge that Thou art my Sovereign and my God; I adore Thee with the most profound humility; I thank Thee with all my heart, for the tenderness Thou here showest me, in spite of the treatment Thou receivest. Pierced with the sincerest grief at the sight of my ingratitude, I come, O God of majesty, to make Thee some poor amends, for all the sacrileges and impiety which were ever committed, or ever shall be committed, against this adorable sacrament. Why cannot I, O God, sufficiently testify my own regret, for having so often appeared before Thee with indifference, and for having approached Thee with so little fervour, and so little love. Forget, O Lord, my iniquities, that Thou mayest remember only Thy own infinite mercies. Deign to accept the desire I have of honouring Thee in the adorable Sacrament. Yes, I wish with all my heart to love Thee, to bless, to praise, and adore Thee here, as fervently as the saints and angels adore Thee; and I conjure Thee, by this sacred body, and by this most precious blood, that I may henceforth honour Thee so fervently, and receive Thee so worthily, that after this life I may praise Thee for ever, with Thy saints in heaven. Amen.
~ The Key of Heaven or A Manual of Prayers, Dublin, 1839
PRAYER to ST. ANNE
Glorious St. Anne, who is filled with compassion for those who invoke thee, and with love for those who suffer, heavily laden with the weight of my troubles, I cast myself at thy feet and humbly beg of thee to take the present affair which I recommend to thee, under thy special protection. [Name your request.]
Vouchsafe to commend it to thy daughter, the Blessed Virgin Mary, and lay it before the throne of Jesus, so that He may bring it to a happy issue. Cease not to intercede for me until my request is granted. Above all, obtain for me the grace of one day beholding my God face to face and with thee and Mary and all the Saints, praising and blessing Him for all eternity. Amen.
Good St. Anne, mother of her who is our Life, our Sweetness and our Hope, pray to her for us, and obtain our request. (3 times)
~ The New Key of Heaven, 1955
Glorious St. Anne, who is filled with compassion for those who invoke thee, and with love for those who suffer, heavily laden with the weight of my troubles, I cast myself at thy feet and humbly beg of thee to take the present affair which I recommend to thee, under thy special protection. [Name your request.]
Vouchsafe to commend it to thy daughter, the Blessed Virgin Mary, and lay it before the throne of Jesus, so that He may bring it to a happy issue. Cease not to intercede for me until my request is granted. Above all, obtain for me the grace of one day beholding my God face to face and with thee and Mary and all the Saints, praising and blessing Him for all eternity. Amen.
Good St. Anne, mother of her who is our Life, our Sweetness and our Hope, pray to her for us, and obtain our request. (3 times)
~ The New Key of Heaven, 1955
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Jesus meek and humble of heart,
make my heart like unto Thine.
(300 days Indulg.)
Litany of Humility
O Jesus, meek and humble of heart,
Hear me.
From the desire of being esteemed,
Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the desire of being loved,
Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the desire of being extolled,
Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the desire of being honored,
Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the desire of being praised,
Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the desire of being preferred to others,
Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the desire of being consulted,
Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the desire of being approved,
Deliver me, O Jesus.
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make my heart like unto Thine.
(300 days Indulg.)
Litany of Humility
O Jesus, meek and humble of heart,
Hear me.
From the desire of being esteemed,
Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the desire of being loved,
Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the desire of being extolled,
Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the desire of being honored,
Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the desire of being praised,
Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the desire of being preferred to others,
Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the desire of being consulted,
Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the desire of being approved,
Deliver me, O Jesus.
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Litany of Humility
From the fear of being humiliated,
Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the fear of being despised,
Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the fear of suffering rebukes,
Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the fear of being calumniated,
Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the fear of being forgotten,
Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the fear of being ridiculed,
Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the fear of being wronged,
Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the fear of being suspected,
Deliver me, O Jesus.
That others may be loved more than I,
Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.
That others may be esteemed more than I,
Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.
That, in the opinion of the world, others may increase and I may decrease,
Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.
That others may be chosen and I set aside,
Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.
That others may be praised and I go unnoticed,
Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.
That others may be preferred to me in everything,
Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.
That others may become holier than I, provided that I may become as holy as I should,
Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.
~ Rafael Cardinal Merry del Val y Zulueta
Cardinal Merry del Val was the Secretary of State to Pope Saint Pius X (1903-1914)
Litany of Humility
From the fear of being humiliated,
Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the fear of being despised,
Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the fear of suffering rebukes,
Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the fear of being calumniated,
Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the fear of being forgotten,
Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the fear of being ridiculed,
Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the fear of being wronged,
Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the fear of being suspected,
Deliver me, O Jesus.
That others may be loved more than I,
Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.
That others may be esteemed more than I,
Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.
That, in the opinion of the world, others may increase and I may decrease,
Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.
That others may be chosen and I set aside,
Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.
That others may be praised and I go unnoticed,
Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.
That others may be preferred to me in everything,
Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.
That others may become holier than I, provided that I may become as holy as I should,
Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.
~ Rafael Cardinal Merry del Val y Zulueta
Cardinal Merry del Val was the Secretary of State to Pope Saint Pius X (1903-1914)
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REMEMBER . . .
It’s Ember Friday
Spring Ember Days ~
the Wednesday, Friday and Saturday after Ash Wednesday
Special days of Prayer, Penance and Fasting
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REMEMBER . . .
It’s Ember Friday
Spring Ember Days ~
the Wednesday, Friday and Saturday after Ash Wednesday
Special days of Prayer, Penance and Fasting
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FRIDAY, FIRST WEEK of LENT
(Ember-day)
BE THOU, O Lord, gracious to Thy people, and as Thou dost make them devoted to Thee, mercifully cherish them with Thy benign assistance.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. Amen.
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ESTO, Dómine, propítius plebi tuæ: et, quam tibi facis esse devótam, benígno réfove miserátus auxílio.
Per Dóminum nostrum Jesus Christum fílium tuum, qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitate Spíritus Sancti, Deus, per ómnia sǽcula sæculórum. Amen.
Collect, Friday, First Week of Lent
~ The New Roman Missal, 1937
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FRIDAY, FIRST WEEK of LENT
(Ember-day)
BE THOU, O Lord, gracious to Thy people, and as Thou dost make them devoted to Thee, mercifully cherish them with Thy benign assistance.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. Amen.
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ESTO, Dómine, propítius plebi tuæ: et, quam tibi facis esse devótam, benígno réfove miserátus auxílio.
Per Dóminum nostrum Jesus Christum fílium tuum, qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitate Spíritus Sancti, Deus, per ómnia sǽcula sæculórum. Amen.
Collect, Friday, First Week of Lent
~ The New Roman Missal, 1937
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PRAYER for FRIDAY
A Prayer to Jesus suffering
O SPOTLESS Lamb! O innocent Victim who by Thy death and blood has effaced the sins of mankind; blot out my iniquities, and do not permit that Thy sufferings should become useless to me. O Jesus, humbled, sorrowful, desolate and resigned to death! help me to receive, with a resignation like thine, whatever afflictions Thou shalt please to send me. O Jesus calumniated, accused, and despised, teach me to look down with indifference on the judgments of men, and to suffer with patience the most provoking injuries. O Jesus, torn with stripes, pierced with thorns, weltering in blood for my sake, teach me to endure for love of Thee, the anguish and inconvenience of ill health, misery, or afflictions. O Jesus, abandoned to executioners, and shamefully condemned to a cross, enable me to fly all vainglory, and patiently to endure the most humbling contradictions. O Jesus,sinking under the weight of Thy cross, I unite myself to thee, and my crossesalsoto thine-grant me grace to bear them with patience and resignation. O Jesus, raised up on the cross, draw me now powerfully to Thee; Thou art expiring for my sake, O let me never live but for Thine; that being henceforth crucified with Thee, my whole occupation may be to love and adore Thee incessantly. Amen.
~ The Key of Heaven or A Manual of Prayers, Dublin, 1839
PRAYER for FRIDAY
A Prayer to Jesus suffering
O SPOTLESS Lamb! O innocent Victim who by Thy death and blood has effaced the sins of mankind; blot out my iniquities, and do not permit that Thy sufferings should become useless to me. O Jesus, humbled, sorrowful, desolate and resigned to death! help me to receive, with a resignation like thine, whatever afflictions Thou shalt please to send me. O Jesus calumniated, accused, and despised, teach me to look down with indifference on the judgments of men, and to suffer with patience the most provoking injuries. O Jesus, torn with stripes, pierced with thorns, weltering in blood for my sake, teach me to endure for love of Thee, the anguish and inconvenience of ill health, misery, or afflictions. O Jesus, abandoned to executioners, and shamefully condemned to a cross, enable me to fly all vainglory, and patiently to endure the most humbling contradictions. O Jesus,sinking under the weight of Thy cross, I unite myself to thee, and my crossesalsoto thine-grant me grace to bear them with patience and resignation. O Jesus, raised up on the cross, draw me now powerfully to Thee; Thou art expiring for my sake, O let me never live but for Thine; that being henceforth crucified with Thee, my whole occupation may be to love and adore Thee incessantly. Amen.
~ The Key of Heaven or A Manual of Prayers, Dublin, 1839