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These prayers
are prayed daily, each beginning with a Pater and an Ave. Then follows a
concluding prayer. There are alleged promises from Our Lord attached to these
prayers, but they are problematic, inconsistent with Catholic teaching, and
their publication was once forbidden. It may be that the vision wasn't properly
written down, properly translated, consistently handed-down, or otherwise
kept intact, but in any case, beware of any "Magnificent Promises" you may
hear of in association with the following perfectly pious prayers.
First Prayer
Say one Our Father and one 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 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 fortell 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 wast 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 all my sins.
Amen.
Second Prayer
Say one Our Father and one 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
Say one Our Father and one 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, pulling 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
Say one Our Father and one 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
Say one Our Father and one 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 this 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
Say one Our Father and one Hail Mary
O Jesus! Beloved and most desirable King, remember the grief Thou didst suffer,
when naked and like a common criminal, Thou wast 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 St. 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 afflictions 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
Say one Our Father and one 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
Say one Our Father and one Hail Mary
O Jesus! Sweetness of hearts, delight of the spirit, by the bitterness of
the gall and vinegar 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
Say one Our Father and one 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 wast 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
Say one Our Father and one Hail Mary
O Jesus! Who art the beginning and the end of all things, life and virtue,
remember that for our sakes Thou wast 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
Say one Our Father and one 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
Say one Our Father and one Hail Mary
O Jesus! Mirror of truth, symbol of unity, link of charity, remember the
multitude of wounds with which Thou wast 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
Say one Our Father and one Hail Mary
O Jesus! Strong lion, immortal and invincible King, remember the pain 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
Say one Our Father and one 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, to 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
Say one Our Father and one Hail Mary
O Jesus! True and fruitful Vine! Remember the abundant outpouring of blood
which Thou didst so generously shed 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 left 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.
Concluding Prayer
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. Amen. |
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