TO THE WOUND OF THE RIGHT FOOT. HOLY wound of the right foot of my Jesus, I adore thee, I compassionate thee for that most bitter pain which thou didst suffer! I thank thee for the love which pierced thee with such torture and shedding of blood in order to punish my wanderings, and the guilty pleasures I have granted to my passions. I offer the eternal Father all the pain and love of thy most holy humanity, and I pray unto thee for grace to weep over my transgressions with burning tears, and to enable me to persevere in the good which I have begun without ever swerving again from my obedience to the commandments of my God. Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be to the Father. Holy Mother, etc. TO THE WOUND OF THE LEFT HAND. HOLY wound of the left hand of my Jesus, I adore thee, I compassionate thee for that most bitter pain which thou didst suffer! I thank thee for having, in thy love, spared me the scourges and eternal damnation which my sins have merited. I offer to the eternal Father the pain and love of thy most holy humanity, and I pray thee to teach me how to turn to good account my span of life, and bring forth in it worthy fruits of penance, and so disarm the angry justice of my God. Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be to the Father. Holy Mother, etc. TO THE WOUND OF THE RIGHT HAND. HOLY wound of the right hand of my Jesus, I adore thee, I compassionate thee for that most bitter pain which thou didst suffer! I thank thee for thy graces lavished on me with such love, in spite of all my miserable obstinacy. I offer to the eternal Father all the pain and love of thy most holy humanity, and I pray thee to change my heart and its affections, and make me do all my actions in accordance with the will of God. Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be to the Father. Holy Mother, etc. TO THE WOUND OF THE SACRED SIDE. HOLY wound in the side of my Jesus, I adore thee, I compassionate thee for the cruel insult thou didst suffer! I thank Thee, my Jesus, for the love which suffered Thy side and Heart to be pierced, that so the last drops of blood and water might issue forth, making my redemption to abound. I offer to the eternal Father this outrage, and the love of Thy most holy humanity, that my soul may enter once for all into that most loving Heart, eager and ready to receive the greatest sinners, and from it may nevermore depart. Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be to the Father. Holy Mother, etc. (One hundred days' indulgence once a day; Pius VII., Sept. 29, 1807.) Prayer in honor of the Five Wounds. (St. Alphonsus.) O JESUS, through the pain which Thou didst suffer when Thy left hand was nailed to the cross, give me true repentance for my sins. O Jesus, through the pain which Thou didst suffer when Thy right hand was nailed to the cross, give me perseverance in grace. O Jesus, through the pain which Thou didst suffer when Thy left foot was nailed to the cross, preserve me from the torments of hell. O Jesus, through the pain which Thou didst suffer when Thy right foot was nailed to the cross, give me the grace to love Thee forever in heaven. O Jesus, through the wound of Thy Sacred Heart, grant me the grace ever to love Thee, both in this life and in the next. Amen. Act of Confidence. TO OBTAIN THE PARDON OF OUR SINS THROUGH THE MERITS OF JESUS CHRIST. (Father von Cochem.) O MY GOD, when I think of my past life, I am filled with fear and trembling, for I have committed so many and such grievous sins, and have thereby greatly insulted Thine infinite justice. I have incurred a debt which I shall never be able to pay, even though I were to practise the most severe penances. Nevertheless I do not despair, having recourse to the superabundant satisfaction of my Redeemer. Remember, O most loving Father, the torments which Thy Son endured when hanging on the cross, and what martyrdom He underwent for me! Behold how His royal head is crowned with thorns, and His divine face disfigured with spittle! See His bruised shoulders, His lacerated back and breast, His mangled body, His wounded arms and knees, His pierced hands and feet, His whole frame covered with blood and wounds. Behold, I place this wounded body of my Redeemer between myself and Thee, between Thy justice and my misery, between Thy strict judgment and my grievous sins. I have sinned much, but Thy Son has made an atonement infinitely greater. I owe Thee much, but He has paid far more. Grievously have I offended Thee, but Thy Son has done yet more to satisfy Thee. Therefore I rely on the merits of Thy dear Son and through Him I hope to obtain mercy. Let, then, His bitter agony be my salvation and let not His sufferings be lost for my soul. May His |