Prayer in Honor of the Precious Blood.
o, then, my Jesus, in order to save my soul,
Thou hast prepared a bath of Thine own
Blood wherein to cleanse it from the filth of
its sins. If, then, our souls have been bought by
Thy Blood, " For you are bought with a great price"
(i Cor. vi. 20"), it is a sign that Thou lovest them
much; and as Thou dost love them, let us pray thus
to Thee: "We therefore pray Thee to help Thy
servants, whom Thou hast redeemed with Thy precious Blood." It is true that by my sins I have separated myself from Thee, and have knowingly lost
Thee. But remember, my Jesus, that Thou hast
bought me with Thy Blood. Ah, may this Blood
not have been given in vain for me, which was shed
with so much grief and so much love.
Prayers in Honor of the Five Wounds.
Jesus, by the pain Thou didst suffer when
Thy left Hand was nailed to the cross, give
me true sorrow for my sins.
O my Jesus, by the pain which Thou didst suffer when Thy right Hand was nailed to the cross, grant me perseverance in Thy grace.
O my Jesus, by the pain which Thou didst suffer when Thy left Foot was nailed to the cross, save me from the pains of hell.
O my Jesus, by the pain which Thou didst suffer when Thy right Foot was nailed to the cross, grant me the grace of eternally loving Thee in heaven.
O my Jesus, by the Wound made in Thine adorable Heart, procure for me the happiness of ever loving Thee in this life and in the next.
