Short Prayers of St. Gregory
ON OUR LORD'S PASSION.
1. O my Lord Jesus Christ, I adore thy hanging upon the cross, and wearing a crown of thorns. I humbly pray thee, that thy blood may deliver me from the destroying angel. Amen. Our Father, &c. Hail Mary, &c.
2. O my Lord Jesus Christ, I adore thee wounded on the cross, and having gall and vinegar given thee to drink. I beseech thee, that thy wounds may become the cure of my soul. Amen. Our Father, &c.
3. O my Lord Jesus Christ, I beseech thee, through the bitterness of the pains which thou didst suffer in the hour of death, and chiefly when thy most holy soul departed from thy blessed body, have mercy on my soul at its quitting my body, and bring it to eternal life. Amen. Our Father, &c.
4. O my Lord Jesus Christ, I adore thee laid in the sepulchre, and embalmed with myrrh and spices; grant, I beseech thee,' that thy death may be my hie. Amen. Our Father, &c.
5. O my Lord Jesus Christ, I adore thee descending into Limbo, and delivering from thence thy captives; never permit, I beseech thee, my soul to be separated from thee. Amen. Our Father, &c.
6. O my Lord Jesus Christ, I adore thee rising from the dead, ascending into heaven, and sitting at the right hand of thy Father; grant, I beseech, that I may follow thee thither, and deserve to be presented to him by thee. Amen. Our Father, &c.
7. O my Lord Jesus Christ, who art the good Shepherd, preserve the just, justify sinners, have mercy on all the faithful, and be propitious to me, a miserable and unworthy sinner. Amen. Our Father. &c.
