Prayers in Honor of the Five Wounds by St. Alphonsus Liguori
Apr 8, 2020 16:52:15 GMT
Post by Hildegard on Apr 8, 2020 16:52:15 GMT
DEVOTION TO THE PASSION
Prayers in Honor of the Five Wounds.
(Taken from St. Alphonsus’ Prayer-Book – pages 453)
O my Jesus, by the pain Thou dist 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. Amen.
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. Amen.
Prayer before a Crucifix.
(Taken from St. Alphonsus’ Prayer-Book – pages 454)
Little Chaplet of the Five Wounds of Jesus Crucified.
(Taken from St. Alphonsus’ Prayer-Book – pages 454-456)
O my Lord Jesus Christ, I adore the Wound in Thy left Foot. I thank Thee for having suffered it for me with so much sorrow and with so much love. I compassionate Thy pain, and that of Thine afflicted Mother. And, by the merit of this sacred Wound, I pray Thee to grant me the pardon of my sins, of which I repent with all my heart, because they have offended Thine infinite goodness. O sorrowing Mary, pray to Jesus for me.
“Our Father”, “Hail Mary,” “Glory be,” etc.
O my Lord Jesus Christ, I adore the Wound in Thy right Foot. I thank Thee for having suffered it for me with so much sorrow and with so much love. I compassionate Thy pain, and that of Thine afflicted Mother. And, by the merit of this sacred Wound, I pray Thee to give me the strength not to fall into mortal sin for the future, but to persevere in Thy grace unto my death. O sorrowing Mary, pray to Jesus for me.
“Our Father”, “Hail Mary,” “Glory be,” etc.
O my Lord Jesus Christ, I adore the Wound in Thy left Hand. I thank Thee for having suffered it for me with so much sorrow and with so much love. I compassionate Thy pain, and that of Thine afflicted Mother. And, by the merit of this sacred Wound, I pray Thee to deliver me from hell, which I have so often deserved, and where I could never love Thee more. O sorrowing Mary, pray to Jesus for me.
“Our Father”, “Hail Mary,” “Glory be,” etc.
O my Lord Jesus Christ, I adore the Wound in Thy right Hand. I thank Thee for having suffered it for me with so much sorrow and with so much love. I compassionate Thy pain, and that of Thy most afflicted Mother. And, by the merit of this sacred Wound, I pray Thee to give me the glory of paradise, where I shall love Thee perfectly, and with all my strength. O sorrowing Mary, pray to Jesus for me.
“Our Father”, “Hail Mary,” “Glory be,” etc.
O my Lord Jesus Christ, I adore the Wound in Thy Side. I thank Thee for having willed, even Thy Side. I thank Thee for having willed, even after Thy death, to suffer this additional injury, without pain indeed; yet with consummate love. I compassionate Thine afflicted Mother, who alone felt all its pain. And, by the merit of this sacred Wound, I pray Thee to bestow upon me the gift of holy love for Thee, that so I may ever love Thee in this life, and, in the other, face to face to all eternity in paradise. O sorrowing Mary, pray for me.
“Our Father”, “Hail Mary,” “Glory be,” etc.
(Taken from St. Alphonsus’ Prayer-Book – pages 454)
O Wounds of Jesus! You are my hope. I should despair of the pardon of my sins, and of my eternal salvation, did I not behold you, the fountains of mercy and grace, through which a God has shed all His Blood, to wash my soul from the sins I have committed. I adore ye, then, O holy Wounds! And I trust in you. I detest a thousand times and I curse those vile pleasures by which I have displeased my Redeemer, and have miserably lost His friendship. On beholding ye, my hopes revive, an the affection of my heart is renewed.
O wounds of my sorrowful Jesus, ye are living evidences of the love which my Redeemer has for me; with tender words do ye force me to love Him for the many sufferings that He underwent for love of me. Eternal Father, “look at the Face of Thy Christ” (Ps. Lxxxiii. 10); look at the Wounds of Thy Son, which ask pity for me, and for their sake pardon the outrages that I have committed against Thee; take my heart entirely to Thyself that it may not love, seek, nor sigh after any other but Thee. O Wounds of my Redeemer, how many souls have ye not inflamed with love! Inflame my soul also. O Wounds of Jesus, ye constrain me to love Jesus! O Wounds of my Jesus, O blessed furnaces of love! Receive me that I may not burn in the fire of hell, as I have deserved, but be consumed in the holy flames of love for That God Who condescended to die in torment for my salvation. Amen.
O wounds of my sorrowful Jesus, ye are living evidences of the love which my Redeemer has for me; with tender words do ye force me to love Him for the many sufferings that He underwent for love of me. Eternal Father, “look at the Face of Thy Christ” (Ps. Lxxxiii. 10); look at the Wounds of Thy Son, which ask pity for me, and for their sake pardon the outrages that I have committed against Thee; take my heart entirely to Thyself that it may not love, seek, nor sigh after any other but Thee. O Wounds of my Redeemer, how many souls have ye not inflamed with love! Inflame my soul also. O Wounds of Jesus, ye constrain me to love Jesus! O Wounds of my Jesus, O blessed furnaces of love! Receive me that I may not burn in the fire of hell, as I have deserved, but be consumed in the holy flames of love for That God Who condescended to die in torment for my salvation. Amen.
Little Chaplet of the Five Wounds of Jesus Crucified.
(Taken from St. Alphonsus’ Prayer-Book – pages 454-456)
O my Lord Jesus Christ, I adore the Wound in Thy left Foot. I thank Thee for having suffered it for me with so much sorrow and with so much love. I compassionate Thy pain, and that of Thine afflicted Mother. And, by the merit of this sacred Wound, I pray Thee to grant me the pardon of my sins, of which I repent with all my heart, because they have offended Thine infinite goodness. O sorrowing Mary, pray to Jesus for me.
“Our Father”, “Hail Mary,” “Glory be,” etc.
O my Lord Jesus Christ, I adore the Wound in Thy right Foot. I thank Thee for having suffered it for me with so much sorrow and with so much love. I compassionate Thy pain, and that of Thine afflicted Mother. And, by the merit of this sacred Wound, I pray Thee to give me the strength not to fall into mortal sin for the future, but to persevere in Thy grace unto my death. O sorrowing Mary, pray to Jesus for me.
“Our Father”, “Hail Mary,” “Glory be,” etc.
O my Lord Jesus Christ, I adore the Wound in Thy left Hand. I thank Thee for having suffered it for me with so much sorrow and with so much love. I compassionate Thy pain, and that of Thine afflicted Mother. And, by the merit of this sacred Wound, I pray Thee to deliver me from hell, which I have so often deserved, and where I could never love Thee more. O sorrowing Mary, pray to Jesus for me.
“Our Father”, “Hail Mary,” “Glory be,” etc.
O my Lord Jesus Christ, I adore the Wound in Thy right Hand. I thank Thee for having suffered it for me with so much sorrow and with so much love. I compassionate Thy pain, and that of Thy most afflicted Mother. And, by the merit of this sacred Wound, I pray Thee to give me the glory of paradise, where I shall love Thee perfectly, and with all my strength. O sorrowing Mary, pray to Jesus for me.
“Our Father”, “Hail Mary,” “Glory be,” etc.
O my Lord Jesus Christ, I adore the Wound in Thy Side. I thank Thee for having willed, even Thy Side. I thank Thee for having willed, even after Thy death, to suffer this additional injury, without pain indeed; yet with consummate love. I compassionate Thine afflicted Mother, who alone felt all its pain. And, by the merit of this sacred Wound, I pray Thee to bestow upon me the gift of holy love for Thee, that so I may ever love Thee in this life, and, in the other, face to face to all eternity in paradise. O sorrowing Mary, pray for me.
“Our Father”, “Hail Mary,” “Glory be,” etc.
Offering
Litany of the Passion
Eternal Father, I offer Thee the precious Blood, the Passion and the Death of Jesus Christ, the sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary
and of St. Joseph, in expiation of my sins, for the deliverance of the souls in purgatory, for the needs of our holy mother the Church,
and for the conversion of sinners.
Litany of the Passion
(Taken from St. Alphonsus’ Prayer-Book – pages 456-458)
Lord, Have mercy on us.
Christ, Have mercy on us.
Lord, Have mercy on us.
Christ, Hear us.
Christ, Graciously hear us.
God, the Father of Heaven, Have mercy on us.
God, the Son, Redeemer of the world, Have mercy on us.
God, the Holy Ghost, Have mercy on us.
Jesus prostrate in the Garden of Olives before Thy Father, and charged with the sins of the whole world, Have mercy on us.
Jesus, overwhelmed with sadness, reduced to agony, and submerged in a sea of sorrow, Have mercy on us.
Jesus, Who, rom every part of Thy body, didst sweat blood abundantly, Have mercy on us.
Jesus, betrayed by a traitor-apostle and sold at a low price, like a slave, Have mercy on us.
Jesus, giving a loving kiss to the traitor Judas, Have mercy on us.
Jesus, dragged by a rope through the streets of Jerusalem, and overwhelmed with curses, Have mercy on us.
Jesus, unjustly accused and condemned, Have mercy on us.
Jesus, overwhelmed with insults, spat upon, and buffeted, Have mercy on us.
Jesus, clothed in a robe of ignominy and treated as a madman at Herod’s court, Have mercy on us.
Jesus, Thy flesh torn with scourges, and Thy blood flowing plentifully, Have mercy on us.
Jesus, crowned with sharp thorns, Have mercy on us.
Jesus, placed on a parallel with Barabbas, who was preferred to Thee, Have mercy on us.
Jesus, given over to Thine enemies by Pilate, Have mercy on us.
Jesus, exhausted with suffering and bending beneath the burden of Thy cross, Have mercy on us.
Jesus, fastened to the cross between two malefactors, Have mercy on us.
Jesus, man of sorrows, Have mercy on us.
Jesus, obedient unto death, even unto the death of the cross, Have mercy on us.
Jesus, filled with mercy towards those who offered Thee gall and vinegar, Have mercy on us.
Jesus, praying for Thy executioners, and pleading for them with Thy Father, Have mercy on us.
Jesus, for our redemption sacrificing Thine honor and Thy life, Have mercy on us.
Jesus, expiring on the cross out of love for us, Have mercy on us.
Be merciful unto us and pardon us, O Lord.
Be merciful unto us and hear us, O Lord.
From all evil, O Lord, deliver us.
From all sin, O Lord, deliver us.
From a bad death, O Lord, deliver us.
From everlasting damnation, O Lord, deliver us.
By Thine agony and bloody sweat, O Lord, deliver us.
By Thy cruel scourging, O Lord, deliver us.
By Thy crown of thorns, O Lord, deliver us.
By Thy cross and sufferings, O Lord, deliver us.
By Thy sacred thirst and dereliction, O Lord, deliver us.
By Thy Five Wounds, O Lord, deliver us.
By Thy death, O Lord, deliver us.
By Thy resurrection, O Lord, deliver us.
At the day of judgment, O Lord, deliver us.
We sinners beseech Thee to hear us, O Lord, deliver us.
That, by Thy Passion, Thou wouldst make known to us the enormity of sin, the cause of Thy suffering,
We beseech Thee to hear us.
That, by the remembrance of Thy sorrows and sufferings, we may be enabled patiently to bear all trials, adversities, and sickness, We beseech Thee to hear us.
That in all our afflictions, sadness, and tribulations we may look to Thee to obtain patience,
We beseech Thee to hear us.
That, without murmuring, we may receive from Thy hands humiliations, scorn, outrage, and persecution,
We beseech Thee to hear us.
That, following Thy example, we may patiently bear with false accusations and unjust judgments,
We beseech Thee to hear us.
That, Thou wouldst vouchsafe to make us share in the fruits of Thy cross, We beseech Thee to hear us.
That, by the virtue of Thy cross, we may triumph over the devil, the world, and the flesh,
We beseech Thee to hear us.
That we may be purified from all sin in Thy blood, We beseech Thee to hear us.
That we may daily take up our cross and follow Thee, We beseech Thee to hear us.
That we may frequently and lovingly think on Thy Passion, We beseech Thee to hear us.
That, calling to mind that Thou didst die for love of us, we may love Thee with our whole heart, and live for Thee alone, We beseech Thee to hear us.
That at the hour of our death Thou wilt vouchsafe to strengthen us by Thy cross and death,
We beseech Thee to hear us.
That, by Thy cross, Thou wilt vouchsafe to bring us to eternal glory, We beseech Thee to hear us.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world, Spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takes away the sins of the world, Graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takes away the sins of the world, Have mercy on us, O Lord.
Christ, hear us; Christ, graciously hear us.
V. We adore Thee, O Christ, and praise Thee:
R . Because by Thy Holy Cross Thou hast redeemed the world.
Let us Pray
Lord Jesus, Who, having come down from heaven and from the bosom of Thy Father, didst shed Thy precious Blood for the remission of our sins, we humbly beg of Thee that at the day of judgment we may be placed on Thy right hand and may merit hearing from Thy lips these words: “Come, ye blessed of my Father.” Amen.