Exercise in Honour of the Mysteries of Jesus Risen

IN HONOUR OF THE MYSTERIES OF JESUS RISEN.

O my blessed Jesus, I adore thee, bright and beautiful in thy Resurrection; I adore thee in all the mysteries of thy Risen Life on earth, and in all the majesty and loveliness of thy most dear Soul and glorified Body, as seen and worshipped in heaven at this hour. I acknowledge thee to be my Lord and my God: I bless thee for thy sweet victory over death, and for thy faithful love in retaining thy five holy Wounds, wherewith we sinners wounded thee on earth. Grant, I beseech thee, O my dearest Jesus, that I may so often and so tenderly meditate upon thee Risen and Glorified, that my heart may become daily more and more inflamed with love of thee, so that thy beauty may make the world dull and intolerable, and I may thirst exceedingly with pure and disinterested love for the hour when thou shalt admit me to behold thee as thou art, my dearest Lord, at this very moment on thy throne in heaven; who livest and reignest, with the Father and the Holy Ghost, one God, world without end. Amen.

I believe, &c.

O Queen of Heaven and earth, Mother of God, Mother of Mercy, conceived without stain of original sin, and gloriously crowned in heaven, I desire with all the love of my poor heart to congratulate thee on those wonderful joys which thou didst and dost enjoy in the glory and splendour of Jesus Risen, from that first dawn when he appeared to thee in thy sorrow even to the present hour; and I beseech thee to accept this my devotion to thy maternal joys, and to obtain for me an increase of love to Jesus in this world, and in the world to come the never-fading light of his most blessed countenance. Amen.

Hail Mary.

O glorious and affectionate St. Joseph, Foster-father of Jesus and Spouse of Mary, by the joy of thy meeting with Jesus in the place of departed spirits, and by the joy thou hast this hour in thy nearness to his risen beauty and most sweet splendour, present unto him, I beseech thee, O my dear father and protector, this my devotion to the mysteries of his Risen Life; and as he spared thee the bitterness of his sacred Passion, obtain for me the peace of his Resurrection and the gift of spiritual joy, that I may find no joy but in God, and in Jesus, Mary, and thyself. Amen.

Our Father.

℣. Pray for us, O holy angels of God, alleluia.

℟. That we may be made worthy of the vision of Jesus Glorified, alleluia.

O Eternal Father, who of thine infinite goodness didst give unto us thine eternal and only-begotten Son Jesus Christ, and hast now raised his sacred humanity to the high places of heaven; grant, we beseech thee, that by our devotion to the mysteries of his Risen and Glorified Life both on earth and in heaven, we may so please thee, that by thy clemency we may attain to the vision and enjoyment of thee in the world to come; through the same Jesus Christ, thy Son, our Lord, who with thee and the Holy Ghost liveth and reigneth, one God, world without end. Amen.

THE MYSTERIES.

1. O my blessed Jesus, my Lord and my God, I adore and love thee in thy risen beauty as thou wert at the moment of thy triumph over death, and as thou wert in all thine apparitions during those mysterious forty days: and I bless thee for the joys thou gavest thy dear Mother in thy Soul and Body Glorified.

   Hail Mary, Glory.

   ℣. Blessed be Jesus Risen, alleluia.

   ℟. And blessed be his five bright Wounds, alleluia.

   All praise to Jesus for the joys
   His glory now on Mary showers;
   It is a joy the joys are hers,
   For Mary's joys are doubly ours.

2. O my blessed Jesus, my Lord and my God, I adore and love thee in that risen beauty in which thou didst appear to thy Mother at the dawn of day, and didst console her in her sorrow: and I bless thee for the joys thou gavest thy dear Mother in thy Soul and Body Glorified.

   Hail Mary, Glory.

   ℣. Blessed be Jesus Risen, alleluia.

   ℟. And blessed be his five bright Wounds, alleluia.

   All praise, &c.

3. O my blessed Jesus, my Lord and my God, I adore and love thee in that power and splendour with which thou didst ascend to heaven, in the presence of thy Mother and the holy Apostles, and as thou wert at the moment they last looked on thee, and earth lost sight of thee, after thy sojourn of three-and-thirty years: and I bless thee for the joys thou gavest thy dear Mother in thy Soul and Body Glorified.

   Hail Mary, Glory.

   ℣. Blessed be Jesus Risen, alleluia.

   ℟. And blessed be his five bright Wounds, alleluia.

   All praise, &c.

4. O my blessed Jesus, my Lord and my God, I adore and love thee in that winning majesty and brightness in which thou didst suffer thy first martyr St. Stephen to behold thee at his martyrdom, and thy chosen vessel St. Paul to see thee at his conversion: and I bless thee for the joys thou gavest thy dear Mother in thy Soul and Body Glorified.

   Hail Mary, Glory.

   ℣. Blessed be Jesus Risen, alleluia.

   ℟. And blessed be his five bright Wounds, alleluia.

   All praise, &c.

5. O my blessed Jesus, my Lord and my God, I adore and love thee in that risen beauty of thine which takes away from our hearts all sad and sorrowful thoughts of thee, while the sight of the five precious Wounds which thou retainest keeps the memory of thy Passion sweetly alive in our hearts: and I bless thee for the joys thou gavest thy dear Mother in thy Soul and Body Glorified.

   Hail Mary, Glory.

   ℣. Blessed be Jesus Risen, alleluia.

   ℟. And blessed be his five bright Wounds, alleluia.

   All praise, &c.

6. O my blessed Jesus, my Lord and my God, I adore and love thee in thy risen beauty as thine Apostles beheld thee and remembered thee after thou hadst ascended, and I desire to enter into their special devotion to thy blissful Resurrection: and I bless thee for the joys thou gavest thy dear Mother in thy Soul and Body Glorified.

   Hail Mary, Glory.

   ℣. Blessed be Jesus Risen, alleluia.

   ℟. And blessed be his five bright Wounds, alleluia.

   All praise, &c.

7. O my blessed Jesus, my Lord and my God, I adore and love thee in that power and majesty and surpassing loveliness in which thou didst appear assuming thy beloved Mother into heaven, in the presence of all the angels, and placing a crown of stars upon her head, and crowning her Queen of Heaven: and I bless thee for the joys thou gavest thy dear Mother in thy Soul and Body Glorified.

   Hail Mary, Glory.

   ℣. Blessed be Jesus Risen, alleluia.

   ℟. And blessed be his five bright Wounds, alleluia.

   All praise, &c.

8. O my blessed Jesus, my Lord and my God, I adore and love thee in thy beauty and splendour when freshly risen, because it is sweet to think of thee as thou art at present, and thou art clothed with that self-same beauty and splendour now, and art worshipped at this time by the hierarchies of heaven, who see thee now just as thou wert when issuing from the tomb: and I bless thee for the joys thou gavest thy dear Mother in thy Soul and Body Glorified.

   Hail Mary, Glory.

   ℣. Blessed be Jesus Risen, alleluia.

   ℟. And blessed be his five bright Wounds, alleluia.

   All praise, &c.

9. O my blessed Jesus, my Lord and my God, I adore and love thee in that beauty and majesty wherein thou wilt come at last, with angels and in clouds, to judge the world; and they that pierced thee shall look on thee and see thy Wounds: and I bless thee for the joys thou gavest thy dear Mother in thy Soul and Body Glorified.

   Hail Mary, Glory.

   ℣. Blessed be Jesus Risen, alleluia.

   ℟. And blessed be his five bright Wounds, alleluia.

   All praise, &c.

10. O my blessed Jesus, my Lord and my God, I adore and love thee in that risen beauty and celestial splendour, because it is sweet to think of thee now, as thou wilt ever be, without change, while we shall behold thy sacred humanity in heaven to all eternity: and I bless thee for the joys thou gavest thy dear Mother in thy Soul and Body Glorified.

    Hail Mary, Glory.

    ℣. Blessed be Jesus Risen, alleluia.

    ℟. And blessed be his five bright Wounds, alleluia.

    All praise, &c.

11. O my blessed Jesus, my Lord and my God, I adore and love thee in that beaming loveliness and impassible humanity in which thou didst appear at thy Resurrection, and in which thou wouldst have come to us thy creatures, if we had never sinned, to show thy love to us, and exalt us to thyself: and I bless thee for the joys thou gavest thy dear Mother in thy Soul and Body Glorified.

    Hail Mary, Glory.

    ℣. Blessed be Jesus Risen, alleluia.

    ℟. And blessed be his five bright Wounds, alleluia.

    All praise, &c.

12. O my blessed Jesus, my Lord and my God, I adore and love thee in that impassible and glorified humanity in which thou art beneath the species in thy sweet sacrament of love, melting our hearts, attracting us towards thyself, and showing how thy delight is still to be with the sons of men: and I bless thee for the joys thou gavest thy dear Mother in thy Soul and Body Glorified.

    Hail Mary, Glory.

    ℣. Blessed be Jesus Risen, alleluia.

    ℟. And blessed be his five bright Wounds, alleluia.

    All praise, &c.

13. O my blessed Jesus, my Lord and my God, I adore and love thee in the beauty and brightness, the clearness and impassibility of thy sacred Heart, which in these last days thou hast vouchsafed to manifest to thy Church, to quicken the love of thy people, and by this beautiful devotion to revive thy sacred fire within their hearts: and I bless thee for the joys thou gavest thy dear Mother in thy Soul and Body Glorified.

    Hail Mary, Glory.

    ℣. Blessed be Jesus Risen, alleluia.

    ℟. And blessed be his five bright Wounds, alleluia.

    All praise, &c.

14. O my blessed Jesus, my Lord and my God, I adore and love thee in all the gifts of thy Risen and Glorified Body; and I bless thee for thine infinite condescension in making thy Resurrection to be the pledge of ours, and thy Glorified Body the model and exemplar of our own: and I bless thee for the joys thou gavest thy dear Mother in thy Soul and Body Glorified.

    Hail Mary, Glory.

    ℣. Blessed be Jesus Risen, alleluia.

    ℟. And blessed be his five bright Wounds, alleluia.

    All praise, &c.

15. O my blessed Jesus, my Lord and my God, I adore and love thee in all the beauty and glory, the gifts and graces of thy sacred humanity, as it is at this time the central crown, summit, and perfection of all the creation of God, and the object of the transcending love and blissful complacency of the Most Holy and Undivided Trinity: and I bless thee for the joys thou gavest thy dear Mother in thy Soul and Body Glorified.

    Hail Mary, Glory.

    ℣. Blessed be Jesus Risen, alleluia.

    ℟. And blessed be his five bright Wounds, alleluia.

    All praise, &c.

℣. Blessed be the Eternal Father, alleluia, alleluia.

℟. Who gave his only-begotten Son to suffer and to rise again for men, alleluia, alleluia.

℣. Blessed be the Eternal Son, alleluia, alleluia.

℟. Who was delivered up for our sins, and rose again for our justification, alleluia, alleluia.

℣. Blessed be the Eternally-proceeding Spirit, alleluia, alleluia.

℟. Through whose operation Jesus was conceived in his Virgin Mother's womb, alleluia, alleluia.

We confess thee, God the Father Unbegotten, thee the only-begotten Son, thee the Holy Ghost the Comforter, the Holy and Undivided Trinity; with our whole heart we confess thee, praise thee, and bless thee; for thou art mighty, and dost wonderful things, thou art God alone: to thee be praise, to thee glory, to thee giving of thanks, through everlasting ages, O Blessed Trinity.