Offering of the Passion of Christ
The Dominican Manual, 1913Source and notes
Source
| Printed in | THE Dominican Manual: A SELECTION OF PRAYERS AND DEVOTIONS, AUTHORISED BY THE CHURCH, AND ENRICHED WITH NUMEROUS INDULGENCES. |
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| Imprint | Dublin, BROWNE AND NOLAN, LTD., NASSAU STREET., 1913 |
| Pages | pp. 345–346 |
| Scan | leaf 371, leaf 372 of the Internet Archive copy |
| Approval | Nihil Obstat: THOMAS O’DONNELL, Censor Theol. Deput. Imprimatur: ✠ GULIELMUS, Archiep. Dublinen., Hiberniæ Primas. Die 16ᵒ Junii, 1913. |
| Rights | Public domain in the United States. |
- Prayers for
- the souls in purgatory
Master of the Brussels Initials and Associates, Office of the Dead, Hours of Charles the Noble, about 1405. Cleveland Museum of Art.
For the Faithful Departed.
LOOK down, O Father of compassion, from thy high and holy seat upon the hapless souls detained in Purgatory. Look upon all the pains and torments wherewith they are so grievously chastised: regard now the plaintive groans and tears which they pour forth unto thee; and be merciful unto their sins. Remember, O most compassionate Father, all the sufferings which thy Son hath endured for them; remember his Precious Blood shed in such abundance for them; call to mind the most bitter death which he suffered for them, and have mercy on them. For all the sins they have ever committed against thee, I offer thee the most holy life and conversation of thy most beloved Son; for all their negligences, I offer thee his most fervent desires towards thee; for all their omissions, I offer thee the great abundance of his merits; for their every insult and wrong to thee, I offer thee the sweet submission with which he honoured thee. Finally, for all the chastisements which they have ever incurred, I offer thee all the mortifications, fastings, watchings, the labours and afflictions, wounds and stripes, passion and death, which he endured in such spotless innocence and with such loving eagerness; beseeching thee now to suffer thy anger to be appeased towards them, and to lead them forth into everlasting joy. Amen.