Prayer to Jesus Dead
Prayer-Book for Religious, compiled by F. X. Lasance, 1914Source and notes
Source
| Printed in | PRAYER-BOOK FOR RELIGIOUS: A COMPLETE MANUAL OF Prayers and Devotions for the Use of the Members of all Religious Communities. A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO THE PARTICULAR EXAMEN AND TO THE METHODS OF MEDITATION |
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| Imprint | NEW YORK, CINCINNATI, CHICAGO, BENZIGER BROTHERS, 1914 |
| Pages | p. 527 |
| Scan | leaf 539 of the Internet Archive copy |
| Approval | Nihil Obstat. REMY LAFORT, Censor Librorum. Imprimatur. ✠ JOHN M. FARLEY, Archbishop of New York. NEW YORK, May 16, 1904. |
| Indulgence | Indulgence of 300 days, every time.—Pius X, Feb. 16, 1906. |
| Rights | Public domain in the United States. |
- Prayers for
- love of God, zeal for souls
Albrecht Dürer, The Agony in the Garden, 1508. Art Institute of Chicago.
O JESUS, Who in Thy bitter passion didst become the reproach of men and the man of sorrows, I venerate Thy sacred face, on which shone the grace and sweetness of the Divinity; now for my sake changed into the likeness of a leper. But under this deformity I perceive Thy infinite love, and I am overwhelmed with the desire of loving Thee and making Thee beloved by all men. The tears which stream from Thy eyes seem as precious pearls, which I love to gather up, in order to purchase with their infinite value the souls of poor sinners.
O Jesus, Thy face is the only beauty which ravishes my heart. I am content not to see here below the sweetness of Thy look, not to feel the ineffable delight of a kiss of Thy mouth; but oh! I beseech Thee, print on me Thy divine likeness, and inflame me with Thy love, so that it may rapidly consume me, and I may soon come to see Thy glorious face in heaven. Amen.
Indulgence of 300 days, every time.—Pius X, Feb. 16, 1906.