prayer of st gertrude

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Job 9:15 ..i must appeal for mercy to my accuser

Praying to be kept from all sin

O Jesus, full of compassion, I commend to thee my spirit and my soul, in union with that love

where with thou didst commend thine own to the Father on the cross; and I place them in the

most sacred wound of thy tender Heart, that they may be therein protected from all the snares

of the enemy. Thou knowest, O good Jesus, and I know by my own sad experience, how weak

and frail I am, so that I could not of myself persevere in good, or resist temptation even for one

single hour. Wherefore I pray thee, by the reverence due to that union wherein thy manhood is

united to the adorable Trinity in order to our glorification, that thou wouldst deign to unite my will

to thine, and so to strengthen. and secure it, that it may be unable to rebel against thee. In

union with thy most sinless limbs, I commend to thee all the members of my body, with

all their movements, that they may throughout this day move for thy glory alone, for thy

praise and thy love. Amen.O LORD, my God, for Thy sake I resolve to perform all my actions, whether outward or inward,

purely for Thy glory, and for the salvation of the whole world; with such intention and in such

manner as Thou dost desire and enjoin; and in union with that love whereby Thy Son came

down from Heaven, and wrought out the whole work of our salvation, especially during His

Passion. Wherefore I entirely disclaim all merit, all reward and grace which I might otherwise

hope to obtain by these actions, that I may offer to Thee, my God, a pure sacrifice of praise, and

give Thee a proof of my love.


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SALUTATION TO THE WOUNDS OF JESUS CHRIST

Hail .most precious Wounds of Jesus in the omnipotence of the Father who decreed you

Hail, in the wisdom of the Son who endured you

Hail in the goodness of the Holy Ghost through you accomplished the work of human

redemption

To you I commend myself, that in your shelter I may be secure from the destroyer

SALUTATION TO THE SACRED LIMBS OF JESUS CHRIST

Hail tender Limbs of my Lord Jesus Christ tormented in thy Passion with manifold pain for our

salvation.

Hail thou adorable Head crowned for me with thorns and stricken with the reed

Hail most worship Face for us spit upon and smitten.

Hail most gentle Eyes of our Savior for us suffused with tears.

Hail, sacred Mouth, filled for us with vinegar and gall.

Hail, most noble Ears pierced for us with reproach and contumely.

Hail thou kingly Neck buffeted for us and most Holy Back for us torn with scourge.

Hail venerable Hands and Arms stretched out for us upon the cross.

Hail venerable Hands and Arms stretched out for us upon the cross.

Hail divine Breast disquieted for us and mangled in Passion.

Hail adorable knees bent in prayer for us now crushed and out of joint.

Hail most worshipful Feet, pierced for us with the nails

Hail whole Body of my Jesus hanged for us on the cross torn and wounded, dead and buried

Hail sacred Heart dropping like the honeycomb, treasure-house of the most Blessed Trinity,

broken for us on the cross.

Hail, thrice holy soul of Jesus Christ sorrowful for us even unto death.

Hail most precious Blood flowing so lavishly from the wounds of Jesus.

Hail adorable wounds of my Savior, tokens of his love and price of our redemption, inflicted on

Jesus in his Passion and now radiant as stars in the highest heaven.


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O, write my name in these thy Wounds, good Jesus and hide me therein from the face of the

tempter. And by the many wounds and merits of all thy sacred Limbs vouchsafe to my soul at

its departure hence that innocence which thou hast acquired for thy Church by their several

anguish and passion Amen.

Offering of our Saviors Life to the Eternal Life

O Most Loving father in atonement and satisfaction for all my sins I offer thee all the whole

passion of thy beloved Son

From the plaintive wail he uttered when laid upon straw in the manger

Through all the helplessness of his infancy

The privations of his boyhood

The adversaries of his youth

The sufferings of his manhood until that hour he bowed his head on the cross with a

loud cry and gave up the ghost.

And in atonement and satisfaction for all my negligences I offer thee O Most Loving Father all

the whole and holy life and conversation of thy Son most perfect in its every thought and word

and action from the hour he came down from his lofty throne to the Virgins womb and thence

came forth into our dreary wilderness to the hour when he presented to thy Fatherly regard the

glory of his conquering flesh.

O tender Jesus full of pity and mercy who will never despise the sighing of the wretched to thee

I come imploring thy clemency .Speak for me, supply for me for to you I confess my sins

1. By the sinless tears of thy most glorious eyes wash away the stains of my sinful eyes2. By the gentle pity of thy blessed ears wash away all my iniquities of my sinful ears

3. By the thrilling energy of thy sweet words of thy lips ,wash away all the offences of my

polluted lips

4. By the perfection of thy actions and by the wounds of thy hands wash away all the

offences of my impious hands

5. By the aching weariness of thy blessed feet and by the cruel holes of the nails wash away

all the defilement of my sinful feet

6. By the pure intention of thy most holy thoughts and glowing love of thy pierced Heart

wash away all the guiltiness of my evil thoughts and of my wicked heart

7. By the matchless innocence of thy life and by thy unspotted holiness destroy all thefoulness of my corrupt life

8. By the precious fountain of thy most precious blood wash away ,cleanse and efface

every defilement of my heart and soul that by thy most holy merits I may be found

clean from sin and be henceforward enable to keep thy commandments perfectly and

spotlessly


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