J.M.J.
O most loving Jesus, meek Lamb of God,
I, a miserable sinner,
salute and worship the most sacred Wound
of Thy Shoulder
on Which Thou didst bear Thy heavy Cross,
which so
tore Thy Flesh and laid bare
Thy bones as to inflict on Thee
an anguish greater than any other wound
of Thy most blessed Body.
I adore Thee, O Jesus most sorrowful;
I praise and glorify Thee,
and give Thee thanks for this
most sacred and painful
Wound, beseeching Thee by that exceeding pain,
and by
the crushing burden of Thy heavy Cross,
to be merciful to me,
a sinner, and to forgive me
all my mortal and venial sins, and
to lead me on toward Heaven
along the Way of the Cross.
Amen.
It is related in the annals of Clairvaux that St.
Bernard asked our Lord which was His greatest unrecorded suffering, and our
Lord answered: "I had on My Shoulder, while I bore My Cross on the Way of
Sorrows, a grievous wound, which was more painful than the others, and which is
not recorded by men. Honor this Wound with thy devotion, and I will grant thee
whatsoever thou dost ask through its virtue and merit. And in regard to all
those who shall venerate this Wound, I will remit to them all their venial
sins, and will no longer remember their mortal sins."
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THOMAS D. BEAVEN
Bishop of Springfield
Mary, Co-Redemptrix of the human race, pray for us.
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