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Prayer Before A Crucifix
Behold, O good and most sweet Jesus, I fall upon my knees before Thee, and with most fervent
desire beg and beseech Thee that Thou wouldst impress upon my heart a lively sense of faith,
hope and charity, true repentance for my sins, and a firm resolve to make amends. And with deep
affection and grief, I reflect upon Thy five wounds, having before my eyes that which Thy prophet
David spoke about Thee, o good Jesus: "They have pierced my hands and feet, they have
counted all my bones." Amen.
Note:
This prayer is a partially indulgenced prayer. However, if one recites it before an image of Christ
crucified, and under the usual conditions, on any of the Fridays in Lent (including Passiontide), one
may receive a plenary indulgence.
desire beg and beseech Thee that Thou wouldst impress upon my heart a lively sense of faith,
hope and charity, true repentance for my sins, and a firm resolve to make amends. And with deep
affection and grief, I reflect upon Thy five wounds, having before my eyes that which Thy prophet
David spoke about Thee, o good Jesus: "They have pierced my hands and feet, they have
counted all my bones." Amen.
Note:
This prayer is a partially indulgenced prayer. However, if one recites it before an image of Christ
crucified, and under the usual conditions, on any of the Fridays in Lent (including Passiontide), one
may receive a plenary indulgence.
In English
In Latin
En ego, o bone et dulcissime Iesu
En ego, O bone et dulcissime Iesu, ante conspectum tuum genibus me provolvo, ac maximo animi
ardore te oro atque obtestor, ut meum in cor vividos fidei, spei et caritatis sensus, atque veram
peccatorum meorum poenitentiam, eaque emendandi firmissimam voluntatem velis imprimere; dum
magno animi affectu et dolore tua quinque vulnera mecum ipse considero ac mente contemplor, illud
prae oculis habens, quod iam in ore ponebat tuo David propheta de te, o bone Iesu: Foderunt manus
meas et pedes meos: dinumeraverunt omnia ossa mea. Amen.
ardore te oro atque obtestor, ut meum in cor vividos fidei, spei et caritatis sensus, atque veram
peccatorum meorum poenitentiam, eaque emendandi firmissimam voluntatem velis imprimere; dum
magno animi affectu et dolore tua quinque vulnera mecum ipse considero ac mente contemplor, illud
prae oculis habens, quod iam in ore ponebat tuo David propheta de te, o bone Iesu: Foderunt manus
meas et pedes meos: dinumeraverunt omnia ossa mea. Amen.
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