FIFTEENTH
DAY
On
the wound of the Sacred Heart. All the wounds of our Lord are so many gates of
salvation open to the whole world, but that of his heart is the largest. All
his wounds are fountains of grace, but that of his heart is the clearest and
most delicious. All his wounds are so many purple streams, in which we can
plunge all the powers of our soul, to enhance the price of our thoughts, words,
and actions; but the wound of the heart gives them a higher colour, a more
lively tinge, a more precious lustre. All his wounds are so many characters of
the book of life, which contains the science of the saints but that of the heart renders as more learned.
All his wounds are so many places of refuge, where
the most criminal find shelter; but that of the heart is the most secure. The wound
of the heart is an eloquent tongue, which speaks in the secret of hearts, to
remind us of the love Jesus has borne to us, and to demand ours in return. Let
us cast ourselves into it, and take the resolution of never leaving it. St Gertrude being one day with her community before the holy sacrament,
saw that each person received grace. Some seemed to derive it from the hands of
Jesus, some from the heart, and these latter were by far the best off, for they
received with plenitude what they desired. Say thrice: Sacred Heart of
Jesus, have mercy on us. Immaculate Heart of Mary! pray for us.
Nine Elevations of the Soul to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Heart of
Jesus, perfect
adorer of God, teach me to adore thy heavenly Father with thee and by thee.
Heart of
Jesus, inflamed
with love for me, inflame me with thy divine love.
Heart of
Jesus, victim alone
worthy of God, unite me to thy divine sacrifice.
Heart of
Jesus, overwhelmed
with bitter ness for the sins of men, break my heart with sorrow for my sins.
Heart of Jesus, infinitely
humble, annihilate my
pride.
Heart of
Jesus, perfect model
of meekness, inspire me with that salutary virtue.
Heart of
Jesus, infinitely
pure and spot less, give me an inviolable purity of body, mind, and heart.
Heart of
Jesus, full of zeal
for the glory of thy heavenly Father, animate my heart with an ardent zeal for
thy glory and my own sanctification.
Heart of
Jesus, reign for
ever in my heart, and grant me grace to reign one day with thee in heaven.
Rosary in
honor of the
Sacred Heart of Jesus
This rosary
is in honor of the thirty-three years of our Lord, and is
composed of thirty-three beads, which, divided into five parts, represent the
five wounds of our Lord.
On the cross Pray One Pater Noster, and Credo.
Dominica
Oratio – (Pater Noster)
Pater noster,
qui es in caelis, sanctificetur nomen tuum. Adveniat regnum tuum. Fiat voluntas
tua, sicut in caelo et in terra. Panem nostrum quotidianum da nobis hodie, et
dimitte nobis debita nostra sicut et nos dimittimus debitoribus nostris. Et ne
nos inducas in tentationem, sed libera nos a malo. Amen.
The
Lord’s Prayer - (Our Father)
Our
Father,
who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on
earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our
trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into
temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.
Symbolum
Apostolicum
Credo in Deum, Patrem omnipotentem, creatorem caeli et
terrae. Et in Iesum Christum, Filium eius unicum, Dominum nostrum, qui
conceptus est de Spiritu Sancto, natus ex Maria Virgine, passus sub Pontio
Pilato, crucifixus, mortuus et sepultus. Descendit ad inferos, tertia die
resurrexit a mortuis. Ascendit ad caelos, sedet ad dextram Dei Patris
omnipotentis. Inde venturus est iudicare vivos et mortuos. Credo in Spiritum
Sanctum, sanctam Ecclesiam catholicam, sanctorum communionem, remissionem
peccatorum, carnis resurrectionem, vitam aeternam. Amen.
The
Apostles’ Creed
I believe in God the Father Almighty, Creator of
heaven and earth; and in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord; Who was
conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius
Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried. He descended into hell; the third
day He rose again from the dead; He ascended into heaven and sits at the right
hand of God, the Father Almighty; from thence He shall come to judge the living
and the dead. I believe the Holy Spirit, the Holy Catholic Church, the
communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and
life everlasting. Amen.
On the small beads — O Jesus, meek and humble of heart, render my heart like unto thine.
On the large beads — I adore and love thee, O divine heart of Jesus. Enkindle in my heart the divine fire with which thou thyself art inflamed.
Let us pray
0 good and loving Jesus, who art the consolation, the strength, and hope of those who invoke thy holy name, and who seek a refuge in thy saving wounds, be to me Jesus in life, and at the hour of my death.
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