Prayer to the Wound on the Shoulder of Christ
and
Splinters from the Cross
PRAYER TO THE WOUND ON THE SHOULDER
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."
Imprimatur:
THOMAS D. BEAVEN
Bishop of Springfield
Little headaches, little heartaches
Little griefs of every day,
Little trials and vexations,
How they throng around our way!
One great Cross, immense and heavy,
So it seems to our weak will,
Might be borne with resignation,
But these many small ones kill,
Yet all life is formed of small things,
Little leaves, make up the trees,
Many tiny drops of water
Blending, make the mighty seas.
Let us not then by impatience
Mar the beauty of the whole,
But for love of Jesus bear all
In the silence of our soul.
Asking Him for grace sufficient
To sustain us through each loss,
And to treasure each small offering
As a splinter from His Cross.
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