THIRTY DAYS' PRAYER TO OUR BLESSED REDEEMER,
IN HONOR OF HIS BITTER PASSION

O Jesus, Son of God and Savior of mankind, we beseech Thee to have mercy on us, and so dispose out lives here by Thy grace, that we may hereafter rejoice with Thee for ever in Thy Heavenly Kingdom. Amen.

O dear Jesus, my blessed Savior and Redeemer, the sweet comforter of all sad, desolate, and distressed souls: behold Thy poor servant humbly prostrate at the foot of Thy holy Cross, bewailing his misery, imploring Thy mercy, and beseeching Thee to take pity and compassion upon him in this present and pressing affliction [infirmity, poverty, temptation, trouble, or whatever other spiritual or corporeal necessity].

Hear my prayer, O assured refuge of all afflicted, wretched! behold my tears, consider my sorrows, and remedy my distresses; for finding myself encompassed with very grievous calamities, by reason of my great crimes, I know not whither to fly for succor, or to whom I may make my moan, but to Thee, my meek and merciful Savior, with a full hope and confidence that Thou, O my living Redeemer, wilt vouchsafe to lend the ears of Thy ordinary pity and accustomed clemency to the humble petition of Thy poor child, and by that sweetness which Thy blessed soul perceived at the time of Thy alliance with our human nature, when resolving with the Father and the Holy Ghost to unite Thy Divine Person to mortal flesh for man's salvation. Thou didst send Thy Angel to the holy Virgin Mary with those happy tidings, and clothing Thyself with our human nature, didst remain true man for the space of nine months in her sacred womb.

By the anguish Thou didst endure when, the time of Thy designed Passion drawing nigh, Thou didst pray to Thy Eternal Father, that if it might stand with His most Divine Providence, Thou didst desire that the bitter chalice might pass away from Thee; yet concluding with a most perfect act of resignation: Not My will, O heavenly Father, but Thine, be done.

By the outrageous injuries, shameful disgraces, cruel blows, contumelious blasphemies, forged witnesses. false accusations, and unjust judgments which Thou, innocent Lamb! patiently didst endure; by the shackles which fettered Thy limbs, the tears which flowed from Thine eyes, the Blood which trickled from Thy whole Body; by the fears, sorrows, and sadness of Thy Heart; by the shame Thou didst receive in being stripped of Thy garment, to hang naked on the Cross in the sight of Thy sorrowful Mother and in presence of all the people.

By Thy royal head crowned with thorns and smitten with a reed; by Thy thirst quenched with vinegar and gall; by Thy side opened with a spear, whence issued blood and water, to refresh our souls with that living fountain of Thy love and mercy; by the sharp nails wherewith Thy tender hands and feet were cruelly pierced and fastened to the Cross; by the recommendation of Thy departing Soul to the Heavenly Father, saying, Into Thy hands I commend my spirit; by Thy praying for Thine enemies, saying, O Father, forgive them, for thy know what they do; by Thy giving up the ghost when Thou didst cry out with a loud voice, My God, My God, why hast Thou forsaken Me? and then bowing down Thy most blessed head, to impart the kiss of peace saidst, It is consummated.