O Jesus, so good and gentle,
see how I kneel
before your image on the cross
and beg of you most earnestly
that you would give me in my heart
the living imprint of faith, hope and charity
with true repentance for my sins
and a strong will to reform my life
according to your will.
As I ask you to grant me this
I have the image of your five wounds
before my eyes.
I think of those wounds
and reflect in my mind on their meaning
and I am deeply moved to grief and sympathy
for your great suffering;
I remember the words of the Psalmist
attributed to you:
They have torn holes
in my hands and my feet
and have numbered all my bones.
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