mercy to me in the hour of my death. Amen. Our Father. Hail Mary.
PRAYER VI.
O King! my Beloved and Friend, who art all lovely,[1] remember that sorrow which thou hadst when thou hangedst naked and miserable on the Cross, and when all thy friends and thy acquaintance stood against thee,[2] and when thou foundedst none to comfort thee, save thy beloved Mother alone, who, in the bitterness of her soul, most faithfully stood by thee, and whom thou commendedst to thy disciple, saying, Mother, behold thy son!
I pray thee, most loving Jesus, by the sword of sorrow which then pierced through her soul, to compassionate me in all my troubles and afflictions, corporal and spiritual, and to give me consolation in the time of trouble and in the hour of my death. Amen. Our Father. Hail Mary.
PRAYER VII.
O Jesus! the Fountain of inexhaustible love, who of thy inmost affection saidst upon the Cross, I thirst, namely, for the salvation of mankind; inflame, I beseech thee, the desires of our hearts to every perfect work, and utterly dry up and extinguish within us the thirst of concupiscence and the heat of worldly pleasure. Amen. Our Father. Hail Mary.
Prayer VIII.
O Jesus! the Sweetness of hearts and the exceeding Delight of souls, by the bitterness of the vinegar and the gall which thou tastedst for us, vouchsafe to us at the hour of our death, worthily to receive thy Body and Blood, for the medicine and comfort of our souls. Amen. Our Father. Hail Mary.
Prayer IX.
O Jesus! kingly in might, and triumph of the soul, remember the anguish and sorrow that thou sufferedst, when, because of the bitterness of death, and the insulting of the Jews, thou criedst with a loud voice that thou wast forsaken by thy Father, in saying, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? By this anguish, I pray thee not to forsake us in our anguish, O Lord our God. Amen. Our Father. Hail Mary.
PRAYER X.
O Jesus, Alpha and Omega, our life and strength at all times! remember that from the top of thy head to the sole of thy foot thou sankest thyself for us in the water of thy Passion.
For thy Wounds’ sake, that
