By this most holy shedding of thy Blood, I beg of thee the grace of meekness, against all anger and desire of revenge. Our Father. Hail Mary.
V.
O most sweet and abstemious of guests, Jesus Christ, true God and man! to thee be eternal praise and thanksgiving, for the stripping of thy garments, which thou sufferedst both before and after the carrying of the Cross, not without the most painful renewal and aggravation of thy Wounds.
By this most holy shedding of thy Blood, I beseech of thee the grace of sobriety and abstinence, against all gluttony and surfeiting. Our Father. Hail Mary.
VI.
O most good and faithful . Samaritan, Jesus Christ, true God and man! to thee be eternal praise and thanksgiving, because in thy burning love for us thou offeredst for our redemption thy most holy Hands and Feet, to be horribly dug into and fastened to the wood of the Cross.
By this most holy shedding of thy Blood, I beg earnestly the grace of brotherly charity, against all envy and jealousy. Our Father. Hail Mary.
VII.
O most zealous High Priest, Jesus Christ, true God and man! to thee be eternal praise and thanksgiving, because thou sufferedst thy sacred Side to be pierced, laid open, and wounded.
By this most sacred shedding of thy Blood, I humbly ask of thee the grace of holy fervour and zeal, against ail slothfulness and torpor in thy service, and in all exercises of piety. Our Father. Hail Mary.
RECOMMENDATION OF SELF TO OUR SAVIOUR’S FIVE WOUNDS.
I.
Most gracious Jesus, to the most sweet wound of thy Right Foot I offer, with all my heart’s affection, whatever prosperity and pleasure thou ordainest for me in the loving counsel of thy Providence, and I so unite them to thy divine will, together with myself, as to be willing by no sort of temptation to be ever torn away or separated from it, through all eternity. Our Father. Hail Mary.
II.
Most gracious Jesus, in the most sweet wound of thy blessed Left Foot I hide all the troubles, adversities, distresses, and bitternesses which thy divine Providence may, in the whole course of my life, send me, or permit to befall me; and I unite and join them to thy most bitter pains, with
