word, and refresh me: for I mercy; receive my spirit in come weary and laden with the weight of my sins; deal kindly with thy servant, thou who hast borne our infirmities and our labours on the Cross!
PRAYER
To Jesus Christ, the Saviour of the world.
O Jesus Christ, the Fountain of Mercy, show to me, thy poor wretched creature, thy mercy! help me in this my last necessity! O my Creator and my Redeemer, Jesus Christ, interpose thy Passion, thy Cross, and thy Death, between thy judgment and my soul!
I give myself up to thee entirely; do not thrust me from thee! I come to thee; do not drive me away! Now,
O Lord, according to thy will, deal mercifully with me, and bid that my spirit be received in peace; thou hast redeemed me, O Lord, the God of truth; let, O Lord Jesu, these sweet words sound in the ears of my soul: This day thou shalt be with me in Paradise!
Receive me, O crucified Jesus, in thy loving arms, into which I throw myself as I behold them stretched out for me upon the Cross! Receive me to thy embraces, which I long for, and draw to thyself my soul; receive me, O good Jesus, in thy peace! Amen.
Enlighten, O good Jesus, my eyes, that I never sleep in death; lest at any time my enemy say: I have prevailed against him!
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the living God, interpose thy Passion, thy Cross, and thy Death between thy judgment and my soul!
Remember not, O good Jesus, my iniquities, let thy mercies speedily prevent me, for I am become exceeding poor!
O most sweet Lord Jesus Christ, for the honour and power of thy blessed Passion, command that I be enrolled into the number of thy Elect!
Enter not, O most merciful Jesus, into judgment with thy servant, for in thy sight no man living shall be justified!
One thing I have asked of the Lord, this will I seek after, that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life!
Bring my soul out of prison, that I may praise thy Name; the just wait for me, until thou reward me!
Uphold me according to thy word, and I shall live; and let me not be confounded in my expectation![1]
- ↑ Ps. cxviii. 116
