Twelfth Petition
Jesus, Jesus, Jesus,
Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, -----> Grant us grace to call on Thee for help.
Jesus, Jesus, Jesus,
Jesus, grant us grace in all our necessities to call on Thee for help, faithfully remembering Thy death and resurrection for us.
Wilt Thou be deaf to our cries. Who wouldst lay down Thy life for our ransom? or canst Thou not save us, Who couldst take it up again for our crown?
Whom have we in heaven but Thee, O dear Jesus, Whose blessed mouth has pronounced: "Call on Me in the day of trouble and I will deliver thee"?
Thou art our sure rock of defense against all sorts of enemies; Thou art our ready grace able to strengthen us in every good work.
Therefore in all our sufferings, in all our weakness and temptations, we will confidently call on Thee; hear us, O Jesus, and when Thou hearest, have mercy.
Have mercy, etc.
Our Father, etc. Hail Mary, etc. Glory be to the Father, etc.
Thirteenth Petition
Jesus, Jesus, Jesus,
Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, ----> Make us persevere in virtue.
Jesus, Jesus, Jesus,
Jesus, make us persevere in virtue and a good life, and never relinquish Thy service, till Thou bringest us to our reward in Thy kingdom. In all pious customs and holy duties, in our daily and necessary employments, continue and strengthen, O Lord, both our souls and bodies.
Is our life anything but a pilgrimage on earth toward the new Jerusalem, to which he that sits down, or turns out of the way, can never arrive? O Jesus, make us always consider, through how much pain, and how little pleasure, Thou didst press on to a bitter death, that being the way to a glorious resurrection.
