The Prayers of Saint Bridget First Prayer Our Father - Hail Mary O Jesus Christ! Eternal Sweetness to those who love Thee, joy surpassingall joy and all desire, Salvation and Hope of all sinners, Who hast provedthat Thou hast no greater desire than to be among men, even assuming humannature at the fullness of time for the love of men, recall all thesufferings Thou hast endured from the instant of Thy conception, andespecially during Thy Passion, as it was decreed and ordained from alleternity in the Divine plan. Remember, O Lord, that during the Last Supper with Thy disciples, havingwashed their feet, Thou gavest them Thy Most Precious Body and Blood, andwhile at the same time Thou didst sweetly console them, Thou didst foretellthem Thy coming Passion. Remember the sadness and bitterness which Thou didst experience in Thy Soulas Thou Thyself bore witness saying: "My Soul is sorrowful even untodeath." Remember all the fear, anguish and pain that Thou didst suffer in Thydelicate Body before the torment of the crucifixion, when, after havingprayed three times, bathed in a sweat of blood, Thou wast betrayed byJudas, Thy disciple, arrested by the people of a nation Thou hadst chosenand elevated, accused by false witnesses, unjustly judged by three judgesduring the flower of Thy youth and during the solemn Paschal season. Remember that Thou wast despoiled of Thy garments and clothed in those ofderision; that Thy Face and Eyes were veiled, that Thou wast buffeted,crowned with thorns, a reed placed in Thy Hands, that Thou was crushed withblows and overwhelmed with affronts and outrages. In memory of all these pains and sufferings which Thou didst endure beforeThy Passion on the Cross, grant me before my death true contrition, asincere and entire confession, worthy satisfaction and the remission of allmy sins. Amen. Second Prayer Our Father - Hail Mary O Jesus! True liberty of angels, Paradise of delights, remember the horrorand sadness which Thou didst endure when Thy enemies, like furious lions,surrounded Thee, and by thousands of insults, spits, blows, lacerations andother unheard-of-cruelties, tormented Thee at will. In consideration ofthese torments and insulting words, I beseech Thee, O my Savior, to deliverme from all my enemies, visible and invisible, and to bring me, under Thyprotection, to the perfection of eternal salvation. Amen. Third Prayer Our Father - Hail Mary O Jesus! Creator of Heaven and earth whom nothing can encompass or limit,Thou Who dost enfold and hold all under Thy Loving power, remember the verybitter pain Thou didst suffer when the Jews nailed Thy Sacred Hands andFeet to the Cross by blow after blow with big blunt nails, and not findingThee in a pitiable enough state to satisfy their rage, they enlarged ThyWounds, and added pain to pain, and with indescribable cruelty stretchedThy Body on the Cross, pulled Thee from all sides, thus dislocating ThyLimbs. I beg of Thee, O Jesus, by the memory of this most Loving suffering of theCross, to grant me the grace to fear Thee and to Love Thee. Amen. Fourth Prayer Our Father - Hail Mary O Jesus! Heavenly Physician, raised aloft on the Cross to heal our woundswith Thine, remember the bruises which Thou didst suffer and the weaknessof all Thy Members which were distended to such a degree that never wasthere pain like unto Thine. From the crown of Thy Head to the Soles of ThyFeet there was not one spot on Thy Body that was not in torment, and yet,forgetting all Thy sufferings, Thou didst not cease to pray to Thy HeavenlyFather for Thy enemies, saying: "Father forgive them for they know not whatthey do." Through this great Mercy, and in memory of this suffering, grant that theremembrance of Thy Most Bitter Passion may effect in us a perfectcontrition and the remission of all our sins. Amen. Fifth Prayer Our Father - Hail Mary O Jesus! Mirror of eternal splendor, remember the sadness which Thouexperienced, when contemplating in the light of Thy Divinity thepredestination of those who would be saved by the merits of Thy SacredPassion, Thou didst see at the same time, the great multitude of reprobateswho would be damned for their sins, and Thou didst complain bitterly ofthose hopeless lost and unfortunate sinners. Through the abyss of compassion and pity, and especially through thegoodness which Thou displayed to the good thief when Thou saidst to him:"This day, thou shalt be with Me in Paradise." I beg of Thee, O SweetJesus, that at the hour of my death, Thou wilt show me mercy. Amen. Sixth Prayer Our Father - Hail Mary O Jesus! Beloved and most desirable King, remember the grief Thou didstsuffer, when naked and like a common criminal, Thou was fastened and raisedon the Cross, when all Thy relatives and friends abandoned Thee, except ThyBeloved Mother, who remained close to Thee during Thy agony and whom Thoudidst entrust to Thy faithful disciple when Thou saidst to Mary: "Woman,behold thy son!" and to Saint John: "Son, behold thy Mother!" I beg of Thee O my Savior, by the sword of sorrow which pierced the soul ofThy holy Mother, to have compassion on me in all my affliction andtribulations, both corporal and spiritual, and to assist me in all mytrials, and especially at the hour of my death. Amen. Seventh Prayer Our Father - Hail Mary O Jesus! Inexhaustible Fountain of compassion, Who by a profound gesture ofLove, said from the Cross: "I thirst!" suffered from the thirst for thesalvation of the human race. I beg of Thee O my Savior, to inflame in ourhearts the desire to tend toward perfection in all our acts; and toextinguish in us the concupiscence of the flesh and the ardor of worldlydesires. Amen. Eighth Prayer Our Father - Hail Mary O Jesus! Sweetness of hearts, delight of the spirit, by the bitterness ofthe vinegar and gall which Thou didst taste on the Cross for Love of us,grant us the grace to receive worthily Thy Precious Body and Blood duringour life and at the hour of our death, that they may serve as a remedy andconsolation for our souls. Amen. Ninth Prayer Our Father - Hail Mary O Jesus! Royal virtue, joy of the mind, recall the pain Thou didst endurewhen plunged in an ocean of bitterness at the approach of death, insulted,outraged by the Jews, Thou didst cry out in a loud voice that Thou wasabandoned by Thy Father, saying: "My God, My God, why hast Thou forsakenme?" Through this anguish, I beg of Thee, O my Savior, not to abandon me in theterrors and pains of my death. Amen. Tenth Prayer Our Father - Hail Mary O Jesus! Who art the beginning and end of all things, life and virtue,remember that for our sakes Thou was plunged in an abyss of suffering fromthe soles of Thy Feet to the crown of Thy Head. In consideration of theenormity of Thy Wounds, teach me to keep, through pure love, ThyCommandments, whose way is wide and easy for those who love Thee. Amen. Eleventh Prayer Our Father - Hail Mary O Jesus! Deep abyss of mercy, I beg of Thee, in memory of Thy Wounds whichpenetrated to the very marrow of Thy Bones and to the depth of Thy bing, todraw me, a miserable sinner, overwhelmed by my offenses, away from sin andto hide me from Thy Face justly irritated against me, hide me in ThyWounds, until Thy anger and just indignation shall have passed away. Amen. Twelfth Prayer Our Father - Hail Mary O Jesus! Mirror of Truth, symbol of unity, link of Charity, remember themultitude of wounds with which Thou was covered from head to foot, torn andreddened by the spilling of Thy adorable Blood. O Great and Universal Painwhich Thou didst suffer in Thy virginal Flesh for Love of us! SweetestJesus! What is there that Thou couldst have done for us which Thou hast notdone! May the fruit of Thy sufferings be renewed in my soul by the faithfulremembrance of Thy Passion, and may Thy Love increase in my heart each day,until I see Thee in eternity, Thou Who art the treasury of every real goodand every joy, which I beg Thee to grant me, O Sweetest Jesus, in Heaven.Amen. Thirteenth Prayer Our Father - Hail Mary O Jesus! Strong Lion, Immortal and Invincible King, remember the pain whichThou didst endure when all Thy strength, both moral and physical, wasentirely exhausted, Thou didst bow Thy Head, saying: "It is consummated!" Through this anguish and grief, I beg of Thee Lord Jesus, to have mercy onme at the hour of my death when my mind will be greatly troubled and mysoul will be in anguish. Amen. Fourteenth Prayer Our Father - Hail Mary O Jesus! Only Son of the Father, Splendor and figure of His Substance,remember the simple and humble recommendation Thou didst make of Thy Soulto Thy Eternal Father, saying: "Father, into Thy Hands I commend MySpirit!" And with Thy Body all torn, and Thy Heart Broken, and the bowelsof Thy Mercy open to redeem us, Thou didst Expire. By this Precious Death,I beg of Thee O King of Saints, comfort me and help me to resist the devil,the flesh and the world, so that being dead to the world I may live forThee alone. I beg of Thee at the hour of my death to receive me, a pilgrimand an exile returning to Thee. Amen. Fifteenth Prayer Our Father - Hail Mary O Jesus! True and fruitful Vim! Remember the abundant outpouring of Bloodwhich Thou didst so generously she from Thy Sacred Body as juice fromgrapes in a wine press. From Thy Side, pierced with a lance by a soldier, blood and water issuedforth until there was not lift in Thy Body a single drop, and finally, likea bundle of myrrh lifted to the top of the Cross Thy delicate Flesh wasdestroyed, the very Substance of Thy Body withered, and the Marrow of ThyBones dried up. Through this bitter Passion and through the outpouring of Thy PreciousBlood, I beg of Thee, O Sweet Jesus, to receive my soul when I am in mydeath agony. Amen. Conclusion O Sweet Jesus! Pierce my heart so that my tears of penitence and love willbe my bread day and might; may I be converted entirely to Thee, may myheart be Thy perpetual habitation, may my conversation be pleasing to Thee,and may the end of my life be so praiseworthy that I may merit Heaven andthere with Thy saints, praise Thee forever. Amen.
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The Prayers of Saint Bridget First Prayer Our Father - Hail Mary O Jesus Christ! Eternal Sweetness to those who love Thee, joy surpassingall joy and all desire, Salvation and Hope of all sinners, Who hast provedthat Thou hast no greater desire than to be among men, even assuming humannature at the fullness of time for the love of men, recall all thesufferings Thou hast endured from the instant of Thy conception, andespecially during Thy Passion, as it was decreed and ordained from alleternity in the Divine plan. Remember, O Lord, that during the Last Supper with Thy disciples, havingwashed their feet, Thou gavest them Thy Most Precious Body and Blood, andwhile at the same time Thou didst sweetly console them, Thou didst foretellthem Thy coming Passion. Remember the sadness and bitterness which Thou didst experience in Thy Soulas Thou Thyself bore witness saying: "My Soul is sorrowful even untodeath." Remember all the fear, anguish and pain that Thou didst suffer in Thydelicate Body before the torment of the crucifixion, when, after havingprayed three times, bathed in a sweat of blood, Thou wast betrayed byJudas, Thy disciple, arrested by the people of a nation Thou hadst chosenand elevated, accused by false witnesses, unjustly judged by three judgesduring the flower of Thy youth and during the solemn Paschal season. Remember that Thou wast despoiled of Thy garments and clothed in those ofderision; that Thy Face and Eyes were veiled, that Thou wast buffeted,crowned with thorns, a reed placed in Thy Hands, that Thou was crushed withblows and overwhelmed with affronts and outrages. In memory of all these pains and sufferings which Thou didst endure beforeThy Passion on the Cross, grant me before my death true contrition, asincere and entire confession, worthy satisfaction and the remission of allmy sins. Amen. Second Prayer Our Father - Hail Mary O Jesus! True liberty of angels, Paradise of delights, remember the horrorand sadness which Thou didst endure when Thy enemies, like furious lions,surrounded Thee, and by thousands of insults, spits, blows, lacerations andother unheard-of-cruelties, tormented Thee at will. In consideration ofthese torments and insulting words, I beseech Thee, O my Savior, to deliverme from all my enemies, visible and invisible, and to bring me, under Thyprotection, to the perfection of eternal salvation. Amen. Third Prayer Our Father - Hail Mary O Jesus! Creator of Heaven and earth whom nothing can encompass or limit,Thou Who dost enfold and hold all under Thy Loving power, remember the verybitter pain Thou didst suffer when the Jews nailed Thy Sacred Hands andFeet to the Cross by blow after blow with big blunt nails, and not findingThee in a pitiable enough state to satisfy their rage, they enlarged ThyWounds, and added pain to pain, and with indescribable cruelty stretchedThy Body on the Cross, pulled Thee from all sides, thus dislocating ThyLimbs. I beg of Thee, O Jesus, by the memory of this most Loving suffering of theCross, to grant me the grace to fear Thee and to Love Thee. Amen. Fourth Prayer Our Father - Hail Mary O Jesus! Heavenly Physician, raised aloft on the Cross to heal our woundswith Thine, remember the bruises which Thou didst suffer and the weaknessof all Thy Members which were distended to such a degree that never wasthere pain like unto Thine. From the crown of Thy Head to the Soles of ThyFeet there was not one spot on Thy Body that was not in torment, and yet,forgetting all Thy sufferings, Thou didst not cease to pray to Thy HeavenlyFather for Thy enemies, saying: "Father forgive them for they know not whatthey do." Through this great Mercy, and in memory of this suffering, grant that theremembrance of Thy Most Bitter Passion may effect in us a perfectcontrition and the remission of all our sins. Amen. Fifth Prayer Our Father - Hail Mary O Jesus! Mirror of eternal splendor, remember the sadness which Thouexperienced, when contemplating in the light of Thy Divinity thepredestination of those who would be saved by the merits of Thy SacredPassion, Thou didst see at the same time, the great multitude of reprobateswho would be damned for their sins, and Thou didst complain bitterly ofthose hopeless lost and unfortunate sinners. Through the abyss of compassion and pity, and especially through thegoodness which Thou displayed to the good thief when Thou saidst to him:"This day, thou shalt be with Me in Paradise." I beg of Thee, O SweetJesus, that at the hour of my death, Thou wilt show me mercy. Amen. Sixth Prayer Our Father - Hail Mary O Jesus! Beloved and most desirable King, remember the grief Thou didstsuffer, when naked and like a common criminal, Thou was fastened and raisedon the Cross, when all Thy relatives and friends abandoned Thee, except ThyBeloved Mother, who remained close to Thee during Thy agony and whom Thoudidst entrust to Thy faithful disciple when Thou saidst to Mary: "Woman,behold thy son!" and to Saint John: "Son, behold thy Mother!" I beg of Thee O my Savior, by the sword of sorrow which pierced the soul ofThy holy Mother, to have compassion on me in all my affliction andtribulations, both corporal and spiritual, and to assist me in all mytrials, and especially at the hour of my death. Amen. Seventh Prayer Our Father - Hail Mary O Jesus! Inexhaustible Fountain of compassion, Who by a profound gesture ofLove, said from the Cross: "I thirst!" suffered from the thirst for thesalvation of the human race. I beg of Thee O my Savior, to inflame in ourhearts the desire to tend toward perfection in all our acts; and toextinguish in us the concupiscence of the flesh and the ardor of worldlydesires. Amen. Eighth Prayer Our Father - Hail Mary O Jesus! Sweetness of hearts, delight of the spirit, by the bitterness ofthe vinegar and gall which Thou didst taste on the Cross for Love of us,grant us the grace to receive worthily Thy Precious Body and Blood duringour life and at the hour of our death, that they may serve as a remedy andconsolation for our souls. Amen. Ninth Prayer Our Father - Hail Mary O Jesus! Royal virtue, joy of the mind, recall the pain Thou didst endurewhen plunged in an ocean of bitterness at the approach of death, insulted,outraged by the Jews, Thou didst cry out in a loud voice that Thou wasabandoned by Thy Father, saying: "My God, My God, why hast Thou forsakenme?" Through this anguish, I beg of Thee, O my Savior, not to abandon me in theterrors and pains of my death. Amen. Tenth Prayer Our Father - Hail Mary O Jesus! Who art the beginning and end of all things, life and virtue,remember that for our sakes Thou was plunged in an abyss of suffering fromthe soles of Thy Feet to the crown of Thy Head. In consideration of theenormity of Thy Wounds, teach me to keep, through pure love, ThyCommandments, whose way is wide and easy for those who love Thee. Amen. Eleventh Prayer Our Father - Hail Mary O Jesus! Deep abyss of mercy, I beg of Thee, in memory of Thy Wounds whichpenetrated to the very marrow of Thy Bones and to the depth of Thy bing, todraw me, a miserable sinner, overwhelmed by my offenses, away from sin andto hide me from Thy Face justly irritated against me, hide me in ThyWounds, until Thy anger and just indignation shall have passed away. Amen. Twelfth Prayer Our Father - Hail Mary O Jesus! Mirror of Truth, symbol of unity, link of Charity, remember themultitude of wounds with which Thou was covered from head to foot, torn andreddened by the spilling of Thy adorable Blood. O Great and Universal Painwhich Thou didst suffer in Thy virginal Flesh for Love of us! SweetestJesus! What is there that Thou couldst have done for us which Thou hast notdone! May the fruit of Thy sufferings be renewed in my soul by the faithfulremembrance of Thy Passion, and may Thy Love increase in my heart each day,until I see Thee in eternity, Thou Who art the treasury of every real goodand every joy, which I beg Thee to grant me, O Sweetest Jesus, in Heaven.Amen. Thirteenth Prayer Our Father - Hail Mary O Jesus! Strong Lion, Immortal and Invincible King, remember the pain whichThou didst endure when all Thy strength, both moral and physical, wasentirely exhausted, Thou didst bow Thy Head, saying: "It is consummated!" Through this anguish and grief, I beg of Thee Lord Jesus, to have mercy onme at the hour of my death when my mind will be greatly troubled and mysoul will be in anguish. Amen. Fourteenth Prayer Our Father - Hail Mary O Jesus! Only Son of the Father, Splendor and figure of His Substance,remember the simple and humble recommendation Thou didst make of Thy Soulto Thy Eternal Father, saying: "Father, into Thy Hands I commend MySpirit!" And with Thy Body all torn, and Thy Heart Broken, and the bowelsof Thy Mercy open to redeem us, Thou didst Expire. By this Precious Death,I beg of Thee O King of Saints, comfort me and help me to resist the devil,the flesh and the world, so that being dead to the world I may live forThee alone. I beg of Thee at the hour of my death to receive me, a pilgrimand an exile returning to Thee. Amen. Fifteenth Prayer Our Father - Hail Mary O Jesus! True and fruitful Vim! Remember the abundant outpouring of Bloodwhich Thou didst so generously she from Thy Sacred Body as juice fromgrapes in a wine press. From Thy Side, pierced with a lance by a soldier, blood and water issuedforth until there was not lift in Thy Body a single drop, and finally, likea bundle of myrrh lifted to the top of the Cross Thy delicate Flesh wasdestroyed, the very Substance of Thy Body withered, and the Marrow of ThyBones dried up. Through this bitter Passion and through the outpouring of Thy PreciousBlood, I beg of Thee, O Sweet Jesus, to receive my soul when I am in mydeath agony. Amen. Conclusion O Sweet Jesus! Pierce my heart so that my tears of penitence and love willbe my bread day and might; may I be converted entirely to Thee, may myheart be Thy perpetual habitation, may my conversation be pleasing to Thee,and may the end of my life be so praiseworthy that I may merit Heaven andthere with Thy saints, praise Thee forever. Amen.