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ost merciful  Jesus! I return  Thee  infinite thanks for  not  permitting  me  to  continue  in sin,  and  to  fall,  as  I  have  so  often  deserved,  into the depths  of  hell. Enkindle in  me  an  earnest  desire of  amendment. Let me  never  again  relapse, but vouchsafe  me  Thy  grace  to  persevere  to  the end of  my  life.

Our Father,  etc. Hail Mary,  etc.

fter arriving  on  Calvary,  our  Saviour  was cruelly despoiled  of  His  garments. How painful must  this  have  been,  because  they  adhered to His  wounded  and  torn  body,  and  with  them parts of  His  bloody  skin  were  removed! All the wounds of  Jesus  are  renewed. He is  despoiled of His  garments  that  He  might  die  possessed  of nothing. How happy  shall  I  die  after  laying aside my  former  self  with  all  evil  inclinations  and desires!

nduce me,  O  Jesus! to lay  aside  my  former self, and  to  be  renewed  according  to  Thy  will and desire. I will  not  spare  myself,  however painful this  should  be  for  me;  despoiled  of  things