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o, then, my  Jesus,  in  order  to  save  my  soul, Thou hast  prepared  a  bath  of  Thine  own Blood wherein  to  cleanse  it  from  the  filth  of its  sins. If, then,  our  souls  have  been  bought  by Thy  Blood,  "  For  you  are  bought  with  a  great  price" (i Cor.  vi.  20"),  it  is  a  sign  that  Thou  lovest  them much;  and  as  Thou  dost  love  them,  let  us  pray  thus to  Thee:  "We  therefore  pray  Thee  to  help  Thy servants, whom  Thou  hast  redeemed  with  Thy  precious Blood."  It  is  true  that  by  my  sins  I  have  separated myself  from  Thee,  and  have  knowingly  lost Thee.  But  remember,  my  Jesus,  that  Thou  hast bought  me  with  Thy  Blood.  Ah,  may  this  Blood not  have  been  given  in  vain  for  me,  which  was  shed with  so  much  grief  and  so  much  love.

Jesus, by  the  pain  Thou  didst  suffer  when Thy left  Hand  was  nailed  to  the  cross,  give me true  sorrow  for  my  sins.

O my  Jesus,  by  the  pain  which  Thou  didst  suffer when Thy  right  Hand  was  nailed  to  the  cross,  grant me perseverance  in  Thy  grace.

O my  Jesus,  by  the  pain  which  Thou  didst  suffer when Thy  left  Foot  was  nailed  to  the  cross,  save  me from  the  pains  of  hell.

O my  Jesus,  by  the  pain  which  Thou  didst  suffer when Thy  right  Foot  was  nailed  to  the  cross,  grant me the  grace  of  eternally  loving  Thee  in  heaven.

O my  Jesus,  by  the  Wound  made  in  Thine  adorable Heart,  procure  for  me  the  happiness  of  ever loving Thee  in  this  life  and  in  the  next.