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 and forgiveness,  and  grace and mercy  upon  all. Amen.

1. O Lord  Jesus  Christ! I adore thee  hanging  on  the Cross, wearing  on  thy  Head thy crown  of  thorns. Let thy Cross,  I pray  thee,  deliver me  from  the  destroying Angel. Amen. ''Our Father. Hail Mary. ''

2. O Lord  Jesus  Christ! I adore thee  wounded  on  the Cross, given  gall  and  vinegar to drink. Let thy  Wounds, I pray thee,  be  medicine  to my  soul. ''Our Father. Hail Mary. ''

3. O Lord  Jesus  Christ! I pray thee  by  that  bitterness of thy  passion  which  thou enduredstat the  hour  of  death, especially at  the  moment  thy most holy  Soul  departed from thy  blessed  Body; have mercy on  my  soul  at  its  departure  out  of  my  body,  and bring it  to  eternal  life. Amen. ''Our Father. Hail Mary. ''

4. O Lord  Jesus  Christ! I adore thee  laid  in  the  Sepulchre and  embalmed  with myrrh and  spices. I pray thee that  thy  Death  may  be my  life. Amen. ''Our Father. Hail Mary. ''

5. O Lord  Jesus  Christ! I adore thee  descending  into hell, and  delivering  thence thy captives;  I pray  thee, suffer me  never  to  enter therein. Amen. ''Our Father. Hail Mary. ''

6. O Lord  Jesus  Christ! I adore thee  rising  again  from the dead  and  ascending  into heaven, and  sitting  on  the right hand  of  the  Father; I pray  thee  that  I may  merit  to follow  thee  thither,  and  there be presented  to  thee. Amen. ''Our Father. Hail Mary. ''

7. O Lord  Jesus  Christ! good Shepherd,  preserve  the just, justify  sinners,  have mercy on  all  the  faithful, and be  favourable  to  me,  a wretched  and  unworthy  sinner. Amen. ''Our Father. Hail Mary. ''

I implore thee,  O Lord, Jesus Christ,  that  thy  Passion may  be  my  strength,  to fortify  me,  protect  me,  and defend me. Let thy  Wounds be my  meat  and  drink,  to  feed me, inebriate  me,  and  delight me. May the  sprinkling  of thy  Blood  be  the  washing away of  all  my  sins. May thy Death be  my  eternal  glory. In these  let  me  have  my  refreshment, my  triumph,  my health,  my  study,  my  joy,  my desire  both  of  body  and  soul, now and  for  ever. Amen.

O Lord Jesus  Christ,  Son of the  living  God! interpose thy Passion,  Cross,  and  Death between thy  justice  and  my soul,  now  and  at  the  hour  of my  death.

Vouchsafe to  give  grace  and