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 mercy to  me  in  the  hour  of my  death. Amen. Our Father. Hail Mary.

O King! my Beloved  and Friend, who  art  all  lovely, remember that  sorrow  which thou hadst  when  thou  hangedst  naked  and  miserable  on the  Cross,  and  when  all  thy friends and  thy  acquaintance stood against  thee, and  when thou foundedst  none  to  comfort thee,  save  thy  beloved Mother alone,  who,  in  the  bitterness of  her  soul,  most  faithfully  stood  by  thee,  and  whom thou commendedst  to  thy  disciple, saying,  Mother,  behold thy son!

I pray thee,  most  loving Jesus, by  the  sword  of  sorrow which  then  pierced through her  soul,  to  compassionate me  in  all  my  troubles and  afflictions,  corporal and spiritual,  and  to  give  me consolation  in  the  time  of trouble  and  in  the  hour  of my  death. Amen. ''Our Father. Hail Mary. ''

O Jesus! the Fountain  of inexhaustible  love,  who  of thy  inmost  affection  saidst upon the  Cross,  I thirst, namely, for  the  salvation  of mankind; inflame,  I beseech thee, the  desires  of  our  hearts to every  perfect  work,  and utterly dry  up  and  extinguish  within  us  the  thirst of concupiscence  and  the  heat of worldly  pleasure. Amen. ''Our Father. Hail Mary. ''

O Jesus! the Sweetness  of hearts  and  the  exceeding  Delight of  souls,  by  the  bitterness of  the  vinegar  and  the gall which  thou  tastedst  for us, vouchsafe  to  us  at  the hour of  our  death,  worthily to receive  thy  Body  and Blood, for  the  medicine  and comfort of  our  souls. Amen. ''Our Father. Hail Mary. ''

O Jesus! kingly in  might, and triumph  of  the  soul,  remember the  anguish  and  sorrow that  thou  sufferedst, when, because  of  the  bitterness of  death,  and  the  insulting of  the  Jews,  thou  criedst with a loud  voice  that  thou wast forsaken  by  thy  Father, in saying,  My  God,  my  God, why hast  thou  forsaken  me? By this  anguish,  I pray  thee not to  forsake  us  in  our anguish, O Lord  our  God. Amen. ''Our Father. Hail Mary. ''

O Jesus, Alpha  and  Omega, our life  and  strength  at  all times! remember that  from the top  of  thy  head  to  the  sole of thy  foot  thou  sankest  thyself for  us  in  the  water  of  thy Passion.

For thy  Wounds’  sake,  that