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 underwentest for  my  sake,  all and each  of  which  I offer  to thee  in  the  most  sacred  wound of thy  blessed  Heart  and  Side, that thou  mayest  offer  them to thy  heavenly  Father  for  my sins,  in  union  with  thy  measureless charity,  with  which thou hast  suffered  them  all,  for the sake  of  man’s  salvation. Amen. ''Our Father. Hail Mary. ''

O God, who  desirest  not the death  but  the  penitence  of sinners,  favourably  regard people, that,  with  a contrite heart, has  recourse  to  thy most sacred  Wounds,  that, while it  honours  them  devoutly,  thou  mayest  mercifully  avert  from  it  war, famine, pestilence,  and  all other scourges  of  thy  wrath.

O God, who despisest not the sighing of the contrite, nor slightest the affection of the sorrowful, be favourable to our prayers which in our affliction we pour forth to thy sacred Wounds; receive them mercifully, and grant that whatever the devil’s or man’s devices plot against us may be crushed and brought to nought; that we, being hurt by no temptations, but saved out of trouble and distress, may in the Church give thanks to thee, our God.

O Lord, forgive us our sins, and out of thy sacred Wounds grant to us the mercy that we pray for, that thou mayest regard our low estate, look upon our afflictions, repel from us adversities, and, bestowing on us the effect of our petition, mayest listen graciously to thy suppliants, and preserve them from all evil, protected by the shield of thy Wounds.

Most gracious God, who rememberest not the sins of those that have recourse to thee, but graciously hearkenest to their sighs; regard the many temples, the many altars, the many holy spots dedicated in time past to thy holy Name, and now profaned by the abominations of heretics. Remember thy inheritance, acquired by the reception of thy most sacred Wounds, and by the shedding of thy most precious Blood; and hasten to visit thy vineyard, which the wild boar endeavours to uproot, and, by thy power strengthen its cultivators against the madness of them that lay it waste; make them conquerors, and