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 extend over  all  hearts  the  sweet  empire  of Thy  love.

Indulgence of 300  days. — Pius  X,  June  16,  1906.

MY Lord  Jesus  Christ! Who, to  redeem the world,  didst  vouchsafe  to  be  born among men,  to  be  circumcised,  to  be  rejected and persecuted  by  the  Jews,  to  be  betrayed by the  traitor,  Judas,  with  a  kiss,  and  as  a lamb,  gentle  and  innocent,  to  be  bound  with cords, and  dragged,  in  scorn,  before  the  tribunals of  Annas,  Caiphas,  Pilate,  and  Herod; who didst  suffer  Thyself  to  be  accused  by false  witnesses,  to  be  torn  by  the  scourge and overwhelmed  with  opprobrium;  to  be spit  upon,  to  be  crowned  with  thorns,  buffeted, struck with  a  reed,  blindfolded,  stripped  of Thy  garments;  to  be  nailed  to  the  cross  and raised on  it  between  two  thieves;  to  be  given gall and  vinegar  to  drink,  and  to  be  pierced with a  lance;  do  Thou,  O  Lord,  by  these  Thy most sacred  pains,  which  I,  all  unworthy, call to  mind,  and  by  Thy  holy  cross  and death, save  me  (and  thy  servant  N.  in  his agony )  from  the  pains  of  hell,  and  vouch-