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 covered with  wounds? O Jesus! receive me  into  Thy wounded Heart:  I  belong  entirely  to  Thee;  for  Thee alone do  I  desire  to  live  and  to  die.

V. Lord  Jesus,  crucified:

R. Have  mercy  on  us!

V. We  adore  Thee,  O  Christ,  and  praise  Thee:

R. Because  by  Thy  holy  cross  Thou  hast  redeemed the world!

esus did  not  descend  from  the  cross,  but  remained on it  until  He  died. And when  taken  down  from it. He, in  death  as  in  life,  rested  on  the  bosom  of  His blessed Mother. Persevere in  your  resolutions  of reform  and  do  not  part  from  the  cross;  he  who  persevereth  to  the  end  shall  be  saved. Consider, moreover, how  pure  the  heart  should  be  that  receives  the body and  blood  of  Christ  in  the  adorable  Sacrament of the  Altar.

LORD Jesus! Thy lifeless  body,  bruised  and lacerated, found  a  worthy  resting  place  on  the bosom of  Thy  virgin  Mother. Have I  not  often  compelled Thee  to  dwell  in  my  heart,  despite  its  unworthiness  to  receive  Thee? Create in  me  a  new heart, that  I  may  worthily  receive  Thy  most  sacred