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 to meet  us,  and  so  we  may  deserve  to  be  received  by  Thee into Thy  everlasting  dwelling-place.

An indulgence of  200  days,  once  a  day. — Leo  XIII, March 25,  1897.

God, Who  for  the  world's  redemption  wast  pleased to be  born,  circumcised,  rejected  by  the  Jews,  betrayed by the  kiss  of  the  traitor  Judas,  bound  with  chains, led like  an  innocent  lamb  to  sacrifice,  and  shamefully  presented before  Annas,  Caiphas,  Pilate,  and  Herod,  accused by false  witnesses,  beaten  with  whips,  buffeted,  insulted, spit upon,  crowned  with  thorns,  smitten  with  a  reed,  blindfolded, stripped  of  Thy  garments,  fastened  with  nails  to the  cross,  and  lifted  up  on  high,  reputed  among  thieves,  and made to  drink  gall  and  vinegar,  and  wounded  by  a  lance; oh, by  these  most  sacred  sufferings,  which,  unworthy  as I  am,  I  thus  commemorate,  and  by  Thy  holy  cross  and death, deliver  me,  Lord,  from  the  pains  of  hell,  and  deign  to lead  me  where  Thou  didst  lead  the  penitent  thief,  who  was crucified by  Thy  side;  Thou  Who,  with  the  Father  and  the Holy Ghost,  livest  and  reignest,  world  without  end. Amen.

Our Father,  Hail  Mary,  Glory  be  to  the  Father,  etc., five times.

The Sovereign Pontiff,  Pius  VII,  by  a  decree  of  the Sacred Congregation  of  Indulgences,  Aug.  25,  1820,  granted to all  the  faithful  who,  with  at  least  contrite  heart  and devotion, shall  say  this  prayer,  and  the  Our  Father,  the  Hail Mary, and  the  Glory  be  to  the  Father,  each  five  times,  an  indulgence  of  three  hundred  days,  once  a  day,  also  a  plenary indulgence, on  any  one  of  the  last  three  days  of  the  month, to all  those  who,  having  said  these  prayers  every  day  for  a month,  and  being  truly  penitent,  after  confession  and  communion  shall  pray  devoutly  for  some  time  for  the  intention of  His  Holiness.