Act Of Contrition Prayer

PRAYER TO THE MOST HOLY WOUNDS An Act of Contrition
As I genuflect before You on the Cross, most loving Saviour of my soul, my conscience reproaches me for having nailed You to that irritable with these hands of wealth, as often as I have fallen into mortal sin, taxing You with my monstrous ingratitude. My God, my chief and most perfect good, precious of all my adoration because you have ever affluent me with blessings, I cannot now undo my misdeeds, as I would most willingly; but I will hate them mournful wholly for having offended You, at Thy feet, I will try, at least, to compassionate You, to give You credit, to ask of You pardon and contrition; wherefore, with center and lips, I say:
To The First Wound, of the Left Foot Act Of Contrition Prayer
Lord Jesus Christ, I adore the sacred Wound of Thy left base; I compassionate You for the bitterest anguish which You didst bear. I thank You for the dearest whereby You wast wearied in overtaking me on the way to ruin, and didst bleed among the thorns and brambles of my sins. I proffer to the Eternal Father the agony and passion of Thy most holy Humanity, in expiation for my sins, all which I loath with sincere and bitter contrition. Act Of Contrition Prayer
Our Father...
Hail Mary...
Glory Be...
Holy Mother, slice me through, In my center each wound renew Of my Saviour crucified! Act Of Contrition Prayer
To The Second Wound, of the Right Foot Act Of Contrition Prayer
O Lord Jesus Christ, I adore the sacred Wound of Thy right foot; I compassionate You for the bitter ache which You didst endure. I thank You for that adoration which pierced You with such torture and shedding of blood, to punish my wanderings and the guilty pleasures I have approved to my unbridled passions. I submit the Eternal Father all the pains and passion of Thy most holy Humanity, and I pray unto You for poise to wail over my transgressions with burning tears, and to permit me to persevere in the good which I have begun, without ever swerving again from my deference to the commandments of my God. Act Of Contrition Prayer
Our Father...
Hail Mary...
Glory Be...
Holy Mother, penetrate me through, In my spirit each wound renew Of my Saviour crucified! Act Of Contrition Prayer
To The Third Wound, of the Left Hand
O Lord Jesus Christ, I adore the sacred Wound of Thy left hand; I compassionate You for the bitter nuisance which You didst bear, I thank You for having, in Thy affection, secure me the scourges and eternal damnation which my sins had merited. I proposal to the Eternal Father the agony and adore of Thy most holy Humanity: and I pray You to instruct me how to ride to good account of my span of life, and fetch forwards in it admirable fruits of sacrament, and so captivate the validity of God, which I have provoked.
Our Father...
Hail Mary...
Glory Be...
Holy Mother, puncture me through, In my middle each wound renew Of my Saviour crucified!
To The Fourth Wound, of the Right Hand
O Lord Jesus Christ, I adore the sacred Wound of Thy right hand; I compassionate You for the bitter bother which You didst bear. I thank You for Thy graces lavished on me with such affection, despite all my most perverse obstinacy. I recommend to the Eternal Father all the throbbing and ardor of Thy most holy Humanity; and I pray You to change my mind and its affections, and make me do all my actions in accordance with the will of God.
Our Father...
Hail Mary...
Glory Be...
Holy Mother, stab me through, In my feeling each wound renew Of my Saviour crucified!
To The Fifth Wound, of the Sacred Side
O Lord Jesus Christ, I adore the sacred Wound in Thy flank; I compassionate You for the cruel insult You didst undergo. I thank You, my Jesus, for the darling which suffered Thy region and Heart to be pierced, so that the last drops of blood and water might deliver forwards, making my redemption to abound. I bargain to the Eternal Father this outrage, and the like of Thy most holy Humanity, that my soul may record once for all into that most loving Heart, eager and prepared to meet the greatest sinners, and never more quit.
Our Father...
Hail Mary...
Glory Be...
Holy Mother, perforate me through, In my heart each wound renew Of my Saviour crucified!