"The soul who during life has honored and studied My Wounds, and has offered them to the Eternal Father for the souls in Purgatory, will be accompanied, at the moment of death, by the Holy Virgin and the angels; and I, on the Cross, all brilliant in glory, will receive him and crown him." --Our Lord Jesus

PRAYER TO CHRIST'S SHOULDER WOUND: It is related in the annals of Clairvaux that St. Bernard asked our Lord which was His greatest unrecorded suffering, and Our Lord answered: "I had on My Shoulder, while I bore My Cross on the Way of Sorrows, a grievous Wound, which was more painful than the others, and which is not recorded by men. Honor this wound with thy devotion, and I will grant thee whatsoever thou dost ask through its virtue and merit. And in regard to all those who shall venerate this Wound, I will remit to them all their venial sins, and will no longer remember their mortal sins." O Loving Jesus, meek Lamb of God, I miserable sinner, salute and worship the most Sacred Wound of Thy Shoulder on which Thou didst bear Thy heavy Cross, which so tore Thy flesh and laid bare Thy Bones as to inflict on Thee an anguish greater than any other wound of Thy Most Blessed Body. I adore Thee, O Jesus most sorrowful; I praise and glorify Thee, and give Thee thanks for this most sacred and painful Wound, beseeching Thee by that exceeding pain, and by the crushing burden of Thy heavy Cross to be merciful to me, a sinner, to forgive me all my mortal and venial sins, and to lead me on towards Heaven along the Way of Thy Cross. Amen. Imprimatur: Thomas D. Beven, Bishop of Springfield PRAYER HONORING CHRIST'S PASSION: O Master, Lord Jesus Christ, You patiently endured our sins, and were hung upon the life-giving wood. You opened a way to paradise for the penitent thief and crushed Death by Your death. Now forgive the trespasses that we Your servants have committed, unworthy sinners that we are. We have sinned indeed and transgressed Your law. We are unworthy even to lift up our eyes to heaven, for we have abandoned the path of Your holiness and pursued the desires of our hearts. But now we implore Your immense goodness: Spare us, 0 Lord in the multitude of Your mercies; save us for the sake of Your most Holy Name. Our days were spent in vanity; wrest us from the hands of our enemy, and forgive our sins. Subdue in us the cravings of our flesh, so that, after putting off the old man, we may put on the new and live for You, our Lord and Benefactor; and that, obeying Your commandments, we may reach eternal repose in the place where all the blessed abide; for You are truly Joy and Delight to those who love You, 0 Christ our God. We send up glory to You, and to Your eternal Father, and to Your all-holy, gracious, and life-giving Spirit, now and ever, and forever. Amen. PRAYER HONORING CHRIST'S SUFFERING: O Lord, You received affronts without number from Your blasphemers, yet each day You free captive souls from the grip of the ancient enemy. You did not avert Your Face from the spit of Your torturers, yet You wash souls in saving waters. You accepted Your Scourging without complaint, yet, through Your meditation, You deliver us from endless chastisements. You endured ill-treatment of all kinds, yet You want to give us a share in the choirs of angels in glory everlasting. You did not refuse to be crowned with thorns, yet You save us from the wounds of sin. In your thirst You accepted the bitterness of gall, yet You prepare Yourself to fill us with eternal delights. You kept silence under the derisive homage rendered You by Your executioners, yet You petition the Father for us although You are His equal in divinity. You came to taste death, yet You were the Life and had come to bring it to the dead. Amen. Composed by Saint Gregory the Great PRAYER HONORING CHRIST'S BLOOD: Precious Blood, Ocean of Divine Mercy, flow upon us. Precious Blood, most pure Offering, procure us every Grace. Precious Blood, Hope and Refuge of sinners, atone for us. Precious Blood, Delight of holy souls, draw us to You. Amen. Composed by Saint Catherine of Sienna EXALTATION OF THE HOLY CROSS: Jesus, Who because of Your burning love for us willed to be crucified and to shed Your Most Precious Blood for the redemption and salvation of our souls, look down upon us and grant the petition we ask (mention your petition). We trust completely in Your Mercy. Cleanse us from sin by Your Grace, sanctify our work, give us and all those who are dear to us our daily bread, lighten the burden of our sufferings, bless our families, and grant to the nations, so sorely afflicted, Your Peace, which is the only true peace, so that by obeying Your Commandments we may come at last to the glory of Heaven. OUR LORD MADE THESE PROMISES: To all those faithful who shall recite for 3 years, each day, 2 Paters (Our Father's), 2 Aves (Hail Mary's), and 2 Glorias (Glory Be's) in honor of the drops of Blood I lost (during the Passion), I will concede the following 5 graces: 1) The plenary indulgence, and remittance of your sins. 2) You will be free from the pains of Purgatory. 3) If you should die before completing the said 3 years, for you it will be the same as if you had said them. 4) It will be upon your death the same as if you had shed all your blood for the Holy Faith. 5) I will descend from Heaven to take your soul, and those of your relatives until the fourth generation. Be it known: The number of armed soldiers were 150; those who trailed Me while I was bound were 23. The executioners of justice were 83. The number of blows I received on My Head were 150; those on My Stomach, 108; kicks on My Shoulders, 80. I was led, bound with cords by the hair, 24 times; spits in My Face were 180. I was beaten on My Body 6666 times; beaten on the Head, 110 times. I was roughly pushed, and at 12 o'clock was lifted up by the hair; pricked with thorns, and pulled by the beard 23 times; received 20 wounds on the Head; thorns of marine junks, 72; pricks of thorns in the Head, 110; mortal thorns in the forehead, 3. I was afterwards flogged, and dressed as a mocked king; wounds in My Body, 1000. The soldiers who led Me to Calvary were 608,and those who watched Me were 3; those who mocked Me were 1008; the drops of Blood I lost were 28,430.