127. Prayer, En Ego

Plenary, when said before any representation of JESUS crucified: 1 I5, Iv: (See Instructions, p. 1.) N EGO, O bone et dulcissime JESU, ante conspectum tuum geni- bus me provolvo, ac ma- ximo animi ardore te oro atque obtestor ut meum in cor vividos fidei, spei, etcharitatissensus, atque veram peccatorum meo- rum poenitentiam, eaque emendandi firmissimam voluntatem velis impri- mere: dum magno animi affectu, et dolore tua quinque Vulnera mecum ipse considero, ac mente GOODand sweetest JEsus,beforethy face I humbly kneel, and with the greatest fervour of spirit I pray and beseech - Thee to vouchsafe to fix deep in my heart lively sentiments of faith, hope and charity, true contri- tion for my sins, and a most firm purpose of a- mendment ; whilst I con- template with great sor- row and affection thy five wounds, and ponder them over in my mind, 127 Pius IX, July 3r, 1838. 108 JESUS CRUCIFIED contemplor, illudpraocu- having before my eyes lis habens, quod jam in the words which, long ore ponebat suo David ago, David the prophet propheta de te, O bone spoke in his own person Jesu: Foderunt manus concerning Thee, my meas et pedes meos; dinu- JESUS: They have pierced meraverunt omnia ossa my hands and my feet; mea. (Ps. xxi, 17, 18.) Zhey have numbered all my bones. (Ps. xxi,17,18.)