A Prayer for After Communion Before a Crucifix

Look down upon me, good and gentle Jesus,

While before Thy face I humbly kneel

And with burning soul, pray and beseech Thee,

To fix deep in my heart,

Lively sentiments of faith, hope and charity,

True contrition for my sins

And a firm purpose of ammendment.

While I contemplate with great love and tender pity,

Thy five most precious wounds,

Pondering over them within me,

And calling to mind the words that David,

Thy prophet, said of Thee , my Jesus,

"They have pierced My hands and feet,

They have numbered all my bones."