Prayer to the Shoulder Wound of Christ # 2

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.