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Wounds on His Hands and Feet, to give you a deep love for Him and trust in Him, and then pray Him to hide you in His sacred Side.

III.

Five times a day thinking of the All-glorious Wounds, by which our LORD unceasingly pleads for us, say five times

LORD, help us and bless us.

IV.

Ten times a day contemplating our LORD'S Wounds either singly, or all Five consecutively, say— Good JESUS, Whose sacred Body was riven for love of me,

Give me meek humble sorrow for my sins, for love of Thee.

V.

Pray GOD, each morning, that when anything happens through the day, contrary to what you wish, you may say, "Thy Will, O my GOD."

When night comes, if you have not remembered it, say it five times, beholding our Blessed LORD'S Five Wounds, and pray that you may remember it the next day.

Also, when you remember it, say for comforts or blessings, "Thanks be to GOD;" and pray that you may remember it.

O my JESUS! be JESUS unto me, and

save me.

Ejaculatory Prayers.

I.

i. Dart up a thought for help, and some short prayer, as earnestly as you Say again and again—

can.

Good JESU, come to me.
Good JESU, abide with me.

If wearied, stretching yourself out on some place of rest, but at the Foot of the Cross, say

ii. Good JESU, by thy loneliness in the Garden, by the Desolation Thou willedst to come over Thee, sanctify mine.

iii. Say, Good JESU, make

all Thou willest in himself and to me;

And be Thou all to me in Thyself and through him ;

And make me humble and thankful and patient, for love of Thee.

iv. Pray for fuller love and grace for yourself and all.

v. Good JESU, Who emptiedst Thyself for love of us,

Make me glad to be humbled, that I may be humble with Thee.

vi. If you remember in time, in some way undo any hastiness, at least by a kind word, and say afterwards five times

Good JESU, patient as a lamb before Thy murderers,

Keep me silent and still for love of Thee.

vii. If in the person's presence, say

Good. JESUS, make us all love one another, prefer one another.

If alone, think of Heaven, where there can be no jealousy, and say—

Good JESU, make us all love, as we shall before Thee.

viii. Good JESU, cast out of all of us what displeaseth Thee, and give us all which pleaseth Thee. Make me to see Thy Grace in all, and blind me to what is not Thine, save when Thou willest me to see it.

ix. Good JESU, I am very weak, and have again fallen. Good LORD, without Thee I should fall in every way, every hour; LORD, now that I have fallen, let me not lie here. Do Thou raise me up and give me, Good LORD, more

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