Prayer Before a Crucifix (En Ego)
Contemplate the wounds of Jesus with faith, hope, love and repentance.
Historical edition. Historical claims and instructions are preserved as historical context.
BEHOLD, O kind and most sweet Jesus, I cast myself upon my knees in thy sight, and with the most fervent desire of my soul I pray and beseech thee that thou wouldst impress upon my heart lively sentiments of faith, hope, and charity, with true repentance for my sins, and a firm desire of amendment, whilst with deep affection and grief of soul I ponder within myself, and mentally contemplate thy Five most Precious Wounds; having before my eyes that which David spake in prophecy: "They pierced my hands and my feet; they have numbered all my bones."