# Prayer to Jesus crucified
*2015-04-08*

> Bill Young leads a devotional prayer focused on the wounds of Christ, offered specifically for the monks of St. Gregory Monastery.

## A greeting to St. Gregory Monastery

Good morning. This is Bill Young and welcome to the Prayer N Lunch podcast. Before we begin today's prayer, I would like to apologize to Brother Joseph from the St. Gregory monks; by mistake, I was thinking his name was Brother Robert. As a funny story, my middle name is Robert, and in my single days, my aunt, Sister Mary Teresa, always wanted me to become a brother monk. I guess I would have been Brother Robert if I had chosen that line of work. I am honored that Brother Joseph and his fellow monks are listening to my prayer podcast, and we are dedicating today's prayer and indulgence to Brother Joseph and his fellow monks at St. Gregory's monastery in California in the name of Jesus Christ.

## Prayer to Jesus Crucified

Behold, O kind and most sweet Jesus. I cast myself on my knees in your sight, and with the most fervent desire of my soul, I pray and beseech you to impress upon my heart a lively sentiment of faith, hope, and charity, with true repentance for my sins and a firm desire of amendment. While with a deep affection and grief of soul, I ponder within myself and mentally contemplate your most precious wounds, having before my eyes that of which David spoke: O Jesus, they have pierced my hands and my feet; they have numbered all my bones. Amen.

## Traditional prayers

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

## The plenary indulgence

To receive a plenary indulgence, we add the following words: My Jesus, have mercy on me through the merits of your holy wounds. Pope Pius X granted this indulgence on Good Friday and on every Friday during Easter time to all those who recite this prayer after receiving Holy Communion before an image of Jesus crucified. He granted a partial indulgence for reciting this prayer all other days of the year. I pray for the monks of St. Gregory Monastery for their indulgence, and specifically for Brother Joseph. Amen.

*By contemplating the precious wounds of Christ with repentance and faith, we can seek God's mercy and the grace of an indulgence.*