Prayer to Jesus Dead
O JESUS,
who in thy bitter Passion didst become the reproach of men and the man of
sorrows, I venerate thy sacred face on which shone the grace and sweetness of
the Divinity, now for my sake changed into the likeness of a leper. But under
this deformity I perceive thy infinite love, and I am overwhelmed with the
desire of loving Thee and making Thee beloved by all men. The tears which
stream from thy eyes seem as precious pearls, which I love to gather up, in
order to purchase with their infinite value the souls of poor sinners. O JESUS,
thy face is the only beauty which ravishes my heart. I am content not to see
here below the sweetness of thy look, not to feel the ineffable delight of a
kiss of thy mouth; but oh! I beseech Thee print on me thy divine likeness, and
inflame me with thy love, so that it may rapidly consume me, and I may soon
come to see thy glorious face in Heaven. Amen.
From the Raccolta
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