"We have this life only in which to live by faith."
St. Therese of Lisieux

Tuesday, May 29, 2007

Magnificent Prayers of St. Bridget: Eighth Prayer

THIS IS ONE POST IN A SERIES.

Journey with me as I embrace a wonderful devotion based on Our Lord's Passion and Death - The Fifteen Prayers of St. Bridget of Sweden.

St. Bridget of Sweden desired for a long time to know the number of blows Our Lord received during His Passion. Jesus revealed to her:


"I received 5480 blows upon My Body. If you wish to honor them in some way, recite fifteen Our Fathers and fifteen Hail Marys with the following Prayers (which He then taught her) for an entire year. When the year is finished, you will have honored each of My Wounds."

To learn more about St. Bridget of Sweden, visit Catholic Culture.

Note: For many years these prayers were published with twenty-one promises given to St. Bridget. These promises offered wonderful graces and benefits to those who recited the prayers. In 1954, the Holy Office in Rome issued a Monitum prohibiting publication of the twenty-one promises. The Holy Office warned that the supernatural origin of the promises had not been proved in any way. For more information, read: Magnificent Prayers, Yes — Magnificent Promises, No.

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Eighth Prayer

Our Father - Hail Mary

O Jesus! Sweetness of hearts, delight of the spirit, by the bitterness of the vinegar and gall which Thou didst taste on the Cross for Love of us, grant us the grace to receive worthily Thy Precious Body and Blood during our life and at the hour of our death, that they may serve as a remedy and consolation for our souls. Amen.

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