The Five Wounds
ST. GERTRUDE’S SALUTATION OF THE FIVE WOUNDS OF OUR SAVIOUR
HAIL, most precious wounds of Jesus, in the omnipotence of the Father, Who decreed you; hail, in the wisdom of the Son, Who endured you; hail, in the goodness of the Holy Ghost Who through you accomplished the work of human redemption. To you I commend myself, into you I plunge myself, that in your shelter I may be secure from the destroyer. Amen.
PRAYERS OF ST. CLARE OF ASSISI TO THE FIVE WOUNDS OF OUR SAVIOUR
1. To the Wound in the Right Hand
PRAISE be to Thee, O Jesus Christ, for the most sacred wound in Thy right hand. By this adorable wound, and by Thy most sacred Passion, pardon me all the sins I have committed against Thee in thought, word, and deed, and all negligence in Thy service, and all sensuality for which I have been to blame whether asleep or awake. Grant that I may be able to recall with devotion Thy most pitiful death and sacred wounds; grant me the grace to mortify my body, and so to offer a pledge of my gratitude to Thee. Who livest and reignest forever and ever. Amen. Our Father, Hail Mary, etc.
