Prayer for the Unknown
Shoulder
Wound of the Lord
Saint Bernard, Abbot of Clairvaux,
prayed to Jesus Christ,
our Redeemer
and Lord, asking about His greatest
physical pain during
the Passion.
Jesus replied, "From carrying the cross,
I had a
wound on my shoulder, three
fingers deep, with three exposed bones.
This
wound caused me more agony and
pain than any other.
Among humans, it remains unknown. But
reveal it to faithful
Christians, and know that
any grace they request through this wound
will
be granted to them.
And to all those who, out of love for me, contemplate
the
pain of this wound and honor me every day
with three 'Our Father,' 'Hail
Mary,' and 'Glory be,'
I will forgive venial sins. I will no longer think of their
grave sins; they will not die a sudden death. At the
moment of death,
they will be visited by the
Virgin Mary, and with grace, they will attain
mercy!"
Let us pray:
O my dearest Jesus, gentle Lamb of God!
I, a poor and
sinful human, adore You and
contemplate the extremely great pains of
Your
shoulder wound, which was torn by
the heavy cross You carried for me.
I thank You for the immeasurable gift of
Your love, the
redemption, and anticipate
the graces You have promised to those
who
contemplate Your passion and the
intense pains of Your shoulder wound.
Jesus, my Savior, encouraged by You to
ask for what I
desire, I implore You for
the gift of Your Holy Spirit for me and for
the
entire Church, as well as for this grace:
[mention the desired grace].
Grant that all may serve to Your glory and
for my good,
as it pleases the heart of the Father.
Amen.
Three Our Father, Hail Mary, and Glory be...
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