- Prayer before a Crucifix
The Prayer before the Crucifix is a Roman Catholic prayer which is said while kneeling before a
crucifix . It is often said by Roman Catholics afterCommunion or afterMass . The faithful receive a partialindulgence if they recite the prayer after Communion before a crucifix.Fact|date=June 2008 On the Fridays ofLent , the indulgence isplenary .Fact|date=June 2008Prayer before a Crucifix
:Look down upon me, good and gentle Jesus, :while before Your face I humbly kneel and,:with burning soul,:pray and beseech You :to fix deep in my heart lively sentiments:of faith, hope and charity;:true contrition for my sins,:and a firm purpose of amendment.
:While I contemplate,:with great love and tender pity, :Your five most precious wounds,:pondering over them within me :and calling to mind the words which David,:Your prophet, said of You, my Jesus:::"They have pierced My hands and My feet, ::they have numbered all My bones."
:Amen. [cite web
url=http://www.catholic.org/clife/prayers/prayer.php?p=867
title=Prayer before a Crucifix
publisher=Catholic Online
accessdate=2008-06-27]References
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