Behold, O good and sweetest Jesus, I cast myself upon my knees in Thy sight, and with the most fervent desire of my soul, I pray and beseech Thee to impress upon my heart lively sentiments of Faith, Hope and Charity, true repentance for my sins and a most firm purpose of amendment: Whilst with deep affection and grief of soul I consider within myself and mentally contemplate Thy five most precious Wounds, having before my eyes that which David, the prophet, long ago spoke in Thy own person concerning Thee, my Jesus, “They have pierced my hands and my feet; they have numbered all my bones.”

During Lent, a plenary indulgence is granted to those who attend Friday Mass and recite the “Prayer Before a Crucifix”, under the typical conditions (communion, prayer for the Pope’s intentions that Friday, confession 21 days before/after). Copies of the plenary indulgence can be found in the Narthex.

The Passion of Christ
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The Holy Eucharist

Act of Oblation before Mass:

ETERNAL Father, I offer Thee the Sacrifice wherein Thy dear Son, Jesus, offered Himself upon the Cross and which He now renews upon this altar:
To adore Thee and to render to Thee that honour which is Thy due, acknowledging Thy supreme dominion over all things and their absolute dependence on Thee, for Thou art our first beginning and our last end;
To give Thee thanks for countless benefits received;
To appease Thy Justice, provoked to anger by so many sins, and to offer Thee worthy satisfaction for the same;
And finally to implore Thy Grace and Mercy for myself, for all those who are in tribulation and distress, for all poor sinners, for the whole world and for the blessed souls in purgatory. Amen.