Prayer from a sermon given on July 1, 2019 (Feast of the Precious Blood)
Precious Blood of Jesus, shed in the circumcision, make me chaste of mind, heart, and body.
Precious Blood of Jesus, oozing from every pore, in the agony of Gethsemani, grant me to love above all things the holy and adorable will of God!
Precious Blood, flowing abundantly in the scourging at the pillar, inspire me with a keen sorrow for my sins and a love of suffering!
Precious Blood, falling in profusion from the crown of thorns, grant me a love of humiliations!
Precious Blood, fructifying the way to Calvary, fill me with the courage necessary to walk unfalteringly in the footsteps of Jesus.
Precious Blood, shed so profusely in the Crucifixion, make me die entirely to self-love!
Precious Blood, shed to the very last drop by the opening of the Sacred Heart, grant me that generous
love that sacrifices all for God!
Precious Blood, sacred source whence flow all virtues and all graces, apply Thy infinite merits to my soul!
O Divine Blood of Jesus, I adore Thee from the depths of my heart! Thee I ardently invoke, for Thou art my salvation, and through Thee I hope to obtain the joys of Paradise.
Most Precious Blood of Jesus, cry to Thy Divine Father for mercy upon us and deliver us. Amen.
