Every Hour With Jesus Christ Crucified: An Hour Glass Of the Passion. Whereby The Soul May Be Always Mindful Of Her Redemption

MENGS, Anton Raphael 

Ecce Homo 

1777-79

At 9AM Our most dolorous Redeemer Jesus Christ is most rudely deposed, and bound all naked to a pillar, most cruelly whipped, all torn with stripes and bruised with blows! Behold, O my soul, how they handle the Virginal flesh of thy Saviour: and how thou dost flatter and pamper thine, which hath so much offended. 

Then say: 

Diligo te Jesu.....

I love thee O my Jesus. 

I love thee O my Jesus. 

I love thee O my Jesus. etc.... 

At 10AM Our most patient Redeemer Jesus Christ revested with purple: crowned with thorns, having a reed for a scepter, is shown to the People: Behold the man. O my soul behold the man that is shown to thee for a pattern of patience and all virtue, if thou will be glorified by Him. O how much ought I to be ashamed to be so delicate a member under a head crowned with thorns for me.

Then say: 

Diligo te Jesu.....

I love thee O my Jesus. 

I love thee O my Jesus. 

I love thee O my Jesus. etc.... 

At 11AM Our most constant Redeemer Jesus Christ condemned to death by Pilate, carrieth his own Cross to the Mount Calvarie. Whosoever will follow him to Paradise; he must carry the Cross ( which are the afflictions of this life) after him with patience.

Then say: 

Diligo te Jesu.....

I love thee O my Jesus. 

I love thee O my Jesus. 

I love thee O my Jesus. etc.... 

At 12PM Our most obedient Redeemer Jesus Christ is stretched out, nailed and elevated on the Cross, between two theeves, for the salvation of the world. Since our sins have been so punished in the person of our Redeemer. How shall they be punished in siners, if they do not amend.

Then say: 

Diligo te Jesu.....

I love thee O my Jesus. 

I love thee O my Jesus. 

I love thee O my Jesus. etc.... 

At 1PM Our most mercifull Redeemer Jesus Christ did pray for those that crucified him, and promised Paradise to the good thief. Let us also pardon those that offend against us, if we will that God should pardon us.

Then say: 

Diligo te Jesu.....

I love thee O my Jesus. 

I love thee O my Jesus. 

I love thee O my Jesus. etc.... 

At 2PM Our most devout Redeemer Jesus Christ did give Saint john to his Mother, for her Son, and his Mother to St. John for a mother. O what affection did Saint John beare to the Mother of God: O that my soul might burn with the like devotion to the Blessed Virgin.

Then say: 

Diligo te Jesu.....

I love thee O my Jesus. 

I love thee O my Jesus. 

I love thee O my Jesus. etc.... 

At 3PM Our most perfect Redeemer Jesus Christ did cry out My God, My God, why hast thou forsaken me! I thirst: All is consummated & recommending his spirit to God the Father he expired. Let the earth tremble, the dead arise, the Sun be darkened day become night; since the Creator and Saviour of the world is dead: but thou O my soul, awake from sin.

Then say: 

Diligo te Jesu.....

I love thee O my Jesus. 

I love thee O my Jesus. 

I love thee O my Jesus. etc.... 

At 4PM Our most victorious Redeemer Jesus Christ being dead, his soul decended to Limbo, for to deliver the elect;  in the mean time his body transpierced with a lance, dth shed forth blood and water. Enter O my soul, within the side of Jesus Christ, by a great confidence in his mercy, give heart for heart, love for love, to him that hath done and given all for thee.

Then say: 

Diligo te Jesu.....

I love thee O my Jesus. 

I love thee O my Jesus. 

I love thee O my Jesus. etc.... 

At 5PM The Precious body of our Redeemer Jesus Christ being taken down from the cross, is put into the arms of the Virgin Mary, his Mother, and afterward is most honorably buried. Receive my soul, receive him in thy thoughts, words and works living in such sort that thou mayst be worthy of the name of a Christian redeemed by the precious blood of the Son of God.

Then say: 

Diligo te Jesu.....

I love thee O my Jesus. 

I love thee O my Jesus. 

I love thee O my Jesus. etc.... 

The Soul of Christ sanctified me, the body of Christ save me, the precious blood of Jesus Christ inebriate me, the water of the side of Jesus Christ wash me, the Passion of Jesus Christ comfort me; O good Jesu hear me; hide me in thy holy wounds, suffer me not to be separated from thee; defend me from the malignant enemy, call me at the hour of my death, and command me to come to thee, for to praise, bless, & glorify thee eternally, with thy Saints Amen.

Br. Angelus Francis (Richard Mason) 1636 

The Prayer from Thomas Wright 1596

**All 24 hours to be completed and posted as one post by Chirstmas day...will then post this every Friday