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showing the lance piercing the side of Jesus on the cross (c. 1440)
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O JESUS! True and fruitful Vine! Be mindful of the
overflowing and abundant outpouring of Thy Blood which Thou didst pour forth
copiously, like wine pressed from grapes, when upon the wine press of the Cross
Thou didst tread alone
(Isa. 63:3), and when Thy side was pierced with a
soldier's lance, thou didst give us blood and water to drink which issued forth
until there was not left in Thy Body a single drop. Then at last, like a bundle
of myrrh lifted to the top of the Cross,Thy delicate Flesh was destroyed, the
very Substance of Thy Body withered, and the Marrow of Thy Bones dried up.
Through Thy most bitter Passion and though the outpouring of
Thy Precious Blood, I beg of Thee, oh Sweet Jesus, to receive my soul in the
agony of my death. Amen.
Our Father. Hail Mary.
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