Prayers for Lent: Prayer before the Crucifix Oraciones de Cuaresma: Oración antes del crucifijo

The faithful can receive a partial indulgence if they recite the prayer after Communion before a crucifix.

On the Fridays of Lent, the indulgence is a plenary indulgence

Grant 8 § 1, 2º in the
Manual of Indulgences

Look down upon me, good and gentle Jesus,
while before Thy face I humbly kneel and,
with burning soul,
pray and beseech Thee
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,
Thy five most precious wounds,
pondering over them within me
and calling to mind the words which David,
Thy prophet, said of Thee, my Jesus:
They have pierced My hands and My feet,
they have numbered all My bones.”
Amen.

To win a plenary indulgence, in a normal year or in a holy year, you must always fulfill the following three requirements:

1.Confession.
Make a deep confession. Confession can be made the same day you want to win the indulgence or have done it recently.

2.Communion.

This must be carried out the same day you want to earn your indulgence.

3.Prayer for the intentions of the Pope.
You must pray an Our Father, a Hail Mary and a Glory, and offer them for the intentions of the Pope.

En ego, o bone et dulcissime Jesu,
ante conspectum tuum genibus me provolvo,
ac maximo animi ardore te oro atque obtestor,
ut meum in cor vividos fidei,
spei et caritatis sensus, atque veram peccatorum meorum paenitentiam,
eaque emendandi firmissimam voluntatem velis imprimere;
dum magno animi affectu et dolore tua quinque vulnera mecum ipse considero,
ac mente contemplor,
illud prae oculis habens,
quod iam in ore ponebat tuo
David Propheta de te, o bone Iesu:
“Foderunt manus meas et pedes meos; dinumeraverunt omnia ossa mea.” Amen.

Spanish:

Miradme, Oh mi amado y buen Jesús,
Postrado ante Vuestra santísima presencia.
Os ruego con el mayor fervor, que imprimáis en mi corazón
vivos sentimientos de Fe, Esperanza y Caridad;
Verdadero dolor de mis pecados, y propósito firmísimo de enmendarme;
Mientras que yo, con todo el amor, y toda la compasión de mi alma,
Voy considerando Vuestras Cinco Llagas;
Teniendo presente aquello que dijo de Vos el santa profeta, David:
“Han taladrado Mis manos y Mis pies, y se pueden contar todos Mis huesos”.

Para ganar una indulgencia plenaria, en año normal o en año santo, debes siempre cumplir los TRES REQUISITOS siguientes
1. La Confesión.
Hacer una confesión profunda. La confesión puede hacerse el mismo día que se quiere ganar la indulgencia o haberla hecho recientemente.
2. La Comunión.
Esta debe llevarse a cabo el mismo día en que quiera ganarse la indulgencia.
3. La oración por las intenciones del Papa.
Debes rezar un Padre Nuestro, una Ave María y un Gloria, y ofrecerlas por las intenciones del Papa.

Prayers for Lent: Ash Wednesday Prayer for Family

This prayer is designed to be said within the family before a Crucifix from Ash Wednesday to Saturday at the beginning of Lent.

Mother or a child: From the words of St. John the Evangelist (14:1-6).

Let not your hearts be troubled.
You who believe in God, believe also in me.
In my Father’s house there are many mansions.
Were it not so, I would have told you,
because I go to prepare a place for you.
And if I go and prepare a place for you,
I am coming again,
and I will take you to myself,
that where I am, there you also may be.
And where I go, you know, and the way you know.

Father:
We ought to glory in the Cross of our Lord Jesus
Christ

Family:
in whom is our salvation, life and resurrection.

Father:
Let us pray.
Grant to your faithful, Lord,
a spirit generous enough to begin these solemn
fasts
with proper fervor and to pursue them with
steadfast devotion.
This we ask of you through our Lord Jesus Christ,
your Son.

Family:

Amen.
Favor this dwelling, Lord, with your presence.
Far from it repulse all the wiles of Satan.
Your holy angels–let them live here,
to keep us in peace.
And may your blessing remain always upon us.
This we ask of you through our Lord Jesus Christ,
your Son.

Father:
Let us bless the Lord.

Family:
Thanks be to God.

Father:
May the almighty and merciful Lord,
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit,
bless and keep us.

Family:

Amen.

Anima Christi Soul of Christ Spanish Song

ALMA de Cristo, santifícame
Cuerpo de Cristo, sálvame
Sangre de Cristo, embriágame
Agua del costado de Cristo, lávame
Pasión de Cristo, confórtame
Oh buen Jesús, óyeme
Dentro de tus llagas, escóndeme
No permitas que me separe de Tí
Del enemigo, defiéndeme
En la hora de mi muerte, llámame
Y mándame ir a Tí
Para que con Tus santos Te alabe
Por los siglos de los siglos. 
Amén.

APOSTOLIC PENITENTIARY

Enchiridion Indulgentiarum, fourth edition (1999) Book of Indulgences


EUCHARISTIC AND SPIRITUAL COMMUNION

OTHER CONCESSIONS 8

§2     A partial indulgence is granted to the faithful who, using any duly approved pious formula, make 1°  an act of spiritual communion; 2°  an act of thanksgiving after Communion (e.g., Anima Christi; En ego, O bone et dulcissime Iesu).

Anima Christi Soul of Christ, sanctify me. Body of Christ, save me. Blood of Christ, inebriate me. Water from the side of Christ, wash me. Passion of Christ, strengthen me. O good Jesus, hear me. Within thy wounds hide me. Suffer me not to be separated from thee. From the malicious enemy defend me. In the hour of my death call me. And bid me come to thee, That with thy saints I may praise thee for ever and ever. Amen. 





Love Never Fails

I did not know these word came from Paul



Love is patient, love is kind.
It is not jealous, it is not pompous,
It is not inflated, it is not rude,
it does not seek its own interests,
it is not quick-tempered, it does not brood over injury,
it does not rejoice over wrongdoing
but rejoices with the truth.
It bears all things, believes all things,
hopes all things, endures all things.

Love never fails.
If there are prophecies, they will be brought to nothing;
if tongues, they will cease;
if knowledge, it will be brought to nothing.
For we know partially and we prophesy partially,

but when the perfect comes, the partial will pass away.

When I was a child, I used to talk as a child,
think as a child, reason as a child;

when I became a man, I put aside childish things.

At present we see indistinctly, as in a mirror,
but then face to face.
At present I know partially;
then I shall know fully, as I am fully known.
So faith, hope, love remain, these three;
but the greatest of these is love.

First Corinthians Chapters 12 &  13