Oct 4, 2023
O apostle of mercy,
the mercy of Christ
poured freely upon all souls
for the salvation of the whole world,
especially the worst of sinners…
you suffered with our divine Lord
that souls might indeed be saved;
with His Passion you were intimate,
blessed with fellowship with Jesus
and His Mother
and vision of their presence –
pray a measure of your penitential devotion,
a drop of our Savior’s holy blood,
might fall upon our hearts
and make us fruitful as you in His cause;
pray we shall be blessed
with deeper awareness of our wretchedness,
our misery,
that we might know
the infinite majesty of the Lord
and immerse ourselves and all souls
in His measureless mercy.
Let all sins be atoned for in Him!