Prayer to the Holy Name of Jesus (O Good Jesu! O Most Tender Jesu!)
O good Jesu! O most tender Jesu! O most sweet Jesu! O Jesu, Son of Mary the Virgin, full of mercy and kindness! O sweet Jesu, according to thy great mercy, have pity on me! O most merciful Jesu, I entreat Thee by that Precious Blood of thine, which Thou didst will to pour forth for sinners, to wash away all my iniquities, and to look upon me, poor and unworthy as I am, asking humbly pardon of Thee, and invoking this holy Name of Jesus. O Name of Jesus, sweet Name! Name of Jesus, Name of joy! Name of Jesus, Name of strength! Nay, what meaneth the Name of Jesus but Saviour? Wherefore, O Jesus, by thine own holy Name, be to me Jesus, and save me. Suffer me not to be lost—me, whom Thou didst create out of nothing. O good Jesu, let not my iniquity destroy what thy almighty goodness made. O sweet Jesu, recognize what is thine own, and wipe away from me what is not of Thee! O most kind Jesu, have pity on me while it is the time of pity, and condemn me not when it is the time of judgment. The dead shall not praise Thee, Lord Jesu, nor all those who go down into hell. O most loving Jesu! O Jesu, most longed for by thine own! O most gentle Jesu! Jesu, Jesu, Jesu, let me enter into the number of thine elect. O Jesu, salvation of those who believe in Thee; Jesu, consolation of those who fly to Thee. Jesu, Son of Mary the Virgin, pour into me grace, wisdom, charity, chastity, and humility, that I may be able perfectly to love Thee, to praise Thee, to enjoy Thee, to serve Thee, and make my boast in Thee, together with all those who invoke thy Name, which is Jesus. Amen.
