Worshipping Jesus

I feel so priveledged to be both Catholic and a Spirit-filled Christian. I am given a rich heritage of formal prayer devotions and also know that I can just praise my Savior from my heart, also with informal prayer. There are many ways to pray, and I shall devote another page to that topic on this site. But here, I will share the worship of the Lord Jesus Christ through prayer devotions to His Holy Name, His Holy Face, His Precious Blood, etc. These beautiful prayers can help you to honor Jesus, by acknowledging his sacrifice for us more fully.

The Holy Name Of Jesus

"Jesus, Jesus, Jesus!" Do you realise the wonders of that name? The name of Jesus is full of hidden treasures. The Name of Jeus is a powerful prayer. We please God when we devoutly say the name of His Son, Jesus, for it offers Him glory. Within the name of Jesus is the totality of God's Merciful act of love toward mankind, and Jesus' whole life of obedience and love of God. In the name of Jesus, is the total sacrifice made for us.

At the Name of Jesus, every head should bow, every knee bend...and at the Name of Jesus, evil must flee! Many times throughout the day say the Name of Jesus, reverently. Let it bring you peace & joy and strength, as you keep the Wonderful Name of Jesus in your thoughts and on your lips. We say so many things that are idle or hurtful, cleanse your sense of speach by saying this simple prayer..."Jesus, Jesus, Jesus."

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Veneration of the Thorn-Crowned Head of The Savior

And platting a crown of thorns, they put it upon His Head. They began to spit upon Him, and they gave Him blows. Others smote His face and said: 'Prophesy, who is it that struck Thee?'"

O holy Redeemer! Thou art clothed with a scarlet cloak, a reed is placed in Thy hands for a sceptre, and the sharp points of a thorny crown are pressed into Thy adorable head.

My soul, thou canst never conceive the sufferings, the insults and indignities offered to our Blessed Lord during this scene of pain and mockery.

I therefore salute Thee and offer Thee supreme homage as King of heaven and earth, the Redeemer of the world, the Eternal Son of the living God.

O my afflicted Savior! O King of the world, Thou art ridiculed as a mock king. I believe in Thee and adore Thee as the King of kings and Lord of lords, as the supreme Ruler of heaven and earth.

O Jesus! I devoutly venerate Thy sacred head pierced with thorns, struck with a reed, overwhelmed with pain and derision.

I adore the Precious Blood flowing from Thy bleeding wounds. To Thee be all praise, all thanksgiving and all love for evermore.

O meek Lamb, Victim for sin! May Thy thorns penetrate my heart with fervent love, that I may never cease to adore Thee as my God, my King and my Savior.

Behold, O God, our Protector,

And look upon the face of Thy Christ.

The Holy Face of Jesus "I firmly wish that my Face reflecting the intimate pains of my Soul, the suffering and love of my Heart, be more honored! Whoever gazes upon me, already consoles me"... Our Lord to Sister Pierina The Prayer of Mother Maria-Pierina

O Blessed Face of my kind Savior, by the tender love and piercing sorrow of Our Lady as she beheld you in your cruel Passion, grant us to share in this intense sorrow and love so as to fulfill the holy will of God to the utmost of our ability. Amen

Prayer of St.Theresa of Jesus to the Holy Face

O Jesus, who in Thy bitter Passion didst become the most abject of men, a man of sorrows", I venerate Thy Sacred Face whereon there once did shine the beauty and sweetness of the Godhead; but now it has become for me as if it were the face of a leper! Nevertheless, under those disfigured features, I recognize Thy infinite Love and I am consumed with the desire to love Thee and make Thee loved by all men. The tears which well up abundantly in Thy sacred eyes appear to me as so many precious pearls that I love to gather up, in order to purchase the souls of poor sinners by means of their infinite value. O Jesus, whose adorable Face ravishes my heart, I implore Thee to fix deep within me Thy divine image and to set me on fire with Thy Love, that I may be found worthy to come to the contemplation of Thy glorious Face in Heaven. Amen

~~~~~~~ Prayer to the Wound in the Shoulder

O most loving Jesus, meek Lamb od God, I, a miserable sinner, salute and worship the most sacred Wound of Thy Shoulder on which Thou didst bear Thy heavy cross, which so tore Thy flesh and laid bare Thy bones as to inflict on Thee an anguish greater than any other wound of Thy most blessed body. I adore Thee, O Jesus most sorrowful; I praise and glorify Thee, and give Thee thanks for this most sacred and painful Wound, beseeching Thee by that exceeding pain, and by the crushing burden of Thy heavy cross, to be merciful to me, a sinner, to forgive me all my mortal and venial sins, and to lead me on toward heaven along the Way of Thy Cross. Amen.

It is related in the annals of Clairvaux that St. Bernard asked our Lord which was His greatest unrecorded suffering, and our Lord answered: "I had on My shoulder, while I bore My cross on the Way of Sorrows, a grievous wound, which was more painful than the others, and which is not recorded by men. Honor this wound with thy devotion, and I will grant thee whatever thou dost ask through its virtue and merit. And in regard to all those who shall venerate this wound, I will remit to them all their venial sins, and will no longer remember their mortal sins." Imprimatur: Thomas D. Beaven Bishop of Springfield

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Prayer to the Powerful Hand of Jesus

Here I come, Lord Jesus, with the faith of a Christian Soul to look for Your Mercy in this situation so desperate for me. Do not forsake me, and the door that opens in my way. Be Your Powerful Hand the one that closes it if it is not right for me to enter, or leave it open if it is going to return the peace for so long desired. At your feet I leave my petition that disturbs my soul with suffering. With Your Powerful Hand show me the way I have to go and teach me to accept your will.

My God, forgive the mistakes I have made during my life, and give me the strength to bear the sorrows.

Recite the Lord's Prayer. (It is recommended to say this prayer for 15 days.)

~~~~~~~ Devotion in Honor of the Five Holy Wounds

As I kneel before Thee on the Cross, most loving Savior of my soul, my conscience tells me it is I who have nailed Thee to that Cross with these hands of mine, as often as I have fallen into mortal sin, wearying Thee with my monstrous ingratitude.

My God, my chief and most perfect Good, worthy of all my love, seeing Thou hast ever loaded me with blessings, I cannot now undo my misdeeds, as I would most willingly, but I can and will loathe them, grieving greatly for having offended Thee Who art infinite Goodness. And now, kneeling at Thy feet, I will try at least to compassionate Thee, to give Thee thanks, to ask of Thee pardon and contrition. Wherefore, with heart and lips I say:

To The Wound of the Left Foot Holy Wound of the Left Foot of my Jesus, I adore Thee! I compassionate Thee, O my Jesus, for that most bitter pain which Thou didst suffer. I thank Thee for the love whereby Thou wast wearied in overtaking me on the way to ruin, and didst bleed amid the thorns and brambles of my sins. I offer to the Eternal Father the pain and love of Thy most sacred humanity, in atonement for my sins, all of which I detest with sincere and bitter contrition.
To the Wound of the Right Foot Holy Wound of the Right Foot of my Jesus, I adore Thee! I compassionate Thee, O my Jesus, for that most bitter pain which Thou didst suffer. I thank Thee for the love which pierced Thee with such torture and shedding of blood in order to punish my wanderings and the guilty pleasures I have granted to my passions. I offer to the Eternal Father all the pain and love of Thy most sacred humanity, and I pray unto Him for grace to weep over my transgressions with burning tears, and to enable me to persevere in the good which I have begun, without ever swerving again from my obedience to the commandments of my God.
To the Wound of the Left Hand Holy Wound of the Left Hand of my Jesus, I adore Thee! I compassionate Thee, O my Jesus for that most bitter pain which Thou didst suffer. I thank Thee for having, in Thy love, spared me the scourges and eternal damnation which my sins have merited. I offer to the Eternal Father the pain and love of Thy most sacred humanity, and I pray Him to teach me how to turn to good account my span of life, and bring forth in it worthy fruits of penance, and so disarm the angry justice of my God.
To the Wound of the Right Hand Holy Wound of the Right Hand of my Jesus, I adore Thee! I compassionate Thee, O my Jesus, for that most bitter pain which Thou didst suffer. I thank Thee for Thy graces lavished on me with such love, in spite of all my miserable obstinacy. I offer to the Eternal Father all the pain and love of Thy most sacred humanity, and I pray Him to change my heart and its affections, and make me do all my actions in accordance with the will of God.
To the Wound of the Sacred Side Holy Wound in the Side of my Jesus, I adore Thee! I compassionate Thee, O my Jesus, for the cruel insult Thou didst suffer. I thank Thee, my Jesus, for the love which suffered Thy Side and Heart to be pierced, that the last drops of blood and water might issue forth, making my redemption to abound. I offer to the Eternal Father this outrage, and the love of Thy most sacred humanity, that my soul may enter once for all into that most loving Heart, eager and ready to receive the greatest sinners, and from it may never more depart.
Source:"Holy Hour of Reparation" copyright 1945 ~~~~~~~

Prayer to the Sacred Heart of Jesus

O God, Who dost deign mercifully to bestow upon us infinite treasures of love in the Heart of Thy Son, which was wounded for our sins; grant, we beseech Thee, that we who pay Him the devout homage of our piety, may in like manner show unto Thee our due of worthy satisfaction. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.

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