The Fifteen Prayers
revealed by Our Lord to Saint Bridget of Sweden
in the Church of St. Paul at Rome
Are published under sanction of the Decree of November 18, 1966, published
in the Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Vol. 58, No. 16 of December 29, 1966.
PRAYERS
approved by Pope Pius IX
Magnificent Promises to Saint Bridget of Sweden Pope Benedict XV expressed
himself as follows on the Revelations of St. Bridget:
"The approbation of such revelations implies nothing more than, after
mature examination, it is permissible to publish them for the unit of the
faithful. Though they don't merit the same credence as the truths of religion,
one can, however, believe them out of human faith, conforming ot the rules
of prudence by which they are probable, and supported by sufficient totives
that one might believe in them piously. (Les Petits Bollandistes, tome
XII)
The 14th of June 1303, at the moment Bridget was born, Benedict, the
curate of Rasbo, prayed for the happy deliverance of Ingeborde. Suddenly
he found himself enveloped by a luminous cloud out of which Our Lady appeared:
"A child has been born at Birger; her voice will be heard by the entire
world."
Sagii, die XXIV Aprilis 1903
Imprimatur
F.J. GIRARD, V.G.
The Prayers and these Promises have been copied from a book printed in
Toulouse in 1740 and published by the P. Adrien Parvilliers of the Company
of Jesus, Apostolic Misionary of the Holy Land, with approbation, permission
and recommendation to distribute them.
Parents and teachers who will read them to young infants for at least
one year will assure their being preserved for life from any grave accident
which would involve the loss of one of their five senses.
Pope Pius IX took cognizance of the Prayers with the prologue; he approved
them May 31, 1862 recognizing them as true and for the good of souls.
This sentence of Pope Pius IX has been confirmed by the realization
of the promises by all persons who have recited the prayers and by
numerous supernatural facts by which God wanted to make known their exact
truth. A collection of small books, these prayers among them, was approved
by the Great Congress of Malines on August 22, 1863.
Question - Must on recit the Prayers everyday without interuption to
obtain the privileges?
Answer - One should miss saying them as few times as possible; but if
for a serious reason one is obliged to miss them, one doesn't lose the
privileges attached to them, as long as one recites 5480 Prayers during
the year. One must say them with devotion and concentrate on the words
one pronounces.
These prayers can serve as the Way of the Cross.
Visitors to the Church of St. Paul at Rome can see the crucifix, above
the Tabernacle in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel, sculptured by Pierre Cavallini,
before which St. Bridget knelt when she received these 15 Prayers from
Our Lord. The following inscription is placed in the church to commemorate
the event: "Pendentis, Pendente Dei verba accepit aure accipit et berbum
corde Brigitta Deum. Anno Jubilei MCCCL."
As St. Bridget for a long time wanted to know the number of blows Our
Lord received during His Passion, He one day appeared to her and said:
"I received 5480 blows on My Body. If you wish to honor them in some way,
say 15 Our Fathers and 15 Hail Marys with the following Prayers (which
He taught her) for a whole year. When the year is up, you will have honored
each on of My Wounds."
Our Lord made the following promises to anyone who recited the 15 St.
Bridget Prayers for a whole year:
Promises
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I will deliver 15 souls of his lineage from Purgatory.
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15 souls of his lineage will be confirmed and preserved in grace.
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15 sinners of his lineage will be converted.
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Whoever recites these Prayers will attain the first degree of perfection.
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15 days before his death I will give him My Precious Body in order that
he may escape eternal starvation; I will give him My Precious Blood to
drink lest he thirst eternally.
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15 days before his death he will feel a deep contrition for all his sins
and will have a perfect knowledge of them.
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I will place before him the sign of My Victorious Cross for his help and
defense against the attacks of his enemies.
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Before his death I shall come with My Dearest Beloved Mother.
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I shall graciously receive his soul, and will lead it into eternal joys.
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And having led it there I shall give him a special draught from the fountain
of My Deity, something I will not for those who have not recited My Prayers.
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Let it be known that whoever may have been living in a state of mortal
sin for 30 years, but who will recite devoutly, or have the intention to
recite these Prayers, the Lord will forgive him all his sins.
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I shall protect him from strong temptations.
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I shall preserve and guard his 5 senses.
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I shall preserve him from a sudden death.
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His soul will be delivered from eternal death.
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He will obtain all he asks for from God and the Blessed Virgin.
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If he has lived all his life doing his own will and he is to die the next
day, his life will be prolonged.
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Every time one recites these Prayers he gains 100 days indulgence.
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He is assured of being joined to the supreme Choir of Angles.
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Whoever teaches these Prayers to another, will have continuous joy and
merit which will endure eternally.
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There where these Prayers are being said or will be said in the future
God is present with His grace.
PRAYERS
First Prayer
1 Our Father
1 Hail Mary
O Jesus Christ! Eternal Sweetness to those who love Thee, joy surpassing
all joy and all desire, Salvation and Hope of all sinners, Who hast proved
that Thou hast no greater desire than to be among men, even assuming human
nature at the fullness of time for the love of men, recall all the sufferings
Thou hast endured from the instant of Thy conception, and especially during
Thy Passion, as it was decreed and ordained from all eternity in the Divine
plan.
Remember, O Lord that during the Last Supper with Thy disciples, having
washed their feet, Thou gavest them Thy Most Precious Body and Blood, and
while at the same time Thou didst sweetly console them, Thou didst foretell
them Thy coming Passion.
Remember the sadness and bitterness which Thou didst experience in Thy
Soul as Thou Thyself bore witness saying: "My Soul is sorrowful even unto
death."
Remember all the fear, anguish and pain that Thou didst suffer in Thy
delicate Body before the torment of the Crucifixion, when, after having
prayed three times, bathed in a sweat of blood, Thou wast betrayed by Judas,
Thy disciple, arrested by the people of a nation Thou hadst chosen and
elevated, accused by false witnesses, unjustly judged by three judges during
the flower of Thy youth and during the solemn Paschal season.
Remember that Thou wast despoiled of Thy garments and clothed in those
of derision; that Thy Face and Eyes were veiled, that Thou wast buffeted,
crowned with thorns, and reed placed in Thy Hands, that Thou was crushed
with blows and overwhelmed with affronts and outrages.
In memory of all these pains and suffering which Thou didst endure before
Thy Passion on the Cross, grant me before my death true contrition, a sincere
and entire confession, worthy satisfaction and the remission of all my
sins. Amen.
Second Prayer
1 Our Father
1 Hail Mary
O Jesus! True liberty of angels, Paradise of delights, remember the
horror and sadness which Thou didst endure when Thy enemies, like furious
lions, surrounded Thee, and by thousands of insults, spits, blows, lacerations
and other unheard-of-cruelties, tormented Thee at will. In consideration
of these torments and insulting words, I beseech Thee, O my Saviour, to
deliver me from all my enemies, visible and invisible, and to bring me,
under Thy protection, to the perfection of eternal salvation. Amen.
Third Prayer
1 Our Father
1 Hail Mary
O Jesus! Creator of Heaven and earth Whom nothing can encompass or
limit, Thou Who dost enfold and hold all under Thy Loving power, remember
the very bitter pain Thou didst suffer when the Jews nailed Thy Sacred
Hands and Feet to the Cross by blow after blow with big blunt nails, and
not finding Thee in a pitiable enough state to satisfy their rage, they
enlarged Thy Wounds, and added pain to pain, and with indescribable cruelty
stretched Thy Body on the Cross, pulled Thee from all sides, thus dislocating
Thy Limbs.
I beg of Thee, O Jesus, by the memory of this most Loving suffering
of the Cross, to grant me the grace to fear Thee and to Love Thee. Amen.
Fourth Prayer
1 Our Father
1 Hail Mary
O Jesus! Heavenly Physician, raised aloft on the Cross to heal our
wounds with Thine, remember the brusises which Thou didst suffer and the
weakness of all Thy Members which were distended to such a degree that
never was there pain like unto Thine. From the crown of Thy Head to the
Soles of Thy Feet there was not one spot on Thy Body that was not in torment,
and yet, forgetting all Thy sufferings, Thou didst not cease to pray to
Thy Heavenly Father for Thy enemies, saying: "Father forgive them for they
know not what they do."
Through this great Mercy, and in memory of this suffering, grant that
the remembrance of Thy Most Bitter Passion may effect in us a perfect contrition
and the remission of all our sins. Amen.
Fifth Prayer
1 Our Father
1 Hail Mary
O Jesus! Mirror of eternal splendor, remember the sadness which Thou
experienced, when contemplating in the light of Thy Divinity the predestination
of those who would be saved by the merits of Thy Sacred Passion, Thou didst
see at the same time, the great multitude of reprobates who would be damned
for their sins, and Thou didst complain bitterly of those hopeless lost
and unfortunate sinners.
Through this abyss of compassion and pity, and especially through the
goodness which Thou displayed to the good thief when Thou saidst to him:
"This day, thou shalt be with Me in Paradise." I beg of Thee, O Sweet Jesus,
that at the hour of my death, Thou wilt show me mercy. Amen.
Sixth Prayer
1 Our Father
1 Hail Mary
O Jesus! Beloved and most desirable King, remember the grief Thou didst
suffer, when naked and like a common criminal, Thou was fastened and raised
on the Cross, when all Thy relatives and friends abandoned Thee, except
Thy Beloved Mother, who remained close to Thee during Thy agony and who
Thou didst entrust to Thy faithful disciple when Thou saidst to Mary: "Woman,
behold thy son!" and to St. John: "Son, behold by Mother!"
I beg of Thee O my Savior, by the sword of sorrow which pierced the
soul of Thy holy Mother, to have compassion on me in all my affliction
and tribulations, both corporal and spiritual, and to assist me in all
my trials, and especially at the hour of my death. Amen.
Seventh Prayer
1 Our Father
1 Hail Mary
O Jesus! Inexhaustible Fountain of compassion, Who by a profound gesture
of Love, said from the Cross: "I thirst!" suffered from the thirst for
the salvation of the human race. I beg of Thee O my Savior, to inflame
in our hearts the desire to tend toward perfection in all our acts; and
to extinguish in us the concupiscience of the flesh and the ardor of worldly
desires. Amen.
Eighth Prayer
1 Our Father
1 Hail Mary
O Jesus! Sweetness of hearts, delight of the spirit, by the bitterness
of the vinegar and gall which Thou didst taste on the Cross for Love of
us, grant us the grace to receive worthily Thy Precious Body and Blood
during our life and at the hour of our death, that they may serve as a
remedy and consolation for our souls. Amen
Ninth Prayer
1 Our Father
1 Hail Mary
O Jesus! Royal virtue, joy of the mind, recall the pain Thou didst
endure when, plunged in an ocean of bitterness at the approach of death,
insulted, outraged by the Jew, Thou didst cry out in a loud voice that
Thou was abandoned by Thy Father, saying: "My God, My God, why hast Thou
forsaken me?"
Through this anguish, I beg of Thee, O my Saviour, not to abandon me
in the terrors and pains of my death. Amen
Tenth Prayer
1 Our Father
1 Hail Mary
O Jesus! Who art the beginning and the end of all things, life and
virtue, remember that for our sakes Thou was plunged in an abyss of suffering
from the soles of Thy Feet to the crown of Thy Head. In considertation
of the enormity of Thy Wounds, teach me to keep, through pure love, Thy
Commandments, whose way is wide and easy for those who love Thee. Amen.
Eleventh Prayer
1 Our Father
1 Hail Mary
O Jesus! Deep abyss of mercy, I beg of Thee, in memory of Thy Wounds
which penetrated to the very marrow of Thy Bones and to the depth of Thy
being, to draw me, a miserable sinner, overwhelmed by my offenses, away
form sin and to hide me from Thy Face justly irritated against me, hide
me in Thy Wounds, until Thy anger and just indignation shall have passed
away. Amen
Twelfth Prayer
1 Our Father
1 Hail Mary
O Jesus! Mirror of Truth, symbol of unity, link of Charity, remember
the multitude of wounds with which Thou was covered from head to foot,
torn and reddened by the spilling of Thy adorable Blood. O Great
and Universal Pain which Thou didst suffer in Thy virginal Flesh for Love
of us! Sweetest Jesus! What is there that Thou couldst have
done for us which Thou hast not done! May the fruit of Thy sufferings
be renewed in my soul by the faithful remembrance of Thy Passion, and may
Thy Love increase in my heart each day, until I see Thee in eternity, Thou
Who art the treasury of every real good and every joy, which I beg Thee
to grant me, O Sweetest Jesus, in Heaven. Amen
Thirteenth Prayer
1 Our Father
1 Hail Mary
O Jesus! Strong Lion, Immortal and Invincible King, remember the pain
which Thou didst endure when all Thy strength, both moral and physical,
was entirely exhausted, Thou didst bow Thy Head, saying: "It is consummated!"
Through this anguish and grief, I beg of Thee Lord Jesus, to have mercy
on me at the hour of my death when my mind will be greatly troubled and
my soul will be in anguish. Amen
Fourteenth Prayer
1 Our Father
1 Hail Mary
O Jesus! Only Son of the Father, Splendor and Figure of His Substance,
remember the simple and humble recommendation Thou didst make of Thy Soul
to Thy Eternal Father, saying: "Father, into Thy Hands I commend My Spirit!"
And with Thy Body all torn, and Thy Heart Broken, and the bowels of Thy
Mercy open to redeem us, Thou didst Expire. By this Precious Death, I beg
if Thee O king of Saints, comfort me and help me to resist the devil, the
flesh and the world, so that being dead to the world I may live for Thee
alone. I beg of Thee at the hour of my death to receive me, a pilgrim and
an exile returning to Thee. Amen.
Fifteenth Prayer
1 Our Father
1 Hail Mary
O Jesus! True and fruitful Vine! Remember the abundant outpouring of
Blood which Thou didst so generously shed from Thy Sacred Body as juice
from grapes in a wine press.
From Thy Side, pierced with a lance by a soldier, blood and water issued
forth until there was not left in Thy Body a single drop, and finally,
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 this bitter Passion and through the outpouring of Thy Precious
Blood, I beg of Thee, O Sweet Jesus, to receive my soul when I am in my
death agony. Amen.
Conclusion
O Sweet Jesus! Pierce my heart so that my tears of penitence and love will
be my bread day and night; may I be converted entirely to Thee, may my
heart be Thy perpetual habitation, may my conversation be pleasing to Thee,
and may the end of my life be so praiseworthy that I may merit Heaven and
there with Thy saints, praise Thee forever. Amen.
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