Powerful Prayer to the Shoulder Wound of Christ | St. Bernard of Clairvaux
Enter into deep reflection and devotion with this powerful Catholic prayer attributed to St. Bernard of Clairvaux—the Prayer to the Shoulder Wound of Christ. This profound meditation honors the sacred wound Christ bore on His shoulder while carrying the Cross, a wound said to be the most painful of all.
O Loving Jesus, meek Lamb of God,
I, a miserable sinner, salute and worship the most Sacred Wound of Your Shoulder,
on which You bore Your heavy Cross,
which tore Your flesh and laid bare Your bones,
causing You an anguish greater than any other wound of Your Most Blessed Body.
I adore You, O Jesus most sorrowful;
I praise and glorify You;
I give You thanks for this most sacred and painful wound,
beseeching You by that exceeding pain, and by the crushing burden of Your heavy Cross,
to be merciful to me, a sinner,
to forgive my sins, both known and unknown,
and to lead me on toward Heaven along the Way of the Cross.
Amen.
