I adore You, O Precious Blood of
Jesus, flower of creation, fruit of virginity, ineffable instrument of the Holy
Spirit... I am overcome with emotion when I think of Your
passing from the Blessed Virgin's heart...
I
adore You enclosed in the veins of Jesus, preserved in His humanity like the
manna in the golden urn, the memorial of the eternal Redemption which He
accomplished during the days of His earthly life. I adore You, Blood of the
new, eternal Testament, flowing from the veins of Jesus in Gethsemane, from the
flesh torn by scourges in the Praetorium, from His pierced hands and feet and
from His opened side on Golgotha. I adore You in the Sacraments, in the
Eucharist, where I know You are substantially present....
I
place my trust in You, O adorable Blood, our Redemption, our regeneration.
Fall, drop by drop, into the hearts that have wandered from You and soften
their hardness.
O
adorable Blood of Jesus, wash our stains, save us from the anger of the avenging
angel. Irrigate the Church; make her fruitful with Apostles and
miracle-workers, enrich her with souls that are holy, pure and radiant with
divine beauty.
Photograph by Brother Brian. Lines from a meditation on the Blood of Christ from the writings of Saint Albert the Great.
