ON THURSDAY, OR AT NONE
O Thou most intimate delight of the Heavenly
Father! 1. How wast Thou abandoned at that hour on the cross to every pang of
bitter death exteriorly, and robbed of all sweetness and solace interiorly! 2.
Thou didst utter a cry of misery to Thy Father; 3. Thy will Thou didst unite
wholly to His; 4. Thou didst thirst bodily by reason of great dryness! 5. Thou
didst thirst spiritually by reason of great love; 6. Thy thirst was bitterly
quenched; 7. And when all things were fulfilled Thou didst exclaim: Consummatum
est? 8. Thou wast obedient unto Thy Father, even unto death; 9. And Thou didst
commend Thy Spirit into His Fatherly hands; 10. And then Thy noble soul
separated from Thy body.
Ah, Thou loving Lord, in this Thy love I desire
that Thou wouldst open Thy Fatherly ears at all times to my call, and give me
in all things a will united to Thine. Lord, quench in me all thirst after
bodily things; make me thirst after spiritual goods. Sweet Lord, let Thy bitter
drink change all my afflictions into sweetness. Grant me to persevere in
perfect thoughts and in good works until death, and that I may never swerve
from Thy obedience. Eternal Wisdom, let my spirit be transferred from this day
forth into Thy hands, so that at its final departure it may be joyfully
received by Thee. Lord, grant me a life pleasing in Thy sight; a death well
prepared for; an end made sure by Thee. Lord, let Thy bitter death make amends
for, and complete my insufficient works, so that at my last hours, guilt and
punishment may be wholly effeced.