Saint Bridget of Sweden He received several divine revelations throughout his life. This wonderful saint reveals to us the requests and promises that Jesus made to her, through a collection of works entitled revelations. The latter contains pages that reveal the great love of Christ for humanity, as well as the prayers and devotions to honor his sacrifice, that is, the 15 prayers and the 7 Our Fathers of St. Bridget.
The 15 prayers and the 7 pater noster of Saint Bridget
During one of his appearances, Jesus alluded to his martyrdom and revealed to Saint Brigid a way to honor him through 15 prayers, which were to be prayed for a year.
“I received 5480 blows on my body. If you want to honor them with some veneration, you will say 15 Our fatherfifteen Ave Maria and the 15 sentences that I will teach you, for a whole year… After the year, you will have venerated each one of my wounds”.
In exchange for these prayers, Jesus not only promises thanks to the person praying, but also to souls. In fact, these 15 prayers will also save 15 souls from purgatory, confirm 15 just and convert 15 hearts.
In addition, Jesus also revealed seven meditations to him: the seven Our Fathers, to which the following promise is associated:
“Know that I will grant to those who pray, for twelve years, seven Our Fathers and Hail Marys and the following prayers in honor of my Precious Blood, the following five graces:
- 1. The soul that prays them will not suffer any purgatory.
- 2. The soul that prays them will be accepted among the martyrs as if he had shed his own blood for faith.
- 3. The soul that prays them can choose three others whom Jesus will keep in a state of Grace sufficient for them to sanctify themselves.
- 4. None of the four generations following the soul that prays them will be lost in the fires of hell.
- 5. The soul that prays them will be aware of his death a month before it occurs.”
How to pray the seven Our Father?
opening sentence
“O Jesus, I wish to pray these seven prayers now, uniting them to the love with which You sanctified this prayer in Your heart. Take them from my lips and take them to Your Sacred Heart, improve and complete them so that they bring honor and happiness to the Trinity on earth as You wish. May they be poured out on Your holy humanity for the glorification of Your painful wounds and Your Most Precious Blood.”
First Our Father for Circumcision
You must pray:
- an Our Father
- a Hail Mary
“Eternal Father, through the immaculate hands of the Virgin Mary and the Sacred Heart of Jesus, I offer you the first wounds, the first pains and the first drops of blood shed by Jesus as a child during circumcision, as atonement for sins. of my childhood and of all humanity, and as a protection against mortal sins, especially against those that my relatives may commit”.
Second Our Father for the Agony of Jesus in the Garden of Olives
You must pray:
- an Our Father
- a Hail Mary
“Eternal Father, through the immaculate hands of the Virgin Mary and the Sacred Heart of Jesus, I offer you the intense suffering that the Heart of Jesus experienced in the Garden of Olives, and every drop of his bloody sweat as atonement for my sins of heart and those of all humanity, as a protection against such sins and so that divine and fraternal love may spread”.
Third Our Father for the Flagellation
You must pray:
- an Our Father
- a Hail Mary
“Eternal Father, through the immaculate hands of the Virgin Mary and the Sacred Heart of Jesus, I offer you the many thousands of wounds, the terrible pains and the precious blood shed during the scourging of Jesus, as atonement for my sins of the flesh and those of all mankind and as a protection against such sins. May they serve to help me preserve my purity and innocence, as well as that of my relatives. POur Father, Hail Mary and Glory”.
Fourth Our Father for the Crowning with Thorns
You must pray:
- an Our Father
- a Hail Mary
“Eternal Father, through the immaculate hands of the Virgin Mary and the Sacred Heart of Jesus, I offer you the wounds, the pains and the most precious blood of the sacred head of Jesus that was shed during and after the crowning with thorns. , as an atonement for my sins of the spirit and those of all humanity, as protection against such sins and so that the kingdom of Christ may be extended here on earth”.
Fifth Our Father for carrying the Cross
You must pray:
- an Our Father
- a Hail Mary
“Eternal Father, through the immaculate hands of the Virgin Mary and the Sacred Heart of Jesus, I offer you the sufferings on the way of the Cross, especially the holy wound on his shoulder and his most precious blood, as atonement for my denial of the cross and that of all humanity, all my protests against your divine plans and all other sins of the tongue. As a protection against these kinds of sins, and to truly love the cross”.
Sixth Our Father for the Crucifixion
You must pray:
- an Our Father
- a Hail Mary
“Eternal Father, through the immaculate hands of the Virgin Mary and the Sacred Heart of Jesus, I offer you your Son mounted and nailed to the cross; the extreme pain of his body and soul; his extreme poverty and his perfect obedience, the wounds on his hands and feet and the three threads of his most precious blood, that which he shed there for us, the extreme torture of body and soul, his precious death and his bloodless renewal in all the masses that are celebrated here on earth today, as atonement for all wounds against the vows and norms in religious orders; as reparation for my sins and those of the whole world; for the sick and dying (here you can name all those loved and who are sick or near death), for all our priests and laity, for the intentions of the pope, for the restoration of Christian families, for the strengthening of faith, for our country and its leaders, for the union of all I born them ones in Christ, his Church and by the diaspora of the Jews.”
Seventh Our Father for the Wound in the Sacred Side
You must pray:
- an Our Father
- a Hail Mary
“Eternal Father, accept as worthy, for the needs of the Holy Church and as atonement for the sins of all mankind, the most precious blood and water that flowed from the wound of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Be merciful to us. Blood from the side of Christ, wash me clean from all my guilt of sin and wash those of all men! Water from the side of Christ, wash me from the penances and punishments of sin and extinguish the flames of purgatory for me and for all the souls of the poor deceased who dwell in Purgatory. Amen”.
Pray to Jesus and his loving heart with
offers you various spiritual proposals so that you can learn to pray and grow in your spiritual life.
For example, you can discover many prayer communities, especially around the devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus or to pray his divine mercy.