054. 134. For the Sanctification of Suffering to various Classes.

134. For the Sanctification of Suffering to various Classes.

Ant. Whom the Lord loveth He chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom He receiveth.

If we suffer with Christ, We shall be also glorified together.

O LORD JESUS, have mercy upon all suf ferers. Grant them, continually meditating upon Thy holy life of suffering, to realize in weakness the strength of Thine incarnation; in pain, the triumph of Thy passion; in poverty, the riches of Thy Godhead; in reproach, the satisfaction of Thy sympathy; in loneliness, the comfort of Thy continual Presence; in difficulty, the efficacy of Thine intercession; in perplexity, the guidance of Thy wisdom; and bring them of Thy mercy, when this suffering life is past, to the glorious kingdom which, by Thy suffering, Thou didst purchase for all who would take refuge in Thy mediation. Amen.