Devotions to the Holy Wounds of Our Lord Jesus Christ

Devotion to Christ's shoulder wound or any of His other wounds will be rewarded greatly, especially if prayed for the release and relief of the Holy Souls in Purgatory as well as the dying. This is why the Stations of the Cross/Way of the Cross is so efficacious. 

Holy Shoulder Wound of Our Lord Jesus Christ

St. Bernard asked Our Lord what was His greatest suffering that has not been written. Our Lord said: "I had on My Shoulder, while I bore My Cross on the Way of Sorrows, a grievous Wound, which was more painful than the others, and which not recorded by men. Honor this Wound with thy devotion, and I will grant thee whatsoever thou dost ask through its virtue and merit. And in regard to all those who shall venerate this Wound, I will remit all their venial sins, and no longer remember their mortal sins!" How wonderful!

Prayer below has an imprimatur :+Thomas D. Beven, Bishop of Springfield

O Loving Jesus, meek Lamb of God, I miserable sinner, salute and worship the most Sacred Wound of Thy Shoulder on which Thou didst bear Thy heavy Cross, which so tore Thy flesh and laid bare Thy Bones as to inflict on Thee an anguish greater than any other wound of Thy Most Blessed Body. I adore Thee, O Jesus most sorrowful; I praise and glorify Thee, and give Thee thanks for this most sacred and painful Wound, beseeching Thee by that exceeding pain, and by the crushing burden of Thy heavy Cross to be merciful to me, a sinner, to forgive me all my mortal and venial sins, and to lead me on towards Heaven along the Way of Thy Cross. Amen.

Sister Mary Martha Chambon, Servant of God, died 1907, received 2 invocations from Our Lord and He asked her to invoke His Sacred Wounds unceasingly and to revive this devotion in the hearts of creatures.

“Eternal Father, I offer Thee the Wounds of Our Lord, Jesus Christ, to heal the wounds of our souls.” and “My Jesus, pardon and mercy through the merits of Thy Holy Wounds.”  These can be prayed as invocations or as a chaplet on a rosary with the following invocations said on the Crucifix:   

O Jesus Divine Redeemer, be merciful to us and to the whole world. Amen.
Strong God, Holy God, Immortal God, have mercy on us and on the whole world. Amen.
Grace and mercy, O my Jesus, during present dangers; cover us with Your Precious Blood. Amen.
Eternal Father, grant us mercy through the Blood of Jesus Christ, Your only Son; grant us mercy, we beseech You. Amen.

At the end repeat 3X's

Eternal Father, grant us mercy through the Blood of Jesus Christ, Your only Son; grant us mercy, we beseech You. Amen.

Our Lord said: "The soul who during life has honored and studied the Wounds of Our Lord Jesus Christ, and has offered them to the Eternal Father for the Souls in Purgatory, will be accompanied at the moment of death by the Holy Virgin and the angels; and Our Lord on the Cross all brilliant in glory will receive her and crown her." Also, “My Sacred Wounds are the remedy for the future. Pray, pray that people will accept this remedy, for there is nothing else that can save them.” And: -“Implore now the special graces that I have reserved for this age. They are incalculable treasures that my heart wishes to distribute, especially when you pray to Me for grace and mercy for the sake of my Holy Wounds and My Sacred, Precious Blood.”  

Marie Julie Jahenny said: Those devoted to Our Lord’s Wounds will be shielded from punishments like a ‘lightning rod’. “Never forget to renew persistently the offering of Precious Blood. You will be consoled, all you who honor My Precious Blood, nothing will happen to you.” and “The devotion to the Holy Wounds will be a lightning rod for the Christians who will have kept it.” (this devotion)

After St. Gertrude repeated this invocation 5,466 times (the number of wounds our Lord suffered) "Glory be to Thee, most sweet, most gentle, most benign, most noble, most excellent effulgent and ever-peaceful Trinity for the roseate wounds of my only Love!" Our Lord appeared to her and said: “Behold in what glory I now appear to you. I will appear in the same manner to you at your death, and will cover all the stains of your sins, and of those also who salute My Wounds with the same devotion.”

Make the Sign of the Cross 5X’s for each of the five Wounds of Christ's right hand, left hand, right foot, left foot and side. 

Start out by saying: "We offer ourselves to the heavenly Father thru all the wounds of our Savior Jesus Christ. We kiss the wound of Your sacred left hand with a sorrow deep and true…" & make sign of cross say – Amen. Do the same for each of the five wound, the right hand... Do this 3X's day am noon pm. Jesus said "Do not be distracted when you make the sign of the Cross. Think about the Three Divine Persons. while thinking of My Sacred Wounds.  Always look at My Eyes bathed in blood from so many blows that I received even from you.”