PERPETUAL NOVENA IN HONOR OF JESUS CHRIST “ECCE HOMO”

Lord Jesus Christ,

true God and true Man,

our first parents Adam and Eve

disobeyed the will of the Father

and so sin and death entered the world.

By your obedience to the will of the Father,

you willingly underwent your Passion and Death

for the salvation of Mankind

and through your glorious Resurrection

has accomplished our redemption.

As we make this Novena,

we remember the many sufferings you have endured for us.

We particularly recall the humiliations

you endured when Pilate abandoned you to the crowd by saying:

“Ecce Homo: Behold the Man you are demanding to be crucified,

I wash my hands of this man’s blood.”

Pilate handed you over to the crowd

even though he knew that you were innocent

and washed his hands to absolve himself of your blood.

Grant O Lord, that amidst the many uncertainties

of our life on earth, we may be courageous enough

to stand for what is true and just in our society.

Through your Most Holy Passion,

we beseech you to grant us the graces we need this day.

Through your Most Holy Wounds,

heal us of all our infirmities and give us health of mind,

body and soul and through your Most Glorious Passion,

bring us all to the joys of Paradise.

Amen.