Jesus said to him, “I am the way and the truth* and the life.
No one comes to the Father except through me.b
7If you know me, then you will also know my Father.*
From now on you do know him and have seen him.”c
No one comes to the Father except through me.b
7If you know me, then you will also know my Father.*
From now on you do know him and have seen him.”c
“I love You, O my God, and my only desire is to love You until the last breath of my life. I love You, O my infinitely lovable God, and I would rather die loving You, than live without loving You. I love You, Lord and the only grace I ask is to love You eternally…My God, if my tongue cannot say in every moment that I love You, I want my heart to repeat it to You as often as I draw breath.” St. John Vianney
LORD Jesus Christ, eternal and merciful God,
Creator and Redeemer of all, listen to my prayer.
For the love Thou does bear to those who ask forgiveness,look on me with mercy,
as once did look on Mary Magdalene,
and on Peter who denied Thee.
Look on me, Lord Jesus Christ, as Thou did looked at the thief on his cross and on every sinner whom Thou hast ever forgiven.
Look on me, merciful Lord, as Thou did look on Thy Mother, Mary, standing in sorrow beneath Thy Cross.
Let me feel in my heart her compassion for Thee,
and let my eyes weep for Thy sorrows, caused by my sinful life.
Call me back from the darkness to my Father's house, give me a new heart and a place at Thy side in the banquet Thou hast prepared for me.
Amen.
Creator and Redeemer of all, listen to my prayer.
For the love Thou does bear to those who ask forgiveness,look on me with mercy,
as once did look on Mary Magdalene,
and on Peter who denied Thee.
Look on me, Lord Jesus Christ, as Thou did looked at the thief on his cross and on every sinner whom Thou hast ever forgiven.
Look on me, merciful Lord, as Thou did look on Thy Mother, Mary, standing in sorrow beneath Thy Cross.
Let me feel in my heart her compassion for Thee,
and let my eyes weep for Thy sorrows, caused by my sinful life.
Call me back from the darkness to my Father's house, give me a new heart and a place at Thy side in the banquet Thou hast prepared for me.
Amen.
"O my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell,
and lead all souls to Heaven, especially those in most need of Your Mercy".
and lead all souls to Heaven, especially those in most need of Your Mercy".
In the Latin-speaking Christianity of medieval Western Europe (and so among Catholics and many Protestants today), the most common Christogram became "IHS" or "IHC", denoting the first three letters of the Greek name of Jesus, ΙΗΣΟΥΣ, iota-eta-sigma, or ΙΗΣ.
The Greek letter iota is represented by I, and the eta by H, while the Greek letter sigma is either in its lunate form, represented by C, or its final form, represented by S. Because the Latin-alphabet letters I and J were not systematically distinguished until the 17th century, "JHS" and "JHC" are equivalent to "IHS" and "IHC".
The Greek letter iota is represented by I, and the eta by H, while the Greek letter sigma is either in its lunate form, represented by C, or its final form, represented by S. Because the Latin-alphabet letters I and J were not systematically distinguished until the 17th century, "JHS" and "JHC" are equivalent to "IHS" and "IHC".
The letters “INRI” are initials for the Latin title that Pontius Pilate had written over the head of Jesus Christ on the cross (John 19:19). Latin was the official language of the Roman Empire.
The words were “Iesvs Nazarenvs Rex Ivdaeorvm.” Latin uses “I” instead of the English “J”, and “V” instead of “U” (i.e., Jesus Nazarenus Rex Judaeorum). The English translation is "Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews.
By the way, Pilate's title for Christ was actually written in three languages.
The words were “Iesvs Nazarenvs Rex Ivdaeorvm.” Latin uses “I” instead of the English “J”, and “V” instead of “U” (i.e., Jesus Nazarenus Rex Judaeorum). The English translation is "Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews.
By the way, Pilate's title for Christ was actually written in three languages.