O JESU! in the midst of glory forget not the sadness upon earth!
Have mercy upon those to whom GOD has sent the bitter trial of separation
from those they love!
Have mercy on that loneliness of heart, so full of sadness, so crushing,
sometimes full of terror!
Have mercy upon those struggling against the difficulties of life, and
faint with discouragement!
Have mercy on those whom fortune favors, whom the world fascinates, and
who are free from care!
Have mercy on those to whom Thou hast given great tenderness of heart,
great sensitiveness!
Have mercy on those who cease to love us, and never may they know the pain
they cause!
Have mercy on those who have gradually withdrawn from Holy Communion and
Prayer, and losing peace within, weep, yet dare not return to Thee!
Have mercy on all we love; make them holy even through suffering! if ever
they estrange themselves from Thee, take, oh, take all my joys, and decoy
them with the pleasures back again to Thee!
Have mercy on those who weep, those who pray, those who know not _how_ to
pray!
To all, O JESUS, grant Hope and Peace!