V.—The Descent of our Saviour into Hell.
The Meditation.
The soul of our Saviour being separated by death from the body, descends to that place where the saints were expecting their redemption.
O Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews, have mercy on us. [Ten times.] Glory, &c.
The Prayer.
O Jesus, whose name is above all names; that at the name of Jesus every knee may bend, of those that are in heaven, on earth, and in hell; whose mysterious humiliation and sorrows, appointed for thee on account of our sins, appeared in the washing of the feet of thy servants and creatures, in thy distress, and prayer, and bloody sweat; in thy being secured and brought before tribunals as a criminal; in thy bearing the load of the cross, and in the separation of thy soul from the body, and its descent to the regions below: grant to us to celebrate these mysteries to thy honour and our own salvation; who, with the Father and the Holy Ghost, livest and reignest, one God, for all eternity. Amen.
The Five Mysteries Of The Third Part.
I.—The Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ.