MONTH of the MOST PRECIOUS BLOOD OF JESUS
The month of July traditionally honors the Most Precious Blood of Jesus. It is the blood of Christ, the Lamb of God, which cleanses us from sin—therefore the Church developed a devotion to Jesus’ physical blood and its mystical power, just as it did for His Sacred Heart from which His blood poured out on the Cross. The Precious Blood of Jesus courses through the Church spiritually, giving eternal life to the Body of Christ through the sacraments. Many saints had a devotion to the Precious Blood of Jesus, especially St. Catherine of Siena. Devotion to the Precious Blood spread widely through the preaching of Saint Gaspar del Bufalo, who was a 19th-century priest and the founder of the Missionaries of the Precious Blood. This devotion was later approved and recommended by the Holy See. The feast day of the Most Precious Blood of Jesus is July 1st.
PRAYER
Precious Blood of Jesus, infinite price of our redemption and both the drink and the layer of our souls, you continually plead the cause of all people before the throne of infinite mercy. From the depths of my heart, I adore you. Jesus, insofar as I am able, I want to make reparation for the insults and outrages which you receive from human beings, especially from those who blaspheme you. Who would not venerate this Blood of infinite value! Who does not feel inflamed with love for Jesus who shed it! What would have become of me had I not been redeemed by this divine Blood! Who has drained it all from the veins of my Savior? Surely this was the work of love! O infinite love, which has given us this saving balm! O balm beyond all price, welling up from the fountain of infinite love! Grant that every heart and every tongue may render you praise and thanks now and forever!
Precious Blood of Jesus, infinite price of our redemption and both the drink and the layer of our souls, you continually plead the cause of all people before the throne of infinite mercy. From the depths of my heart, I adore you. Jesus, insofar as I am able, I want to make reparation for the insults and outrages which you receive from human beings, especially from those who blaspheme you. Who would not venerate this Blood of infinite value! Who does not feel inflamed with love for Jesus who shed it! What would have become of me had I not been redeemed by this divine Blood! Who has drained it all from the veins of my Savior? Surely this was the work of love! O infinite love, which has given us this saving balm! O balm beyond all price, welling up from the fountain of infinite love! Grant that every heart and every tongue may render you praise and thanks now and forever!