En Ego
Behold, O good and sweet Jesus
En ego, o bone et dulcíssime Jesu, ante conspéctum tuum génibus me provólvo
Behold, o good and most sweet Jesus, I fall upon my knees before You,
ac máximo ánimi ardóre te oro atque obtéstor, ut meum in cor vívidos fídei, spei et caritátis sensus,
and with most fervent desire beg and beseech You that You would impress upon my heart a lively sense of faith, hope and charity,
atque veram peccatórum meórum pæniténtiam, éaque emendándi firmíssimam voluntátem velis imprímere;
true repentance for my sins, and a firm resolve to make amends.
dum magno ánimi afféctu et dolóre tua quinque vúlnera mecum ipse consídero ac mente contémplor,
And with deep affection and grief, I reflect upon Your five wounds,
illud præ óculis habens, quod jam in ore ponébat tuo David Prophéta de te,
having before my eyes that which Your prophet David spoke about You,
o bone Jesu: Fodérunt manus meas et pedes meos; dinumeravérunt ómnia ossa mea.
O good Jesus: "They have pierced my hands and feet, they have counted all my bones." Amen.