Tractatus Prior, Pars Prior, Cap. 20. De exemplis bonisque moribus lesu etw de tribulationibus eius in mundo.

Tractatus Prior, Pars Prior, Cap. 20. De exemplis bonisque moribus lesu etw de tribulationibus eius in mundo.

I bless you and give thanks to you, Lord Jesus Christ, example of holiness, model of virtue, fragrance of life, praise of patience, for all your virtues and most sweet ways, for your singular gentleness and the best examples publicly shown before your disciples and all the people of Israel, by which you gently invited the hearts of the simple to your love; but you also stirred the hard hearts of sinners to repentance through the graciousness of your words, and you provided an example of edification in every action and teaching. I praise and glorify you for all the hardships and needs your body endured in this world, which you, as a mortal man, graciously accepted to bear from the moment of your birth until the cross, often facing hunger and thirst, cold and heat, labor and fatigue, sorrow and fear, all with the utmost gentleness of heart. I praise and honor you for the many and serious persecutions, for the malicious plots and unworthy blasphemies frequently inflicted upon you by the scribes and Pharisees, and also for the great ingratitude and envious slander directed at you in return for so many countless benefits and glorious signs accomplished among the people. I praise and exalt you for your immense love for the conversion and salvation of all people, for the frequent and lengthy prayers offered, for the groans and tears poured out from compassion, for the joy and congratulations of all the faithful who have turned to faith, for the magnificent act of giving thanks and the elevation of the mind, for all your marvelous works done in praise and glory of your heavenly Father, worthy of completion. O most revered Jesus, the brightest mirror of how to live, grant me, your poor servant, who is still very much in need of correction, to contemplate your most honorable and sweet ways with a pious heart, and to shape all my actions and gestures according to the standard of your life, so that I may learn to be gentle and humble in heart, so that I may be sober in my eating, simple in my clothing, modest in appearance, mature in my demeanor, peaceful in my mind, silent in speech, prudent in my actions, guarded both within and without, vigilant in prayer, devoted in meditation, diligent in work, patient in correction, ready to obey, teachable in every good thing, not slow, not neglectful, not sad, not turbulent, not wandering, not loud, but pious, serene, joyful, and modest. lo