The pope has taken one of the most heartfelt pleas of the Gospel as his personal supplication to Jesus each night.
With the Novena to the Sacred Heart, we've stopped to reflect with Pope Francis on the devotion to the Five Wounds of Christ.
For the pope, contemplation of Jesus' wounds is contemplation of his mercy, of his consolation, of his saving protection.
The prayer the Holy Father prays every night reflects this devotion.
At a general audience in 2016, he revealed his nighttime prayer routine: