Taker of His Passion
Lord have mercy, &c. Our Father.
Hail Mary. STATIONS OF THE CROSS. 131 V . Through thee, O Virgin Mary, may we obtain salvation, R. From the wounds of Christ.
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O holy Jesus, grant me to obtain, through thy mother, R. The crown of victory.
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O Lord, hear my prayer.
R. And let my cry come unto thee. Prayer, O Lord Jesus Christ, &c. Station JFottrtrmtt. THE BODY OF JESUS IS BURIED. Consider, O my soul, how the body of Jesus was trapped in spices, and laid in a new tomb. With what honour dost thou receive Jesus thy Redeemer daily, either sacramentally or spiritually? or art thou always endeavouring to be, as it were, a new tomb for the re- ception of Jesus, bright with the beautiful ornaments of virtue? Ant . I am counted among them that go down to the pit ; I am become as a man without help, free among the dead.
O good Jesus, I come here with the women to thy tomb, sorrowing and lamenting that hitherto I have shewn myself so unworthy; confirm and establish the kingdom of thy grace in my heart.
Lord have mercy, &c. Our Father.
Hail Mary. V , My flesh shall rest in hope.
R. Thou wilt not give thy holy one to see corruption. V, Arise, O Lord, and help me. JR. And deliver me from my sins. V, O Lord, hear my prayer. R . And let my cry come unto thee. Prayer .
O Lord Jesus Christ, &c. STATIONS OF THE CROSS. Commendation . Look down, O Lord, we beseech thee, upon this thy family, for which our Lord Jesus Christ did not refuse to be delivered into the hands of wicked men, and to endure the torment of the cross ; who liveth and reigneth with thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God for ever and ever. Amen