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TAT I O N

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Jesus Carries His Cross

C.

We adore You, O Christ, and we bless You.

P.

Because of Your holy Cross You have redeemed the world.

C.

Then Pilate took Jesus and had Him scourged. And the

soldiers wove a crown out of thorns and placed it onHis head,

and clothedHim in a purple cloak, and they came toHimand

said, “Hail, King of the Jews!” So Jesus came out, wearing the

crown of thorns and the purple cloak.And Pilate said to them,

“Behold, theman!”When the chief priests and the guards saw

Him they cried out,“Crucify Him, crucify Him!”(John19:1-6).

Jesus: (C.)

Do not be afraid of sufferings; I am with you

(151).

The more you will come to love suffering, the purer

your love for Me will be

(279).

S. Faustina: (P.)

Jesus, I thank You for the little daily crosses,

for opposition to my endeavors, for the hardships of com-

munal life, for the misinterpretation of my intentions, for

humiliations at the hands of others, for the harsh way in

which we are treated, for false suspicions, for poor health

and loss of strength, for self-denial, for dying to myself, for

lack of recognition in everything, for the upsetting of all

my plans. (343).

All:

Merciful Jesus, teach me to value life’s toil, sicknesses,

and every suffering, and with love to carry my daily crosses.

C.

You, who suffered wounds for us,

P.

Christ Jesus, have mercy on us.

Sung Verse:

O, how sad and sore distressed

Was that Mother highly blessed

of the sole Begotten One.

Excerpts from the newly revised

Way of the Cross

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