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Etching by Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo -- 1749
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V: We adore Thee, O Christ, and bless Thee.
R: Because by Thy holy cross Thou hast redeemed the world
Jesus hung for three hours. During this
time He prayed for His murderers, promised Paradise to the penitent robber,
and committed His Blessed Mother to the guardianship of St. John. Then
all was finished, and He bowed His head and gave up His Spirit.
The worst is over. The Holiest is dead and
departed. The most tender, the most affectionate, the holiest of the sons
of men is gone. Jesus is dead, and with His death my sins shall die. I
protest once for all, before men and Angels, that sin shall no more have
dominion over me. This Lent I make myself God's own for ever. The salvation
of my soul shall be my first concern. With the aid of His grace I will
create in me a deep hatred and sorrow for my past sins. I will try hard
to detest sin, as much as I have ever loved it. Into God's hands I put
myself, not by halves, but unreservedly. I promise Thee, O Lord, with the
help of Thy grace, to keep out of the way of temptation, to avoid all occasions
of sin, to turn at once from the voice of the Evil One, to be regular in
my prayers, so to die to sin that Thou mayest not have died for me on the
Cross in vain.
Our Father...
Hail Mary...
Glory Be to the Father...
V: Jesus Christ Crucified.
R: Have mercy on Us.
V: May the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of
God rest in peace.
R: Amen
The Stations of the Cross, John Henry Cardinal Newman
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