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Jesus is Laid in the Sepulcher
Kneel |
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We adore you, O Christ, and we praise
you. |
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All: |
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Because by your holy cross you have
redeemed the world. |
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Arise |
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Presider: |
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The body of her dearly beloved Son is
taken from his Mother, and laid by the disciples in
the tomb. The tomb is closed, and there the lifeless
body remains until the hour of its glorious resurrection. |
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We too, O God, will descend into
the grave whenever it shall please you, as it shall
please you, and wheresoever it shall please you. Suffer
our sinful bodies to return to their parent dust; but
do, in your great mercy, receive our immortal souls,
and when our bodies have risen again, place them likewise
in your kingdom, that we may love and bless you forever
and ever. Amen. |
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Reader: |
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Taking Jesus' body, Joseph wrapped it
in fresh linen and laid it in his own new tomb, which
had been hewn from a formation of rock. Then he rolled
a huge stone across the entrance of the tomb and went
away. |
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All: |
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Only in God be at rest, my soul, for
from him comes my hope. |
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All sing: |
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By the cross with you to stay,
There with you to weep and pray,
This I ask of you to give. |
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Station 13