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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Jesus had now arrived almost at the
summit of Calvary, but before he reached the spot where
he was to be crucified, his strength again fails him
and he falls the third time, to be again dragged up
and goaded onward by the brutal soldiery. |
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O Lord Jesus, we entreat you, by
the merits of this your third most painful fall, to
pardon our frequent relapses and our long continuance
in sin; and may the thought of these your sufferings
make us hate our sins more and more. |
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Reader: |
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Unless the grain of wheat falls to the
earth and dies, it remains just a grain of wheat. But
if it dies, it produces much fruit. |
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All: |
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You have folded up my life, like a weaver
who severs the last thread. Like a swallow I utter shrill
cries; I moan like a dove. |
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All sing: |
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O sweet Mother! Fount of love,
Touch my spirit from above,
Make my heart with yours accord. |
Station 8
