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V.    We  adore  Thee,  O  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  and  bless  Thee.

R.    Because  by  Thy  holy  Cross  Thou  hast  redeemed  the  world.

HIS Station  represents  how  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ  ascended  Mount  Calvary, and was  by  His  inhuman  executioners  stripped  of  His  garments. The skin and congealed  blood  are  torn  off  with  them,  and  His  wounds  renewed.

Consider the  confusion  of  the  modest  Lamb,  exposed  naked  to  the  contempt and  derision  of  an  insulting  rabble. They present  Him  with  vinegar  and  gall  for a refreshment. Condemn here  that  delicacy  of  taste,  that  sensual  indulgence,  with  which you flatter  your  sinful  body. Pray here  for  the  spirit  of  Christian  mortification. Think how happy  you  would  die  if,  stripped  of  the  world  and  its  attachments,  you  could  expire covered with  the  blood  and  agony  of  Jesus.

uffering Jesus! I behold  Thee  stript  of  Thy  garments,  Thy  old  wounds renewed, and  new  ones  added  to  the  old. I behold  Thee  naked  in  the  presence of  thousands,  exposed  to  the  inclemency  of  the  weather;  cold,  trembling from  head  to  foot,  insulted  by  the  blasphemous  derisions  of  the  spectators. Strip, O  mangled  Lamb  of  God! my heart  of  the  world  and  its  deceitful  affections. Divest my  soul  of  its  habits  of  sensual  indulgence. Embitter the  poisoned   cup   of pleasure,  that  I  may  dash  it  with  contempt  from  my  lips,  and  through  Christian  mortification arrive  at  Thy  never  fading  glory. Amen, Jesus.

Our Father,  &amp;c. Hail Mary,  &amp;c. Glory, &amp;c.

Jesus Christ  crucified,  have  mercy  on  us!