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V. We  adore  Thee,  O  Christ,  etc.

R. Because  by  Thy  holy  Cross, etc.

''Consider this  first  fall  of  Jesus  under His  Cross. His flesh  was  torn  by the  scourges,  His  head  crowned  with thorns,  and  He  had  lost  a  great quantity  of  blood. He was  so  weakened that  He  could  scarcely  walk, and  yet  He  had  to  carry  this  great load  upon  His  shoulders. The soldiers struck  Him  rudely,  and thus  He  fell  several  times  in  His journey.''

Y Jesus,  it  is  not  the  weight of the  Cross,  but  of  my  sins, which has  made  Thee  suffer  so much  pain. Ah! by the  merits  of this  great  fall,  deliver  me  from  the misfortune of  falling  into  mortal