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my Jesus! Thou didst  bear  my  burden  and the heavy  weight  of  my  sins. Should I,  then, not bear  in  union  with  Thee  my  easy  burden  of suffering  and  accept  the  sweet  yoke  of  Thy  commandments? Thy yoke  is  sweet  and  Thy  burden light; I  therefore  willingly  accept  it. I will  take up Thy  cross  and  follow  Thee.

Our Father,  etc. Hail Mary,  etc.

ow painful  and  how  sad  it  must  have  been  for Mary, the  sorrowful  Mother,  to  behold  her beloved Son  laden  with  the  burden  of  the  cross! What unspeakable  pangs  her  most  tender  heart experienced! How earnestly  she  yearned  to  die instead of,  or  at  least  with,  Jesus! Implore this sorrowful Mother  that  she  assist  you  in  the  hour of your  death.

Jesus, O  Mary! I am  the  cause  of  the  great and manifold  pains  which  pierce  your  loving hearts. O that  my  heart  also  would  feel  and experience at  least  some  of  your  sufferings! O Mother of  sorrows,  let  me  participate  in  the  sufferings which  thou  and  thy  Son  endured  for  me, and let  me  experience  thy  sorrow,  that,  afflicted