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 Among the  vast  crowd that  followed  Jesus  there  were  some pious women,  who  shed  tears  of  compassion  on  seeing  Him reduced to  such  a state. But Jesus,  turning  towards  them,  said: “Daughters of  Jerusalem,  weep  not  for  me,  but  weep  for  yourselves and for  your  children. For, behold,  the  days  shall  come  when they shall  say  to  the  mountains:  ‘Fall  on  us’,  and  to  the  hills: ‘Cover us’. For if  in  the  green  wood  they  do  these  things , what shall  be  done  in  the  dry?”

When Jesus reached  the  top  of  the  hill  of  Calvary,  the soldiers offered  Him  wine  mingled  with  myrrh,  but  He  refused to drink. They then  tore  the  clothes  from  His  already  mangled