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 Perpetual honor be to thee, my Lord Jesus Christ, who, in such agony, didst humbly look with benign eyes of charity on thy most worthy Mother, who never sinned, nor consented to even the slightest sin, and consoling her, didst faithfully commit her to the guardianship of thy disciple.

Eternal benediction be to thee, my Lord Jesus Christ, for each hour in which thou didst endure the most intense bitterness and agony on the cross, for us sinners. For the acute pain of thy wounds keenly penetrated thy happy soul, and cruelly pierced thy most sacred heart, till thy heart breaking, thou didst happily give up the ghost, and bowing down thy head, didst humbly commend thyself into the hands of God, thy Father, and then thy dead body remained all cold.

Blessed be thou, my Lord Jesus Christ, who, for our salvation, didst permit thy side and heart to be pierced with a lance, and didst send forth copiously from the same side thy precious blood and water to redeem us; and didst not wish thy most sacred body to be taken down from the cross, till permission was given by the judge.

Glory be to thee, my Lord Jesus Christ, because thou didst wish thy blessed body