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 Our Father,  etc. Hail Mary,  etc.  Glory  be  to  the Father, etc.

V. Jesus  Christ  crucified,  have  mercy  on  us.

R. Have  mercy  on  us: O Lord  have  mercy  on  us.

V. And  may  the  souls  of  the  faithful  departed, through the  mercy  of  God,  rest  in  peace.

R. Amen.

Quae mœrébat et dolébat,

pia Mater, dum vidébat

nati pœnas ínclyti.

V. We  adore  thee,  O Lord  Jesus  Christ,  and  bless thy holy  name:

R. Because,  by  thy  holy  cross,  thou  hast  redeemed the world.

his station  presents  to  our  contemplation  the meeting of  the  desolate  mother  and  her  bleeding Jesus, sinking  under  the  weight  of  the  cross. Consider what pangs  rent  her  soul,  when  she  beheld  him covered with  blood,  dragged  violently  to  the  place  of execution,  reviled  and  blasphemed  by  an  ungrateful, outrageous rabble. Meditate on  her  inward  feelings — the looks  of  silent  agony  exchanged  between  the Mother and  her  Son: her  anguish  in  not  being  permitted to  approach  and  embrace  him. Be filled  with confusion, that  neither  the  Son’s  pain,  nor  the Mother’s grief,  have  softened  the  hardness  of  your heart. Approach now,  with  contrition,  and  join  in the  following