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MARY, I am  the  cause  of  thy  sufferings: O refuge of sinners,  let  me  share  in  those  bitter  pangs which rent  thy  tender  soul  when  thou  didst  behold  thy Son, covered  with  wounds  and  fainting  under  the cross. Mother of  sorrows,  let  me  feel  the  force  of thy  grief,  that,  together  with  thee,  I may  mingle  my tears  with  the  blood  of  thy  Son. O suffering Jesus ! by thy  bitter  passion,  and  the  deep  anguish  of  thy afflicted Mother,  grant  me  the  grace  of  perseverance. Mother of  Jesus,  intercede  for  me ! Jesus, look down on  me  with  an  eye  of  pity; and,  in  the  hour  of my  death,  receive  me  into  thy  arms.

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.

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  represents  Christ  fainting,  unable  to carry  the  cross. His sacrilegious  executioners compel Simon  the  Cyrenean  to  carry  it,  not  through