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 possession of  my  heart  on  earth,  that  my  soul  may possess thee  eternally  in  glory. Amen.

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.

Pro peccátis suæ gentis

vidit Jésum in torméntis,

et flagéllis súbditum.

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  our  Saviour  at  the  gates  of Jerusalem,  falling  to  the  ground,  through  pain and weakness. He is  compelled  by  blows  and  blasphemies to  rise. Consider your  Jesus  prostrate  6n  the earth, bruised  by  his  fall,  and  ignominiously  treated by an  ungrateful  rabble. Reflect that  your  self-love and desire  of  preference  were  the  cause  of  your Saviour’s humiliation. Implore, then,  grace  to  detest your proud  and  haughty  disposition. It was  your repeated sins  that  pressed  him  to  the  ground: will you then  sin  again,  and  add  to  the  affliction  of  your gracious Saviour?