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 O most sweet  Jesus! numbered amongst  thieves, derided, blasphemed,  made  to  taste  vinegar  and  gall, and crucified  in  dreadful  torments  from  the  sixth  to the  ninth  hour,  have  mercy  on  us.

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

O most sweet  Jesus! dead upon  the  cross,  and  in thy  holy  mother’s  presence  pierced  by  a lance  in  thy side, whence  issued  forth  blood  and  water,  have mercy on  us.

R. Have  mercy  on  us,  O Lord,  have  mercy  on  its.

O most sweet  Jesus! taken down  from  the  cross, and bathed  with  the  tears  of  thy  most  sorrowful Mother, have  mercy  on  us.

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

O most sweet  Jesus! covered with  bruises,  marked with five  wounds,  embalmed  with  spices,  and  laid  in the  sepulchre,  have  mercy  on  us.

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

V. He  truly  bore  our  sorrows.

R. And  he  endured  our  grief.

GOD, who,  for  the  redemption  of  the  world,  didst vouchsafe to  be  born,  to  be  circumcised,  to  be rejected  by  the  Jews,  to  be  betrayed  with  a kiss,  to be  bound  like  a malefactor,  and  like  an  innocent lamb to  be  led  to  slaughter; to  be  ignominiously brought before  Annas,  Caiphas,  and  Herod; to  be accused  by  false  witnesses,  scourged  with  whips, buffeted, spit  upon,  struck  with  a reed,  crowned with thorns,  stripped  of  thy  garments,  nailed  to  a Cross,  and  placed  between  two  thieves;  to  have vinegar and  gall  given  to  thee  to  drink; to  have  thy side pierced  through  with  a spear; do  thou,  O Lord, by these  most  grievous  pains,  which  I,  thy  unworthy