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LMIGHTY and  eternal  God! merciful Father! Who hast given  to  the  human  race  Thy  beloved  Son as an  example  of  humility,  obedience,  and  patience, to precede  us  on  the  Way  of  the  Cross  and  on  the  Way of Life,  graciously  grant  that  we,  inflamed  by  His  infinite love,  may  take  upon  us  the  sweet  yoke  of  His Gospel and  the  mortification  of  the  cross,  following Him as  His  true  disciples,  so  that  we  may  one  day gloriously rise  with  Him  and  joyfully  hear  the  final sentence: "Come  ye  blessed  of  My  Father,  possess you  the  kingdom  prepared  for  you  from  the  foundation of  the  world"  (Matt.  xxv.  34).

T the  cross  her  station keeping, Stood     the  mournful Mother  weeping, Close to  Jesus  to  the  last. Through her  heart. His sorrow sharing. All His  bitter  anguish bearing. Now at  length  the  sword has  passed. Oh, how  sad  and  sore  distressed Was that  Mother  highly blessed Of the  sole-begotten  One!