On returning to the Altar, recite the following prayers:
Ant. Christ became obedient for us unto death, even the death of the cross.
V. By thy holy cross deliver us, O God.
R. From all our enemies.
LET US PRAY.
LOOK down, we beseech thee, O Eternal Father, on this thy family, for which our Lord Jesus Christ was pleased to be delivered into the hands of the wicked, and to suffer the torment of the cross; who liveth and reigneth, one God, in unity with thee and the Holy Ghost, for ever and ever.
R. Amen.
Ant. O all ye that pass by the way, attend, and see if there be grief like unto my grief.
V. Pray for us, O most sorrowful Mother of God.
R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
Let us pray:
WE beseech thee, O Lord Jesus Christ, that the Blessed Virgin Mary, who, during thy bitter passion, had her most holy soul pierced with the sword of sorrow, may effectually intercede for us with thy clemency, both now and at the hour of death: who livest and reignest, one God with the Father and the Holy Ghost, for ever and ever.
R. Amen.
Then may be added for the Dead, if desired, the following:
Ant . It is a holy and wholesome thought to pray for the dead, that they may be loosed from their sins.
V. Eternal rest give imto them, O Lord.
R. And let perpetual light shine upon them.
