STATION XIII.
Jesus taken from the Cross and laid in Mary's bosom.
V. We adore thee, O Christ, and bless thee.
R. Because by thy holy cross thou hast redeemed the world.
Mary, Mother most sorrowful, the sword of grief pierced thy soul when thou didst see thy dear Son Jesus lying lifeless in thy bosom; ask for me hatred of sin, which was the cause of his death, and made thee suffer so much; and then obtain for me grace to live a true Christian life, and save my soul.
Our Father, etc. Have mercy, etc.
STATION XIV.
Jesus laid in the Tomb.
V. We adore thee, O Christ, and bless thee.
R. Because by thy holy cross thou hast redeemed the world.
My Jesus, with thee in the tomb I desire that I may ever remain as one dead; and if I live, I wish to live only to thee, that so one day I may come with thee to taste the bliss of heaven, the fruit of thy passion and most painful death. Amen.
Our Father, etc. Have mercy, etc.
LET US PRAY.
O GOD, who by the precious blood of thy only-begotten Son didst sanctify the standard of the
cross, grant, we beseech thee, that those whose joy
is in the same holy cross, may rejoice also everywhere
in thy protection: through the same Christ our Lord.
End with one Pater, Are, and Gloria, for the intention of the Sovereign Pontiff.
