shackles which fettered thy limbs, the tears which flowed from thine eyes, the blood which trickled from thy whole body; by the fears, sorrows, and sadness of thy heart; by the shame thou receivedst in being stript of thy garments, to hang naked on the cross, in the sight of thy sorrowful mother, and in the presence of all the people.
By thy royal head crowned with thorns, and smitten with a reed; by thy thirst quenched with vinegar and gall; by thy side opened with a spear, whence issued blood and water to refresh our souls with that living fountain of thy love and mercy; by the sharp nails wherewith thy tender hands and feet were cruelly pierced and fastened to the cross; by the recommendation of thy departing soul to thy heavenly Father, saying, “Into thy hands I commend my spirit by thy praying for thy enemies, saying, "O Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do;" by thy giving up the ghost, when thou criedst out with a loud voice, “ My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? ” and then, bowing down thy most blessed head to impart to us the kiss of peace, saidst, “ It is consummated.”
By the great mercy thou showedst towards the penitent thief, saying “ This day thou shalt be with me in paradise;" by thy descent into limbo, and the joy thou communicatedst to the just souls therein detained; by the glory of thy triumphant resurrection, and the consoling apparitions thou didst make for forty days’ space to thy sacred Virgin Mother, to thy Apostles, and thy other chosen servants; by thy admirable ascension, when, in the sight of thy Mother and thy Apostles, though wast elevated into heaven; by the miraculous coming down of the Holy Ghost in the form of fiery tongues,
