THE STATIONS OF THE SACRED PASSION.
O MOST sweet Jesus! praying to thy Father in the garden, sorrowful even unto death, and sweating blood in an agony of grief, have mercy on us.
R. Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us.
O most sweet Jesus! delivered by the traitor’s kiss into the hands of thine enemies, seized and bound like a thief, and abandoned by thy disciples, have mercy on us.
R. Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us.
O most sweet Jesus! by the unjust verdict of the Jews found guilty of death, brought like a malefactor before the tribunal of Pilate, scorned and derided by the impious Herod, have mercy on us.
R. Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us.
O most sweet Jesus! stripped of thy garments, and most cruelly scourged at the pillar, have mercy on us.
R. Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us.
O most sweet Jesus! crowned with thorns, blindfolded, buffeted, struck with a reed, clothed in derision with a purple garment, and many other ways scorned and overwhelmed with reproaches, have mercy on us.
R. Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us.
O most sweet Jesus! reputed more criminal than Barabbas the murderer, rejected by the Jews, and unjustly condemned to the death of the cross, have mercy on us.
R. Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us.
O most sweet Jesus! loaded with a heavy cross, and led like an innocent lamb to the place of execution, have mercy on us.
R. Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us
