O my God, I believe in thee, I hope in thee, I love thee, and I repent of having offended thee by my sins.
The Fifth Word.
"I thirst."
V. We adore thee, O Christ, and we bless thee.
R. Because by thy holy Cross than hast redeemed the world,
O my beloved Jesus, who didst agonise on the Cross for the love of me, and who, not satisfied with all the ignominy sad suffering, wouldst willingly have suffered yet more, so that all men; might be saved, as was clearly proved when all the torrents of thy passion would not allay the thirst of thy tender heart, have pity on all the faithful who are in their agony, and on me also when I shall be in that extremity, and, through the merits of thy most precious blood, enkindle such a fire of charity in our hearts as may cause them to languish with the desire of uniting themselves to thee for all eternity. Three Glories.
V. Have mercy on us, O Lord.
R. Have mercy on us.
O my God, I believe in thee, I hope in thee, I love thee, and I repent of having offended thee by my sins.
The Sixth Word.
"It is consummated."
V. We adore thee, O Christ, and we bless thee.
R. Because by thy holy Cross thou hast redeemed the world.
O my beloved Jesus, who for the love of me didst agonise on the Cross, and from that chair of truth didst announce the completion of the work of our redemption, through which, from being the children of wrath and perdition, we are become the children of God and the heirs of Paradise, have pity on all the faithful who are in their agony, and on me also when I shall be in that extremity, and, through the merits of thy most precious blood, detach us entirety from the world and from ourselves, and at the moment of our agony give us grace sincerely to offer thee the sacrifice of our life in expiation of our sins. Three Glories.
V. Have mercy on us, O Lord.
R. Have mercy on us.
O my God, I believe in thee, I hope in thee, I love thee, and I repent of having offended thee by my sins.
