The Prayer
O Mother of our Eternal Prince and King of Glory, by those sharp thorns wherewith his most holy head was pierced, we beseech thee, that by thy intercession, we may be delivered here from all motions of pride, and in the day of judgment from that confusion which our sins deserve. Amen.
IV. Jesus carrying his Cross.
Let us contemplate, in this mystery, how our Lord Jesus Christ, being sentenced to die, bore with great patience the cross, which was laid upon him for his greater torment and ignominy.
Our Father, &c.
By the people's cruel jeers;
By the holy women's tears;
By thy footsteps faint and slow,
Weigh'd beneath thy cross of woe;
Jesu, Saviour, &c.
The Prayer.
O Holy Virgin, example of patience, by the most painful carrying of the cross, on which thy Son, our Lord Christ, bore the heavy weight of our sins; obtain for us of him by thy intercession courage and strength to follow his steps, and bear our cross after him to the end of our lives. Amen.
V. The Crucifixion.
Let us contemplate, in this mystery, how our Lord Jesus Christ, being come to Mount Calvary, was stripped of his clothes, and his hands and feet most cruelly nailed to the cross, in the presence of his most afflicted Mother.
Our Father, &c.
By thy weeping Mother's woe;
By the sword that pierced her through
When, in anguish standing by,
On the cross she saw thee die;
Jesu, Saviour, &c.
