O Jesus Crucified!
Help us to carry our cross as You carried Yours!
Way of the Cross in union with
Our Lady of La Salette
Preparatory Prayer.
Hail
Mary,
full
of
sorrows,
Jesus
crucified
is
with
Thee.
Thou
art
worthy
of
compassion
among
all
women
and
worthy
of
compassion
is Jesus, Thy Son.
Holy
Mary,
Mother
of
Jesus
crucified,
and
our
Mother,
obtain
tears
for
us
who
have
crucified
Thy
Son,
now
and
at
the
hour
of
our
death.
Amen.
Saint Bonaventure
This
cruel
condemnation
is
renewed
every
day
by
all
the
sinners
of
the
earth.
Alas!
am
I
not
one
of
these
unfortunate
people?
I
have
really
and
effectively
asked
for
the
death
of
my
God,
every
time
I
have
committed
mortal
sin.
And
here
is
the
cause
of
the
abundant
tears
of our Mother in Her heavenly apparition.
O
Jesus!
Your
charity
is
eternal
and
Your
Heart
is
always
open
to
pour
out
His
mercies
on
us:
deign
to
give
me
the
contrition
I
need.
And
You,
Mother
of
love,
have
mercy
on
Your
prodigal
son
and
obtain
for
me
the
tears
of
sincere
penitence
to
weep
with
You
for
all
my
sins.
I. Jesus is condemned to death
II. Jesus takes up His Cross
The
tomb
is
the
end
of
all
human
life!
This
thought
distresses
nature,
but
our
faith
shows
us
the
heaven
that
opens,
on
the
very
day
of
death,
before
the
Christian
soul
that
has
followed
Jesus
to
Calvary.
And
the
resurrection
of
this
sweetest
Saviour
is
the
sure
guarantee
of
our
own
at
the
end
of
time.
Mary,
appearing
all
resplendent
with
the
light
of
the
resurrected
bodies
and
ascending
to
Heaven,
right
here,
towards this cross, confirms our consoling hope.
O
Jesus,
my
living
Redeemer!
I
know
that
I
shall
rise
again
on
the
last
day,
and
now
I
hope
for
Your
grace
in
this
world
and
Your
glory
in
the
next.
O
Mary,
my
life,
my
sweetness,
my
hope!
You
will
receive
at
my
last
hour,
I
hope
from
Your
mercy,
the soul of Your dear child in Your maternal arms. Amen.
XIV. Jesus is laid in the tomb
Jesus
falls.
His
adorable
face
is
in
the
dust
and
the
dust
mingles
with
the
blood
which
flows
from
the
wounds
of
the
crown
of
thorns.
He
rises
again,
unrecognizable.
This
is
the
state
in
which
the
horrible
sin
of
blasphemy,
of
which
our
Mother
complains
so
painfully,
still
reduces
Him
in
some
way.
Did
I
not
commit
it?
Have
I
not
witnessed
it
without
shuddering
and
without
taking
any
means
to
repair
the
insult
it
inflicts
on
the
glory
of
God?
O
Jesus,
King
of
eternal
glory,
be
praised
by
the
angels
of
heaven
and
by
the
whole
Church
of
the
earth,
in
reparation
for
so
many
outrages!
O
Mother,
these
outrages
make
Your
heart
bleed
and
Your
tears
flow;
may
my
whole
life
become
a
perpetual homage to Jesus, through my fidelity to His divine commandments.
III. Jesus falls for the first time
Jesus
and
Mary
are
in
the
presence
of
each
other,
but
in
what
state
and
on
what
path!
Who
can
depict
the
excess
of
Their
sorrow?
Alas!
in
these
last
times,
another
meeting
of
Jesus
and
His
Holy
Mother
took
place
in
Heaven.
Mary
presented
Herself
to
Her
Son,
no
longer
suffering
for
us,
but
angry
with
us
for
the
multitude
of
our
sins,
and
the
pain
of
this
tender
Mother
was
great
and extreme as on the way to Calvary.
O
Jesus,
remember
the
painful
way
and
the
anguish
of
Your
Mother
on
this
day
of
Your
Passion,
and
for
the
love
of
this
Immaculate
Virgin,
have
mercy
on
us.
And
You,
incomparable
Mother,
do
not
cease
to
present
Yourself
to
Your
Son
and
to
pray for Your dear children.
IV. Jesus encounters His Most Holy Mother
It
was
only
by
force
that
Simon
of
Cyrene
carried
the
cross
of
Jesus.
Now,
this
most
gentle
Saviour
said,
“If
any
man
will
come
after
Me,
let
him
bear
his
cross
and
follow
Me.”
Not
out
of
necessity,
but
with
love,
not
with
sorrow,
but
with
courage.
The
cross
to
be
carried
is
first
and
foremost
the
punishment
due
to
sin;
it
is
the
sufferings
of
soul
and
body,
it
is
the
public
and
private
miseries.
Our
Mother
has
come
to
remind
us
of
this
here.
O
Jesus!
May
Your
merciful
will
be
fulfilled!
I
accept
everything,
but
may
the
trial
and
punishment
come
to
me
from
Your
Heart,
not
from
Your
just
anger.
And
You,
Mary,
O
divine
Comforter,
obtain
for
me
the
ability
to
bear
with
faith
and
even
with gratitude all the sorrows of life.
V. Simon of Cyrene helps Jesus carry His Cross
This
woman
is
our
model.
What
dedication!
What
courage!
What
fearlessness!
Ah,
from
now
on,
may
the
greater
glory
of
Jesus,
His
honor
before
men,
His
divine
interests
be
the
main
object
of
our
zeal,
our
work
and
our
sacrifices.
In
this
way
we
will
make
known
to
men
His
graciousness
and
His
adorable
charms,
we
will
console
His
Mother
and
we
will
dry
up
the
source
of
His
tears.
O
Jesus,
the
splendor
and
beauty
of
Heaven!
give
me,
with
the
grace
of
a
perfect
conversion,
the
zeal
of
Your
glory;
O
Mary!
O
lovely
Mother!
give
me
the
ineffable
joy
of
being
able,
by
a
holy
life,
to
respond
to
Your
love
for me and to console Your afflicted Heart.
VI. Veronica wipes the Face of Jesus
Jesus
falls
again.
This
sweet
Saviour
reminds
me
here
of
my
relapses.
How
many
times,
indeed,
I
swore
to
Him
a
love
that
I
called
eternal!
Alas!
a
little
later,
all
was
forgotten
and
I
preferred
again
the
sin
to
the
love
of
His
Heart;
and
I
renewed
without
shame
the
sufferings
of
my tender Mother and again I made Her cry…
O
Jesus,
please
let
Your
mercy
be
always
more
abundant
than
my
iniquities;
I
hate
them,
I
deplore
them
bitterly,
at
Your
feet.
O
Mary,
sustain
me
always
with
Your
powerful
hand
over
the
dreadful
abyss
of
my
corruption
and misery.
VII. Jesus falls for the second time
Jesus
says
to
them:
“Do
not
weep
for
Me,
but
for
yourselves
and
for
your
children”,
for
great
misfortunes
threaten
you.
The
Passion
of
Jesus
and
the
compassion
of
Mary
and
the
tears
of
this
beloved
Mother
on
this
mountain,
touch
us
and
lead
us
to
weep;
but
let
these
tears
be
shed
over
our
sins
to
wash
them
away
and
over
the
sins
of
the
world
to
bend
the
divine
anger.
Contrition,
penance,
this
is
the
remedy
for
all
our ailments.
O
Jesus,
make
me
understand
the
great
teaching
that
You
give
to
these
pious
women.
O
Mary!
O
Dispenser
of
graces!
deign
to
communicate
to
Your
poor
child
the
spirit of penance and shed it on the whole face of the earth to renew it.
VIII. Jesus consoles the women of Jerusalem
The
divine
face
of
Jesus
is
still
in
the
dust.
Why
this
third
fall?
Jesus
wants
to
expiate
the
obstinacy
of
sinners
in
evil.
O
mystery!
it
is
this
secret
of
the
malice
of
men
that
our
Mother
revealed
here:
“If
My
people
do
not
want
to
submit…”
and
it
is
this
thought
that
drew
from
Her
Heart
this
complaint:
“Since
the
time
I
suffer
for you!”
O
Jesus,
eternal
Charity!
do
not
abandon
the
unfortunate
sinners.
Multiply,
multiply
Your
mercies;
we
are
the
work
of
Your
hands
and
the
price
of
all
Your
blood.
O
Mother,
O
almighty
supplicant,
O
perfect
Reparatrix,
O
divine
Reconciler!
do
not
cease
to
pray,
to
beg, to intercede for us.
IX. Jesus falls for the third time
Jesus
stripped.
Jesus
made
to
drink
gall!
Oh
vanities,
worldly
finery,
sensuality,
immodesty,
gluttony,
voluntary
violation
of
fasting
and
abstinence,
immortifications
of
all
kinds,
here
is
your
work!
See
the
shame
of
the
divine
Lamb
and
the
torment
He
endures.
Here,
our
divine
Mother
has
not
condemned
and
scorned
you
any
less
by
Her
words,
by
Her
austere
clothing,
by
Her
grief
and
by
Her tears.
O
Jesus,
King
of
purity!
burn,
cut,
mortify,
purify
my
heart
and
my
senses.
Let
mortification
be
the
guard
of
innocence
in
my
soul
and
body.
And
You,
O
Queen
of
pure
hearts,
Virgin
without
equal,
cover
me
with
Your
protection.
I
want
to
resemble
You,
I
want
to
be
at
all
costs
a
child
whom
You
carry in Your arms, a child who bears Your features.
X. Jesus is stripped of His garments
His
two
hands,
His
two
feet
are
pierced
and
nailed
to
the
cross;
His
head
wears
the
crown
of
thorns;
His
whole
body
is
covered
with
wounds
and
it
is
for
me
that
He
reduced
Himself
to
this
extremity.
It
was
His
love
for
my
salvation
that
drove
Him
to
such
excessive
suffering.
At
the
same
time,
Mary
is
standing
before
Him;
Her
sorrow
has
no
name
in
the
language
of
men,
and for love of us, She consents to the death of Her Son.
O
crucified
Jesus!
I
am
Yours
without
return,
I
want
to
crucify
my
flesh
with
its
vices;
I
surrender
to
You
my
soul
with
all
its
powers.
O
Mary!
in
truth,
no
matter
how
much
we
pray,
no
matter
how
much
we
do,
we
will
never
be
able
to
reward
the
pain
You
have
taken
for
us;
but
make
effective
my
desire to give You love for love.
XI. Jesus is nailed to the Cross
Jesus
dies.
His
heart
is
opened
by
the
lance;
His
testament
is
known
to
us:
the
Eucharist
has
been
given
to
us
and
Mary
has
become
our
Mother.
The
sacrifice
is
consummated,
but
Jesus
has
found,
in
the
resources
of
His
almighty
love,
the
secret
to
perpetuate
it
until
the
end
of
the
centuries
and
the
One
He
gave
us
for
Mother
has
come
here
to
show
us
that
it
is
not
in
vain
that
She
bears His name.
O
Jesus,
give
me
to
understand
both
the
excellence
of
the
Holy
Sacrifice
of
the
Mass
and
the
respect
that
deserves
the
day
when
You
make
it
an
obligation
to
attend
it.
Enlighten
the
unfortunate
violators
of
the
holy
day
of
Sunday:
they
do
not
know
of
what
goods
they
are
depriving
themselves.
And
You,
O
Mary,
our
true
Mother,
our
Queen,
O
divine
Messenger
of
Jesus,
may
Your
people
hear
Your
voice
and
may
this
sweet
Saviour
reign
over
all
redeemed souls.
XII. Jesus dies on the Cross for our salvation
Jesus
is
taken
down
from
the
cross
and
rests
in
the
arms
of
His
Mother.
What
a
touching
sight!
What
a
mystery
of
suffering
and
love!
The
adorable
body
could
not
be
better
placed:
Jesus
and
Mary
are
one.
Neither
life
nor
death,
neither
time
nor
eternity
can
break
this
ineffable
union.
Is
this
not
the
teaching
that
this
tender
Mother
gives
us
in
Her
Apparition,
when
She
bears
on
Her Heart the image of Jesus crucified?
O
Jesus!
unite
me
forever
to
Mary.
It
is
then
that
my
union
with
You
will
be
perfect,
for
it
is
through
Her
alone
that
You
give
Yourself
to
Your
Chosen
Ones
and
it
is
in
Her
that
this
sublime
union
is
accomplished.
And
You,
O
Union
of
souls,
O
Mary,
Mother
of
Jesus,
unite
me,
in
Your
Heart,
to
this
adorable King, Your only love and my only love.
XIII. Jesus is taken down from the Cross
O holy Mother of Sorrows,
impress upon my poor heart
the wounds of my sweet Saviour.
O Jesus Crucified!
Help us to carry our cross as You carried Yours!
Way of the Cross in union with
Our Lady of La Salette
Preparatory Prayer.
Hail
Mary,
full
of
sorrows,
Jesus
crucified
is
with
Thee.
Thou
art
worthy
of
compassion
among
all
women
and
worthy
of
compassion
is
Jesus, Thy Son.
Holy
Mary,
Mother
of
Jesus
crucified,
and
our
Mother,
obtain
tears
for
us
who
have
crucified
Thy
Son,
now
and
at
the
hour
of
our
death.
Amen.
Saint Bonaventure
This
cruel
condemnation
is
renewed
every
day
by
all
the
sinners
of
the
earth.
Alas!
am
I
not
one
of
these
unfortunate
people?
I
have
really
and
effectively
asked
for
the
death
of
my
God,
every
time
I
have
committed
mortal
sin.
And
here
is
the
cause
of
the
abundant
tears
of
our
Mother
in
Her
heavenly apparition.
O
Jesus!
Your
charity
is
eternal
and
Your
Heart
is
always
open
to
pour
out
His
mercies
on
us:
deign
to
give
me
the
contrition
I
need.
And
You,
Mother
of
love,
have
mercy
on
Your
prodigal
son
and
obtain
for
me
the
tears
of
sincere
penitence
to
weep
with
You for all my sins.
I. Jesus is condemned to death
The
cross
is
heavy
and
painful,
but
the
multitude
of
my
iniquities
weigh
on
the
Heart
of
Jesus
with
a
weight
a
thousand
times
more
painful
and
unbearable.
It
is
the
same
weight
of
my
crimes
which
weighs
down
His
arm;
it
is
the
distressing
thought
of
my
ingratitude
which
oppressed
here
the
Heart of my tender Mother.
O
Jesus,
King
of
mercy!
bear
with
me
a
little
longer
so
that
I
may,
with
Your
help,
repair
the
injustices
of
my
life.
O
Heart
of
the
most
compassionate
of
mothers!
Sustain
Your
guilty
child
for
the
time
needed to do penance.
II. Jesus takes up His Cross
The
tomb
is
the
end
of
all
human
life!
This
thought
distresses
nature,
but
our
faith
shows
us
the
heaven
that
opens,
on
the
very
day
of
death,
before
the
Christian
soul
that
has
followed
Jesus
to
Calvary.
And
the
resurrection
of
this
sweetest
Saviour
is
the
sure
guarantee
of
our
own
at
the
end
of
time.
Mary,
appearing
all
resplendent
with
the
light
of
the
resurrected
bodies
and
ascending
to
Heaven,
right
here,
towards
this
cross, confirms our consoling hope.
O
Jesus,
my
living
Redeemer!
I
know
that
I
shall
rise
again
on
the
last
day,
and
now
I
hope
for
Your
grace
in
this
world
and
Your
glory
in
the
next.
O
Mary,
my
life,
my
sweetness,
my
hope!
You
will
receive
at
my
last
hour,
I
hope
from
Your
mercy,
the
soul
of
Your
dear child in Your maternal arms. Amen.
XIV. Jesus is laid in the tomb
Jesus
and
Mary
are
in
the
presence
of
each
other,
but
in
what
state
and
on
what
path!
Who
can
depict
the
excess
of
Their
sorrow?
Alas!
in
these
last
times,
another
meeting
of
Jesus
and
His
Holy
Mother
took
place
in
Heaven.
Mary
presented
Herself
to
Her
Son,
no
longer
suffering
for
us,
but
angry
with
us
for
the
multitude
of
our
sins,
and
the
pain
of
this
tender
Mother
was
great
and
extreme
as
on
the
way
to Calvary.
O
Jesus,
remember
the
painful
way
and
the
anguish
of
Your
Mother
on
this
day
of
Your
Passion,
and
for
the
love
of
this
Immaculate
Virgin,
have
mercy
on
us.
And
You,
incomparable
Mother,
do
not
cease
to
present
Yourself
to
Your
Son
and
to
pray
for
Your
dear children.
IV. Jesus encounters His Most Holy Mother
It
was
only
by
force
that
Simon
of
Cyrene
carried
the
cross
of
Jesus.
Now,
this
most
gentle
Saviour
said,
“If
any
man
will
come
after
Me,
let
him
bear
his
cross
and
follow
Me.”
Not
out
of
necessity,
but
with
love,
not
with
sorrow,
but
with
courage.
The
cross
to
be
carried
is
first
and
foremost
the
punishment
due
to
sin;
it
is
the
sufferings
of
soul
and
body,
it
is
the
public
and
private
miseries.
Our
Mother
has
come
to
remind us of this here.
O
Jesus!
May
Your
merciful
will
be
fulfilled!
I
accept
everything,
but
may
the
trial
and
punishment
come
to
me
from
Your
Heart,
not
from
Your
just
anger.
And
You,
Mary,
O
divine
Comforter,
obtain
for
me
the
ability
to
bear
with
faith
and
even
with
gratitude
all the sorrows of life.
V. Simon of Cyrene helps Jesus carry His Cross
This
woman
is
our
model.
What
dedication!
What
courage!
What
fearlessness!
Ah,
from
now
on,
may
the
greater
glory
of
Jesus,
His
honor
before
men,
His
divine
interests
be
the
main
object
of
our
zeal,
our
work
and
our
sacrifices.
In
this
way
we
will
make
known
to
men
His
graciousness
and
His
adorable
charms,
we
will
console
His
Mother
and
we
will dry up the source of His tears.
O
Jesus,
the
splendor
and
beauty
of
Heaven!
give
me,
with
the
grace
of
a
perfect
conversion,
the
zeal
of
Your
glory;
O
Mary!
O
lovely
Mother!
give
me
the
ineffable
joy
of
being
able,
by
a
holy
life,
to
respond
to
Your
love
for
me
and
to
console
Your
afflicted
Heart.
VI. Veronica wipes the Face of Jesus
Jesus
falls
again.
This
sweet
Saviour
reminds
me
here
of
my
relapses.
How
many
times,
indeed,
I
swore
to
Him
a
love
that
I
called
eternal!
Alas!
a
little
later,
all
was
forgotten
and
I
preferred
again
the
sin
to
the
love
of
His
Heart;
and
I
renewed
without
shame
the
sufferings
of
my
tender
Mother
and
again
I
made
Her cry…
O
Jesus,
please
let
Your
mercy
be
always
more
abundant
than
my
iniquities;
I
hate
them,
I
deplore
them
bitterly,
at
Your
feet.
O
Mary,
sustain
me
always
with
Your
powerful
hand
over
the
dreadful
abyss of my corruption and misery.
VII. Jesus falls for the second time
Jesus
says
to
them:
“Do
not
weep
for
Me,
but
for
yourselves
and
for
your
children”,
for
great
misfortunes
threaten
you.
The
Passion
of
Jesus
and
the
compassion
of
Mary
and
the
tears
of
this
beloved
Mother
on
this
mountain,
touch
us
and
lead
us
to
weep;
but
let
these
tears
be
shed
over
our
sins
to
wash
them
away
and
over
the
sins
of
the
world
to
bend
the
divine
anger.
Contrition,
penance,
this
is
the
remedy
for
all
our
ailments.
O
Jesus,
make
me
understand
the
great
teaching
that
You
give
to
these
pious
women.
O
Mary!
O
Dispenser
of
graces!
deign
to
communicate
to
Your
poor
child
the
spirit
of
penance
and
shed
it
on
the
whole face of the earth to renew it.
VIII. Jesus consoles the women of Jerusalem
The
divine
face
of
Jesus
is
still
in
the
dust.
Why
this
third
fall?
Jesus
wants
to
expiate
the
obstinacy
of
sinners
in
evil.
O
mystery!
it
is
this
secret
of
the
malice
of
men
that
our
Mother
revealed
here:
“If
My
people
do
not
want
to
submit…”
and
it
is
this
thought
that
drew
from
Her
Heart
this
complaint:
“Since
the
time
I
suffer for you!”
O
Jesus,
eternal
Charity!
do
not
abandon
the
unfortunate
sinners.
Multiply,
multiply
Your
mercies;
we
are
the
work
of
Your
hands
and
the
price
of
all
Your
blood.
O
Mother,
O
almighty
supplicant,
O
perfect
Reparatrix,
O
divine
Reconciler!
do
not
cease
to
pray,
to
beg,
to
intercede for us.
IX. Jesus falls for the third time
Jesus
stripped.
Jesus
made
to
drink
gall!
Oh
vanities,
worldly
finery,
sensuality,
immodesty,
gluttony,
voluntary
violation
of
fasting
and
abstinence,
immortifications
of
all
kinds,
here
is
your
work!
See
the
shame
of
the
divine
Lamb
and
the
torment
He
endures.
Here,
our
divine
Mother
has
not
condemned
and
scorned
you
any
less
by
Her
words,
by
Her
austere
clothing,
by
Her
grief and by Her tears.
O
Jesus,
King
of
purity!
burn,
cut,
mortify,
purify
my
heart
and
my
senses.
Let
mortification
be
the
guard
of
innocence
in
my
soul
and
body.
And
You,
O
Queen
of
pure
hearts,
Virgin
without
equal,
cover
me
with
Your
protection.
I
want
to
resemble
You,
I
want
to
be
at
all
costs
a
child
whom
You
carry
in
Your arms, a child who bears Your features.
X. Jesus is stripped of His garments
His
two
hands,
His
two
feet
are
pierced
and
nailed
to
the
cross;
His
head
wears
the
crown
of
thorns;
His
whole
body
is
covered
with
wounds
and
it
is
for
me
that
He
reduced
Himself
to
this
extremity.
It
was
His
love
for
my
salvation
that
drove
Him
to
such
excessive
suffering.
At
the
same
time,
Mary
is
standing
before
Him;
Her
sorrow
has
no
name
in
the
language
of
men,
and
for
love
of
us,
She
consents
to
the death of Her Son.
O
crucified
Jesus!
I
am
Yours
without
return,
I
want
to
crucify
my
flesh
with
its
vices;
I
surrender
to
You
my
soul
with
all
its
powers.
O
Mary!
in
truth,
no
matter
how
much
we
pray,
no
matter
how
much
we
do,
we
will
never
be
able
to
reward
the
pain
You
have
taken
for
us;
but
make
effective
my
desire
to
give You love for love.
XI. Jesus is nailed to the Cross
Jesus
dies.
His
heart
is
opened
by
the
lance;
His
testament
is
known
to
us:
the
Eucharist
has
been
given
to
us
and
Mary
has
become
our
Mother.
The
sacrifice
is
consummated,
but
Jesus
has
found,
in
the
resources
of
His
almighty
love,
the
secret
to
perpetuate
it
until
the
end
of
the
centuries
and
the
One
He
gave
us
for
Mother
has
come
here
to
show
us
that
it
is
not
in
vain
that
She
bears
His name.
O
Jesus,
give
me
to
understand
both
the
excellence
of
the
Holy
Sacrifice
of
the
Mass
and
the
respect
that
deserves
the
day
when
You
make
it
an
obligation
to
attend
it.
Enlighten
the
unfortunate
violators
of
the
holy
day
of
Sunday:
they
do
not
know
of
what
goods
they
are
depriving
themselves.
And
You,
O
Mary,
our
true
Mother,
our
Queen,
O
divine
Messenger
of
Jesus,
may
Your
people
hear
Your
voice
and
may
this
sweet
Saviour
reign
over
all
redeemed souls.
XII. Jesus dies on the Cross for our salvation
Jesus
is
taken
down
from
the
cross
and
rests
in
the
arms
of
His
Mother.
What
a
touching
sight!
What
a
mystery
of
suffering
and
love!
The
adorable
body
could
not
be
better
placed:
Jesus
and
Mary
are
one.
Neither
life
nor
death,
neither
time
nor
eternity
can
break
this
ineffable
union.
Is
this
not
the
teaching
that
this
tender
Mother
gives
us
in
Her
Apparition,
when
She
bears
on Her Heart the image of Jesus crucified?
O
Jesus!
unite
me
forever
to
Mary.
It
is
then
that
my
union
with
You
will
be
perfect,
for
it
is
through
Her
alone
that
You
give
Yourself
to
Your
Chosen
Ones
and
it
is
in
Her
that
this
sublime
union
is
accomplished.
And
You,
O
Union
of
souls,
O
Mary,
Mother
of
Jesus,
unite
me,
in
Your
Heart,
to
this
adorable King, Your only love and my only love.
XIII. Jesus is taken down from the Cross
Jesus
falls.
His
adorable
face
is
in
the
dust
and
the
dust
mingles
with
the
blood
which
flows
from
the
wounds
of
the
crown
of
thorns.
He
rises
again,
unrecognizable.
This
is
the
state
in
which
the
horrible
sin
of
blasphemy,
of
which
our
Mother
complains
so
painfully,
still
reduces
Him
in
some
way.
Did
I
not
commit
it?
Have
I
not
witnessed
it
without
shuddering
and
without
taking
any
means
to
repair
the insult it inflicts on the glory of God?
O
Jesus,
King
of
eternal
glory,
be
praised
by
the
angels
of
heaven
and
by
the
whole
Church
of
the
earth,
in
reparation
for
so
many
outrages!
O
Mother,
these
outrages
make
Your
heart
bleed
and
Your
tears
flow;
may
my
whole
life
become
a
perpetual
homage
to
Jesus,
through
my
fidelity
to
His divine commandments.
III. Jesus falls for the first time
O holy Mother of Sorrows,
impress upon my poor heart
the wounds of my sweet Saviour.
