good, infinitely amiable, and because sin is infinitely displeasing to Thee. By the assistance of Thy holy grace, I promise rather to die than offend Thee wilfully any more An Act of Oblation. Vouchsafe to accept, Oh Lord Jesus Christ, the exercise which I am about to perform. To Thy Sovereign Majesty do I offer it, in honour of thy dolorous Passion, for the relief of the souls in Purgatory, for the peace of Thy Holy Church, for my friends and for my enemies; that I may obtain the pardon of my sins, the remission of the punishment which they have deserved, and the grace of final perseverance until death who livest and reignest God, world without end. Amen. STATIONS. V. Domine labia mea aperies. R. Et os meum annunciabit laud em tuam. V. Deus in adjutorium meum intende. R. Domine ad adjuvandum festina. me Gloria Patri, et Filio, et Spiritui Sancto. Sicut erat in principio, et nunc, et semper, et in sæcula sæculorum. Amen. Alleluia, or Laus tibi Domine, Rex æternæ gloriæ. R. Oh Lord, make haste to help me. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Alleluia, or Praise be to Thee, Oh Lord, King of eternal glory. (This Versicle and Response are said or sung before each Station.) Jesus is condemned to death. Leaving the house of Caiphas, where he had been blasphemed, and the house of Herod, where he had been treated as a fool, Jesus is dragged before Pilate, His back torn with scourges, His head crowned with thorns: and He, who on the last day will judge the living and the dead, is Himself condemned to a disgraceful death. Dearest Saviour! it was my sins which condemned Thee! it was to save me from the flames of hell, that Thou didst choose to die upon the Cross. Oh! by that inconceivable love, grant that my journey towards death and eternity may resemble the pilgrimage which Thou didst here begin towards Calvary and Heaven. The Act of Contrition. (This Act of Contrition, with the accompanying prayers, &c. is repeated at each Station.) Oh my God! I love Thee, and grieve that I have ever offended Thee: let me never offend Thee more. Oh may I love Thee without ceasing, and make it my delight to do in all things Thy most blessed will. Pater. Ave. Glo ria Patri. Our Father. Hail Mary. Glory be to the Father. |