V. And may the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. R. Amen. Juxta crucem tecum stare, In planctu desidero. FOURTEENTH STATION. Jesus is laid in the Holy Sepulchre. V. We adore thee, O Lord Jesus Christ, and bless thy holy name. R. Because, by thy holy cross, thou hast redeemed the world. This station represents Christ's sepulchre, where his blessed body was laid with piety and devotion. Consider the feelings of the Virgin; tears streaming from her eyes, her bosom heaving sighs. What melancholy, what wishful looks she cast on that monument, where the treasure of her soul, her Jesus, her all, lay entombed. Here lament your want of contrition for your sins, and humbly adore your deceased Lord, who, poor even in death, is buried in another's tomb. Blush at your dependence on the world, and the eager solicitude with which you labour to grasp its perishable advantages. Despise henceforth the world, lest you perish with it. M PRAYER. OST loving Jesus! for my salvation thou didst perform the painful journey of the cross, I adore thee reposing in the holy sepulchre. Let me press the footsteps marked by thee, gracious Redeemer : the paths which, through the thorns of life, conduct Would that thou wert to the heavenly Jerusalem. entombed in my heart, that, being united to thee, I might rise to a new life of grace, and persevere to the end. Grant me, in my last moments, to receive thy precious body as the pledge of immortal life. Let my last words be Jesus and Mary, my last breath be united with thy last breath on the cross; that with a lively faith, firm hope, and ardent love, I may reign with thee for ever and ever. Our Father, etc. Hail Mary, etc. Glory be to the Father, etc. I. Jesus Christ crucified, have mercy on us. R. Have mercy on us: O Lord, have mercy on us. V. And may the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. R. Amen. Virgo virginum præclara, CONCLUSION. YOMPASSIONATE Jesus! behold with eyes of mercy this devotion I have endeavoured to perform in honour of thy passion and death, in order to obtain remission of my sins, and of the pains incurred by them. Accept of it for the salvation of the living, and the eternal repose of the faithful departed, particularly for those for whom I offer it. Do not, O Jesus, suffer the ineffable price of thy blood to be paid in vain, or my miserable soul, ransomed by it, to perish. The voice of thy blood cries louder for mercy than my crimes for vengeance. Have mercy, then, O Lord, have mercy, and spare me for thy mercy's sake. Amen. On returning to the Altar, recite the following prayers: Ant. Christ became obedient for us unto death, even the death of the cross. V. By thy holy cross deliver us, O God. LET US PRAY. LOOK down, we beseech thee, O Eternal Father, on this thy family, for which our Lord Jesus Christ was pleased to be delivered into the hands of the wicked, and to suffer the torment of the cross; who liveth and reigneth, one God, in unity with thee and the Holy Ghost, for ever and ever. R. Amen. Ant. O all ye that pass by the way, attend, and see if there be grief like unto my grief. V. Pray for us, O most sorrowful Mother of God. R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ. WE LET US PRAY: E beseech thee, O Lord Jesus Christ, that the Blessed Virgin Mary, who, during thy bitter passion, had her most holy soul pierced with the sword of sorrow, may efectually intercede for us with thy clemency, both now and at the hour of death: who livest and reignest, one God with the Father and the Holy Ghost, for ever and ever. R. Amen. Then may be added for the Dead, if desired, the following: Ant. It is a holy and wholesome thought to pray for the dead, that they may be loosed from their sins. V. Eternal rest give unto them, O Lord. R. And let perpetual light shine upon them. LET US PRAY. GOD, the Creator and Redeemer of all the faithful, grant to the souls of thy servants departed the remission of all their sins, that, through pious supplications, they may obtain the pardon which they have always desired: who livest and reignest, one God, for ever and ever. R. Amen. Our Father, etc. Hail Mary, etc. Glory be to the Father, etc. us. V. Jesus Christ crucified, have mercy on us. R. Have mercy on us: O Lord, have mercy on V. And may the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. R. Amen. ANOTHER DEVOUT METHOD OF The Stations of the Cross. Y Lord Jesus Christ, thou hast made the and I have so many times unworthily abandoned thee; but now I love thee with my whole heart, and repent sincerely for having ever offended thee. Pardon me, my God, and permit me to accompany thee on this journey. Thou goest to die for love of me. I wish also, my beloved Redeemer, to die for love of thee. My Jesus, I will live and die always united to thee. STATION I. Jesus is condemned to Death. V. We adore thee, O Christ, and praise thee [Genuflect.] R. Because by thy holy Cross, thou hast redeemed the world. YONSIDER how Jesus, after having been scourged CONSIDER otus, was unjustly con demned by Pilate to, die on the Cross. My adorable Jesus, it was not Pilate; no, it was my sins that condemned thee to die. I beseech thee, by the merits of this sorrowful journey, to assist my soul in her journey towards eternity. I love thee, my beloved Jesus; I love thee more than myself. I repent with my whole heart of having offended thee. Never permit me to separate myself from thee again. Grant that I may love thee always; and then do with me what thou wilt. Pater, Ave, Gloria. STATION II. Jesus is made to carry his Cross. V. We adore thee, &c. CONSIDER how Jesus, in making this journey with the Cross on his shoulders, thought of us, and offered for us, to his Father, the death he was about to undergo. My most beloved Jesus, I embrace all the tribulations thou hast destined for me until death. I beseech thee, by the merits of the pain thou didst suffer in carrying thy Cross, to give me the necessary help to carry mine with perfect patience and resignation. I love thee, Jesus, my love, above all things. I repent, [as at the end of First Station.] Pater, Ave, Gloria. |