of the earth. My God! I have offended thee most grievously, in thoughts, words, and deeds. My heinous crimes fixed thee on the bloody cross. To rescue me from eternal damnation, thou didst agonize three hours on Mount Calvary. But oh! How much am I displeased with myself! How I grieve for having offended thee, a God of infinite goodness, and of infinite charity! I am astonished, and confounded at thy incomprehensible patience, in supporting the most provoking wretch that breathes. From the very bottom of my heart, I detest all my sins; and because I love thee, and will love thee above all things created, I steadfastly purpose, by thy holy grace, never to offend thee more, and to die a thousand deaths, rather than commit one mortal sin. Amen.
THE STATIONS OF THE SACRED PASSION.
O MOST sweet Jesus! praying to the Father in the garden, sorrowful even unto death, and sweating in an agony of grief, have mercy on us.
Resp. Have mercy on us, O Lord! have mercy on us.
O most sweet Jesus! delivered by the traitor's kiss into the hands of thy enemies, seized and bound like a thief, and abandoned by thy disciples, have mercy on us.
Resp. Have mercy on us, O Lord! have mercy on us.
O most sweet Jesus! by the unjust verdict of the Jews found guilty of death, brought like a malefactor before the tribunal of Pilate, scorned and derided by impious Herod, have mercy on us.
Resp. Have mercy on us, O Lord! have mercy on us.
O most sweet Jesus! stripped of thy garments, and most inhumanely scourged at the pillar, have mercy on us.
Resp. Have mercy on us, O Lord! have mercy on us.
O most sweet Jesus crowned with thorns, blind-folded, buffeted, struck with a reed, clothed in derision
