STATION III.
Jesus falls the first time under his Cross.
V. We adore thee, etc.
CONSIDER this first fall of Jesus under his Cross. His flesh was torn by the scourges, his head crowned with thorns, and he had lost a great quantity of blood. He was so weakened he could scarcely walk, and yet he had to carry this great load upon his shoulders. The soldiers struck him rudely, and thus he fell several times.
My Jesus, it is not the weight of the Cross, but of my sins, which has made thee suffer so much pain. Ah, by the merits of this first fall, deliver me from the misery of falling into mortal sin. I love thee, O my Jesus! I repent, etc.
Pater , Ave, Gloria.
STATION IV.
Jesus meets his afflicted Mother.
V. We adore thee, etc.
CONSIDER the meeting of the Son and the Mother, which took place on this journey. Their looks became so many arrows to wound those hearts which loved each other so tenderly.
My sweet Jesus, by the sorrow thou didst experience in this meeting, grant me the grace of a truly devoted love for thy most holy Mother. And thou, my Queen, who wast overwhelmed with sorrow, obtain for me by thy intercession a continual and tender remembrance of the passion of thy Son. I love thee, Jesus, my love, above all things. I repent, etc.
Pater , Are, Gloria.
