PRAYER.
O SUFFERING Jesus ! I behold thee stripped of thy garments, thy old wounds renewed, and new ones added to the old. I behold thee in the presence of thousands, exposed to the inclemency of the weather, cold, trembling from head to foot, insulted by the blasphemous derisions of the spectators. Strip, thou mangled Lamb of God, my heart of the world and its deceitful affections. Divest my soul of its habits and sensual indulgence. Imbitter the poisoned cup of pleasure, that I may dash it with contempt from my lips, and through Christian mortification arrive at thy never-fading glory. Amen.
Our Father, etc. Hail Mary, etc. Glory be to the Father, etc.
V. 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.
Sancta Mater, istud agas,
crucifíxi fige plagas
cordi meo válide.
ELEVENTH STATION.
Jesus is nailed to the Cross.
V. We adore thee, O Lord Jesus Christ, and bless thy holy name.
R. Because by thy holy cross thou hast redeemed the world.
THE MYSTERY.
THIS station represents the place where Jesus Christ, in the presence of his afflicted mother, is
