Good Friday.
The Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ.
"O all ye that pass by the way, come and see if there be woe like unto my woe." — Lam. i. 12.
SYNOPSIS.
Ex.: I. Lenten sequence. II. Close. III. Meditate, compassionate, be comforted.
I. Meditate: 1. Our Brother. 2. Betrayed, denied, scourged, crowned, rejected. 3. The crucifixion.
II. Compassionate: 1. Mother and Brother. 2. Suffered for us. 3. For our sins.
III. Find comfort: 1. Life's trials. 2. Light by contrast. 3. Effect of pity and love.
Per. : Salutary effect of meditation on the Passion.
SERMON.
Brethren, we have been trying during this Lent to bring our souls into a closer union with Our Lord and Saviour. With our crosses on our shoulders, we have been trying to faithfully follow Him. To spur ourselves on, we have reflected on the reward of perseverance — the eternal happiness of our immortal soul; we have reflected on the consequences of unfaithfulness — the misery of a sinner's life and sinner's death here, and of a sinner's hell hereafter; and we have reflected on penance and prayer, the means of following Our Lord closely and perseveringly. So, to-night, we find ourselves by His very side, prepared to go with Him through the last sad scene of our tragic Redemption; to assist Him with His cross, as did Simeon of Cyrene; to
