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V. We adore Thee O Christ and we praise Thee.
R. Because by Thy holy Cross Thou
hast redeemed the world.

How painful and how sad it must have been for
Mary, the sorrowful Mother, to behold her
beloved Son, laden with the burden of the cross!
What unspeakable pangs her most tender heart experienced!
How earnestly did she desire to die in
place of Jesus, or at least with Him! Implore this sorrowful
Mother that she assists you in the hour of
your death.

O Jesus, O Mary, I am the cause of the great and
manifold pains which pierce Thy loving hearts! Oh,
that also my heart would feel and experience at
least some of Thy sufferings! O Mother of Sorrows,
let me participate in the sufferings which Thou
and Thy Son endured for me, and let me experience
Thy sorrow, that afflicted with
Thee, I may enjoy Thy assistance in the
hour of my death.