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WHEN our divine Saviour beheld the cross,
He willingly stretched out His bleeding
arms, lovingly embraced it, tenderly kissed it,
placed it on His bruised shoulders and, though
nearly exhausted, He joyful carried it.

O my Jesus, I cannot be Thy friend and follower
if I refuse to carry the cross. Dearly beloved
cross! I embrace Thee, I kiss Thee, I joyfully accept
Thee from the hands of my God. Far be it
from me to glory in anything save in the cross of
my Lord and Redeemer. By it the world shall be
crucified to me and I to the world, that I may
be Thine forever