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THIRTEENTH STATION

Jesus is Taken Down from the Cross and
Given to His Mother

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

JESUS did not descend from the cross but
remained on it until He died. And when taken
down from it, He, in death as in life, rested on the
bosom of His divine Mother. Persevere in your resolutions
of reform and do not part from the cross;
he who perseveres to the end shall be saved. Consider,
moreover, how pure the heart should be that
receives the Body and Blood of Christ in the
Adorable Sacrament of the Altar.

O Lord Jesus, Thy lifeless body, mangled and
lacerated, found a worthy resting place on the
bosom of Thy virgin Mother. Have I not often compelled
Thee to dwell in my heart, full of sin and impurity
as it was? Create in me a new heart, that I
may worthily receive Thy most sacred body in
Holy Communion, and that Thou may remain in
me and I in Thee for all eternity.

Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be.
 V. Have mercy on us, Lord.
R. Have mercy on us.
V. May the souls of the faithful departed,
through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
R. Amen