THE SEVENTH STATION

JESUS FALLS

THE SECOND TIME

 

We adore you, O Christ,

and we bless you

Because by your holy cross

you have redeemed the world.

 

FROM SACRED SCRIPTURE

Psalm 31:9-10

Be gracious to me, O Lord,

for I am in distress;

my eye is wasted from grief,

my soul and body also. 

For my life is spent with sorrow,

and my years with sighing;

my strength fails

because of my misery,

and my bones waste away.

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Let us contemplate Jesus

as he lies face down

on the ground

under the weight of the Cross

and silently recites 

the following words of Psalm 56.

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Have mercy on me, O God,

for men trample upon me;

all day long foes oppress me;

my enemies trample upon me

all day long;

for many fight against me proudly.

When I am afraid,

I put my trust in you.

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In God, whose word I praise,

in God I trust without a fear.

For you have delivered

my soul from death,

yes, my feet from falling,

that I may walk before God

in the light of life.

- Psalm 56: 1-3, 10-11, 13

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HYMN

Holy Mother!

pierce me through,

in my heart each wound renew

of my Savior crucified.

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