We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you. (Genuflect)
Because by your holy cross you have redeemed the world.
An evil gang is round me;
like a pack of dogs
hey close in on me;
they tear all my hands and feet.
All my bones can be seen.
My enemies look at me and stare.
They gamble for my clothes
and divide them among themselves.
(Psalms 22:16-18)
Prayer:
O Lord Jesus, you did endure this shame for our most shameful deeds. Strip us, we beg you, of all false shame, conceit, and pride, and make us so humble ourselves voluntarily in this life, that we may escape everlasting ignominy in the world to come.
Our Father.., Hail Mary.., Glory Be..
Have mercy on us, O Lord.
Have mercy on us.
Holy Mother, pierce me through!
In my heart, each wound renew,
Of my Savior crucified.
Stripped and jeered by his own nation,
Jesus stood in desolation,
Giving all he had to give.
( The Eleventh Station… )