Jesus Falls The First Time Under The Cross
We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you,
because by your holy cross you have redeemed the world.
Consider the first fall of Jesus. Loss of blood from the scourging
and crowning with thorns had so weakened him that he could
hardly walk. As the soldiers drove on, he fell several times under
the heavy cross.
My beloved Jesus, It is not the weight of the cross, but the weight of my sins that makes you suffer so much. Because of this first fall, save me from falling into mortal sin.
Oh! How sad and sore distressed
I love you, Jesus, my love, more than I love myself. With all my heart
I am sorry that I have offended you. Never let me be separated from
you again. Grant that I may always love you, and then do with me what
you will. I accept everything that pleases you.
Our Father, Hail Mary, and Glory be to the Father.
Was the Mother, highly blest
Of the sole Begotten One.
