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THANKS
BE TO THE LORD: ON THE CROSS, THE SON OF GOD YIELDED UP HIS SOUL AND
GAVE IT TO HIS ALMIGHTY FATHER, CREATOR OF ALL. GRAVES WERE OPENED,
ROCKS WERE RENT AND THE WORLD WAS COVERED WITH MORTIFICATION.
THEY PIERCED WITH A SPEAR THE HEART OF THE MAKER OF THE WORLD; BLOOD
AND WATER FLOWED FROM HIS SIDE, FOR THE FORGIVENESS OF ALL MANKIND.
THANKS
BE TO THE LORD; UPON THE CROSS, THE CHURCH SAW THE SON OF PURITY, WHO
ENLIGHTENS THE WORLD. SHE SAW HIS EMBARRASSMENT AND WAS
AFFLICTED. SHE SAW THE NAILS ON HIS HANDS, FEET AND THE SPEAR IN HIS
HEART (Priest
arises, goes forth and kneels before the Cross) SHE
ADORED HIM SAYING: I AND MY CHILDREN ADORE YOU, WHO DIED FOR US.
The
priest arises, takes the Cross and faces the people.
BY THE
CROSS STOOD MARY, DAUGHTER OF DAVID. SHE MOURNED HER SON CRUCIFIED BY
THE SOLDIERS. THE SPEAR OF GRIEF PIERCED HER SOUL, AND SHE FAINTED FROM
ITS PAIN. THEN THE MOTHER REVIVED AND CRIED: "O MY SON!"
O MY
BELOVED, O MY BELOVED, O MY SON, SPEAK TO ME. HOW CAN I SEE YOU NAKED
AND NOT LAMENT YOU? YOUR PAINS HAVE SEARED MY CHEST. YOUR SUFFERINGS
HAVE PIERCED MY HEART. HOW CAN YOUR MOTHER STAY ALIVE, O MY SON, AFTER
YOUR DEATH?
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