Sunday<\/p>\n
Monday
\nMoved by compassion, these devoted women weep over our suffering
\nSavior. But He turns to them and says: \u201cWeep not for Me, but weep for
\nyourselves and your children. Weep for your sins and those of your
\nchildren; for they are the cause of My suffering.\u201d You also must weep
\nover your sins, for there is nothing more pleasing to our Lord and more
\nuseful to yourself than the tears you shed out of contrition for your sins.
\nO Jesus, who shall give my eyes a torrent of tears, that I may day and
\nnight weep over my sins? I beseech Thee by Thy bitter and bloody tears
\nto move my heart, so that tears may flow in abundance from my eyes,
\nand that I may weep over Thy sufferings and over my sins until death.<\/p>\n
Prayer:\u00a0\u00a0 O my God! I offer Thee all my actions of this day for the intentions and for the glory of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. I desire to sanctify every beat of my heart, my every thought, my simplest works, by uniting them to its infinite merits; and I wish to make reparation for my sins by casting them into the furnace of Its Merciful Love. (Part of St. Therese morning offering)<\/p>\n
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Tuesday<\/p>\n
Exhausted at the foot of Calvary, Jesus falls for the third time to the
\nground. How painfully must have been reopened all the wounds of His
\ntender body by these repeated falls. And how enormous must my sins
\nbe, to cause Jesus to fall so painfully. Had not Jesus taken my sins upon
\nHimself, they would have plunged me into the abyss of Hell.
\nMost merciful Jesus, I return Thee a thousand thanks for not permitting
\nme to die in my sins and fall into the abyss of Hell, as I have deserved so
\noften. Enkindle in me a sincere desire to amend my life. Let me never
\nagain fall into sin, but grant me the grace of final perseverance.<\/p>\n
Prayer: Blessed be the name of the Lord from henceforth and forever more.<\/p>\n
Wednesday
\nArriving on Calvary, Jesus was cruelly deprived of His garments. How
\npainful the stripping must have been, because the garments adhered to
\nHis mangled body, so that in removing them parts of the flesh were torn
\naway. Jesus is deprived of His garments that He may die possessed of
\nnothing. How happy shall not I die after laying aside my evil habits and
\ntendencies!
\nHelp me, O Jesus, to amend my life. Let it be renewed according to Thy
\nwill and desire. However painful the correction may be to me, I will not
\nspare myself. With the assistance of Thy grace, I will refrain from all
\nsinful pleasure and vain amusement, that I may die happy and live
\nforever.<\/p>\n
Prayer:\u00a0 Queen of the most holy Rosary, pray for us.<\/p>\n
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Thursday
\nStripped of His garments, Jesus is violently thrown down on the Cross.
\nHis hands and His feet are nailed to it in the most cruel way. Jesus
\nremains silent, because it so pleases His heavenly Father. He suffers
\npatiently, because He suffers for you. How do you act in sufferings and
\ntrials? How fretful and impatient, how full of complaints are you!\u00a0 O Jesus, meek and patient Lamb, I renounce forever my impatience.
\nCrucify, O Lord, my flesh, with its evil desires and vices. Punish and
\nafflict me in this life, but spare me in the next. I resign myself altogether
\nto Thy holy will. May it be done in all things.<\/p>\n
We praise Thee, we bless Thee, we worship Thee, we glorify Thee, we give thanks to Thee for Thy great\u00a0 glory<\/p>\n
Friday
\nBehold Jesus crucified! Behold His wounds received for love of you!
\nHis whole appearance betokens love. His head is bent to kiss you. His
\narms are extended to embrace you. His heart is open to receive you. Oh
\nwhat love! Jesus dies on the Cross, to preserve you from eternal death.
\nMost lovable Jesus, who will grant that I may die for love of Thee? I will
\nendeavor to die to the world and its vanities when I behold Thee on the
\nCross covered with wounds and crowned with thorns. Merciful Jesus,
\ntake me into Thy wounded heart, that I may despise all perishable things,
\nto live and die for Thee alone.<\/p>\n
Prayer:\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0My God, I believe, I adore, I hope and I love Thee. I beg pardon for all those that do not believe, do not adore, do not hope and do not love Thee.\u00a0Amen. (Fatima prayer)<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Saturday Prayer:\u00a0 Jesus, Meek and Humble of Heart, make my heart like unto Thine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Sunday \u00a0This weeks meditations on Christ carrying the cross from writings of St. Francis of Assisi with a resolution to apply it in daily life. Overwhelmed by the weight of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16362","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-orthodox-daily-devotional","has_no_thumb"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/orthodoxinsight.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16362","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/orthodoxinsight.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/orthodoxinsight.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orthodoxinsight.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orthodoxinsight.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=16362"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/orthodoxinsight.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16362\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16363,"href":"https:\/\/orthodoxinsight.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16362\/revisions\/16363"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/orthodoxinsight.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16362"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orthodoxinsight.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=16362"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orthodoxinsight.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=16362"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nJesus did not descend from the Cross, but remained on it till His death.
\nWhen taken down, He rested on the bosom of His beloved Mother as He
\nhad so often done in life. Persevere in your good resolutions, and do not
\nflee from the cross. For he who perseveres till the end shall be saved.
\nConsider, moreover, how pure the heart should be that receives the body
\nand blood of Jesus Christ in the adorable Sacrament of the Altar.
\nO Lord Jesus crucified! I most earnestly entreat Thee: Help me do what
\nis right and let me not be separated from Thy Cross, for on it I desire to
\nlive and to die. Create in me, O Lord, a clean heart, that I may worthily
\nreceive Thee in Holy Communion, and that Thou mayest remain in me,
\nand I in Thee, for all eternity.<\/p>\n