We adore You, 0 Christ, and we praise You.

Because, by Your holy cross, You have redeemed the world.

Meditation:
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; and yet He had to carry that great load upon His shoulders. As the soldiers struck Him cruelly,
He fell several times under the heavy cross.

Prayer:
My beloved Jesus,  it was not the weight of the cross but the weight of my sins which made You suffer so much.  By the merits of this first fall, save me from falling into mortal sin.  I love You, 0 my Jesus, with all my heart;  I am sorry that I have offended You. May I never offend You again.   Grant that I may love You always; and then do with me as You will.

Christ above in torment hangs She beneath beholds the pangs Of her dying, glorious Son.

(Optional Our Father, Hail Mary and Glory be.)