Station III — Jesus Falls the First Time

V). Adoramus te, Christe, et benedicimus tibi.

R). Quia per sanctam crucem tuam redemisti mundum.

Consider this first fall of Jesus Christ under the cross. His flesh had been entirely torn by the scourges, his head was crowned with thorns, and he had shed a great quantity of blood, so that he was so weak he could barely walk. He bore that great weight upon his shoulders; the soldiers pushed him, and so he fell several times on this journey. — Beloved Jesus, it is not the weight of the cross but the weight of my sins that made you suffer so greatly. By the merit of this first fall, deliver me from falling into mortal sin. I love you, my Jesus, with all my heart. I repent of having offended you. Do not permit me to offend you again. Grant that I may always love you, and then do with me as you will.

Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be. Dear Jesus, etc.