O Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews, have mercy on us. [Ten times.] Glory, &c.
III.—Our Saviour is apprehended.
The Meditation.
Our Saviour, as if he had been no more than mortal, yields to the power of men, and permits himself, for our redemption, to be apprehended, as if he were a malefactor.
O Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews, have mercy on us. [Ten times.] Glory, &c.
IV.—Our Saviour carries his Cross.
The Meditation.
Our Saviour, being torn with scourges, and pierced with thorns, to expiate our sins, is compelled to carry the cross on which he is to die, and moves on in anguish and sorrow towards the place of his execution.
O Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews, have mercy on us. [Ten times.] Glory, &c.