VIII – Jesus Speaks to the Daughters of Jerusalem

“For if they do these things when the wood is green, what will happen when it is dry?”
Luke 23:31

V. We adore You, O Christ, and we bless You. (Genuflect)
R. Because by Your holy Cross You have redeemed the world. (Stand)
V. Some holy women in the crowd were so touched with sympathy at the sight of the sufferings of Jesus, that they openly mourned and lamented Him. Jesus, knowing what was to come in Jerusalem, because of its rejection of Him, turned to the women and said, ‘Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for Me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.’ (Kneel)
R. Jesus, we mourn and will continue to mourn both for You and for ourselves; for Your sufferings, and for our sins which caused them. Teach us, that we may be comforted and escape the judgments prepared for all those who reject You. Amen.
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be.
Recite Act of Contrition.
V. Lord Jesus, crucified,
R. Have mercy on us! (Stand)
Vidit suum dulcem natum
Moriendo, desolatum,
Dum emisit spiritum.

For the sins of His own nation
Saw Him hang in desolation
Till His spirit forth He sent.