℣. We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you.
℟. Because by your holy cross you have redeemed the world.
The sorrowful Mary receives her Son into her arms, after he was taken down from the cross.
Mary contemplates in his wounds the horrible work of our sins and Jesus’ infinite love for us.
Devotion to Mary is a sign of salvation. O Mother accept me as your child. Accompany me throughout my life. Assist me daily, and especially in the hour of my death.
Have mercy on us, O Lord.
Have mercy on us.
Holy Mother, etc.
By the cross with you to stay,
There with you to weep and pray,
Is all I ask of you to give.
Iuxta crucem tecum stare,
Et me tibi sociare
In planctu desidero.