We adore You, O Christ, and we bless You, because by Your holy Cross, You have redeemed the world.

Scripture

For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him might not perish but might have eternal life. (John 3.16)

Though He was harshly treated, He submitted and opened not His mouth; like a lamb led to the slaughter or a sheep before the shearers, He was silent and opened not His mouth. (Isaiah 53.7)

No one has greater love than this, to lay down one's life for one's friends. (John 15.13)

Meditation

Consider how Jesus, after having been scourged and crowned with thorns, was unjustly condemned by Pilate to die on the Cross.

Prayer

My Jesus, it was not Pilate, it was my sins that condemned You to die. I beg You, by the merits of this sorrowful journey, to assist my soul in its journey toward eternity. I love You, my beloved Jesus; I love You more than myself; I repent with my whole heart for having offended You. Never permit me to separate myself from You again. Grant that I may love You always; and then do with me what You will.