V. We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you. R. Because by your holy cross you have redeemed the world!
Jesus is scourged and bleeding to death, crowned with thorns and burdened with a cross. In that cross Christians see the love with which God loves us. Let us think of those people who have been burdened with a heavy and unjust cross. Jesus is with them.
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There are too many crosses in this world, Lord, and they are badly distributed; poor people are the ones who carry the heavier burden. Give us the wisdom not to reject the cross of Jesus. Give us the strength to struggle against human suffering.