Jesus Falls The First Time
We adore You, O Christ, and we praise You.
Genuflect.
PEOPLE:
Because by Your holy cross, You have redeemed the world.
Rise.
PRESIDER:
The crowds who had come to Jerusalem for the Passover push their way to catch a glimpse of the spectacle. The worn-out body of Jesus staggers beneath the huge beams of the cross. The Lord falls to the ground physically exhausted.
PEOPLE:
Dear Jesus, grant henceforth that by the merits of Your fall under the Cross, I may be saved from my many falls, getting the necessary strength from the worthy reception of the Bread of Life. Amen.
Christ above in torment hangs
She beneath beholds the pangs
Of her dying, glorious Son.
