<p class="title_brown">Jesus dies on the cross</p>
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<p class="normal_text"><strong>V. </strong>We adore you, O Christ and we bless you.<br />
<strong>R. </strong>Because&nbsp;by&nbsp;your Holy Cross, you&nbsp;have redeemed&nbsp;the world.<br />
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<p class="subtitle_brown"><em>According to the gospel of John</em></p>

<p class="quote">Near the cross of Jesus stood His mother and her sister, as well as Mary the wife of Clopas and Mary Magdalene.&nbsp;When Jesus saw His mother and the disciple whom He loved standing nearby, He said to His mother,&nbsp;&ldquo;Woman, here is your son.&rdquo;&nbsp;Then He said to the disciple,&nbsp;&ldquo;Here is your mother.&rdquo;&nbsp;So from that hour, this disciple took her into his home.</p>

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<em>Meditation</em></p>

<p class="normal_text">Lord Jesus, &ldquo;everything is consummated&rdquo;. Once we heard you, after you ascended to the royal throne, nuptial thalamus and altar of the new alliance, we heard all of your words. We hear you say: &ldquo;Father, into your hands I commit my spirit&rdquo;. Beside your cross there is a small crowd, fruit of a new generation there created when you said: &ldquo;Woman, here is your son! Here is your mother!&rdquo; From this place where the living water comes from, we hear you claim: &ldquo;I am thirsty&rdquo;. And after everything is consummated, we hear your words of commitment: &ldquo;Father, in your hands I commit my spirit&rdquo;.&nbsp; Our faces are now covered with shame, because the salvation of the world is suspended in the cross. Before mankind&rsquo;s eyes, rises the most impressive piece of history with the cross at its centre: death and life begin the admirable duel.<br />
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Lord, with you, in this hour, I pray for all who die every day, victims of hate and violence:<br />
<strong>V. </strong>Lord, have mercy on us!<br />
<strong>R. </strong>Lord, have mercy on us!<br />
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Our Lord...</p>
