<p class="title_brown">Jesus falls for the first time</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>From the book of the prophet Isiah</em></p>

<p class="quote">But he was wounded for our transgressions, crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the punishment that made us whole.</p>

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

<p class="normal_text">Lord, the cortege wants to move forward, but it can&rsquo;t, because the meaning of its path is disturbed. Bended by the weight of the cross, you have fallen, questioning the path of pain. The executioners are afflicted, because they did not expect that the fountain that feeds the irrational show of a man being driven to death could disappear. Among the fury of horses and horsemen, you continue to be the new Moses who crosses the sea which separates us from the ancient condition in which we live in. With you, we will succeed, guided by the higher example translated in the &acute;kenosis`, God&acute;s condescension before men. Your friends are far, they see from a distance and suffer with you. They are also becoming empty of all certainties and they will remind your words: I shall go up to Jerusalem to embrace the cross which crushes and destroys those who attempt against humanity and divinity.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />
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Lord, with you, in this hour, I pray for all who lose their strength and fall:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />
<strong>V. </strong>Lord, have mercy on us!<br />
<strong>R. </strong>Lord, have mercy on us!<br />
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Our Father...</p>
