<p class="title_brown">Jesus meets the women of Jerusalem who weep for him</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 Luke</em></p>

<p class="quote">There followed him a great multitude of the people, and of women who bewailed and lamented him. But Jesus turning to them said, &quot;Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.&quot;</p>

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

<p class="normal_text">Lord Jesus, I hear so many voices around you. But for a moment I stopped hearing the whips, the lashes, the stones on the floor in which the cross drags, the spears that tinkle reminding the vile metals of power. I now hear the screams and moans of women who everybody consider merciful.&nbsp; Their anguished expression is certain praise, because they weep the king of kings and lord of lords. They know you were heard speaking of blessedness and see how you live all the lines of the Decalogue: poor in spirit and humble in heart, you wept and you were hungry and thirst for justice; merciful and pure of heart, you promoted the peace and suffered pursuit for the love of justice; insulted and persecuted, you were slandered for the love of the Kingdom.<br />
Apart from the voices of the women, the prophecy voice is heard: today humanity continues to weep, for you and your children.&nbsp;<br />
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Lord, with you, in this hour, I pray for all who today continue to weep and suffer for the love of the Kingdom:<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>
