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Stations of the Cross 393
understanding, but I don't reach out to help lest I be criticized, or
that they demand more of me than I'd like to give.
My tender Jesus, Who did deign to print Your sacred face upon
the cloth with which Veronica wiped the sweat from off Your brow,
print in my soul deep, I pray Thee, the lasting memory of Your bit-
ter pains.

Our Father …, Hail Mary …
Leader: Jesus Christ Crucified.
All: Have mercy on Us.
Leader: May the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy
of God, Rest in peace.
All: Amen.

SEVENTH STATION: Jesus falls the second time

Leader: We adore you, Lord Jesus, and we praise you.
All: Because by your holy cross, you have redeemed the world.

Leader: This is the second time you have fallen on the road. As the
cross grows heavier and heavier it becomes more difficult to get up.
But you continue to struggle and try until you're up and walking
again. You don't give up.
As a child, sometimes things get me down. Others seem to find
things easier to do or to learn. Each time I fail, I find it harder to
keep trying.
As an adult, sometimes I think I should know more than I do. I
become impatient with myself and find it hard to believe in myself
when I fail. It is easy to despair over small things, and sometimes I
do.
Help me when things seem difficult for me. Even when it's hard,
help me get up and keep trying as you did. Help me do my best
without comparing myself with others.
My Jesus, often have I sinned and often, by sin, beaten Thee to
the ground beneath the cross. Help me to use the efficacious means
of grace that I may never fall again.

Our Father …, Hail Mary …
Leader: Jesus Christ Crucified.
All: Have mercy on Us.
Leader: May the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy
of God, Rest in peace.