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152 The Hdy Smfice oj tthe Mass
face; Thy contemptuous treatment at the tribunal
of the haughty high priests A~as and Caiphas;
Thy shameful mockery and humiliation at the
court of Herod, where Thou wert treated as a fool;
the cruel scourging and crowning with thorns,
which made Thee so pitiable in appearance, as to
cause even the Roman governor to exclaim, " h e
Homo!" and the Royal Psalmist to lament in
prophetic vision, "I am a worm and no man, the
reproach of men and the outcast of the people";
the derisive yells and the brutal cry of the frenzied
and bloodthirsty rabble, "Crucify him! "; the
carrying of the heavy cross in Thy enfeebled condition;
the painful meeting with Thy sorrowful
Mother, and at length the dreadful crucifixion
between two thieves, and the hours of suffering on
Calvary, which ended in Thy death amid the awful
gloom and convulsive desolation of nature; - reflecting
upon all these pains and torments, insults
and outrages, to which Thou wert subjected in Thy
passion, I bow my head in shame and sorrow on
account of my many sins, and deeply regret my
self-indulgence and pride, which have led me so
often to abuse Thy graces, to forget Thy love, and
to wound Thy sacred Heart.
0 King of glory, Jesus,' my Saviour! what
marvelous virtue Thou dost display in this flood
of sorrows, sufferings, and humiliations, which overwhelmed
Thy Heart ! What meekness, what resignation,
what patience, what charity! Thou dost
pray for those who outrage 'I'hee. Thou offerest
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