+++ Station at Holy Cross in Jerusalem +++
Pray for Peace in the Holy Land.
Jesus Christ crucified, have mercy upon us!
Have mercy upon us, O Lord, have mercy upon us!
And may the souls of the faithful departed through the mercy of God rest in peace.
Amen.
From the New Marian Missal:
“The faithful who, on Good Friday during three hours, shall meditate, in public or in private, the sufferings of Our Lord on the Cross, and shall remember the words He spoke on the Cross, or say some psalms, hymns or other mental prayers, can gain: Plenary Indulgence after confession and Communion on Maundy Thursday or during the Octave of Easter with a prayer for the intentions of His Holiness.”
There is also a Divine Mercy Sunday Plenary, which will be posted here next week!
Stay tuned for some Easter Triduum thoughts from the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter, as well.
Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence ~ Caitelen Schneeberger
Let all mortal flesh keep silence,
And with fear and trembling stand,
Ponder nothing earthly-minded,
For with blessing in His hand,
Christ our God to earth descendeth,
Our full homage to demand.
King of Kings, yet born of Mary,
As of old on earth He stood,
Lord of Lords, in human vesture,
In the Body and the Blood,
He will give to all the faithful,
His own Self for heav’nly food.
Rank on rank the host of Heaven,
Spreads its vanguard on the way,
As the Light of Light descendeth,
From the realms of endless day,
That the pow’rs of Hell may vanish,
As the darkness clears away.
At His feet the six-winged seraph,
Cherubim with sleepless eye,
Veil their faces to the Presence,
As with ceaseless voice they cry:
Alleluia, Alleluia,
Alleluia, Lord Most High!
From Liturgy of St. James, Early Church Era
Translation by Gerard Moultrie, 1864
***ALERT: Divine Mercy Novena starts today! See Home page for further info.