THE TENTH STATION
JESUS IS STRIPPED
OF HIS CLOTHES
We adore you, O Christ,
and we bless you
Because by your holy cross
you have redeemed the world.
FROM SACRED SCRIPTURE
Gospel of John 19:23
When the soldiers had crucified Jesus,
they took his garments
and made four parts,
one for each soldier;
also, his tunic.
But the tunic was without seam,
woven from top to bottom;
so they said to one another,
"Let us not tear it,
but cast lots for it to see
whose it shall be."
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Let us contemplate Jesus
praying Psalm 22
as he is stripped of his garments.
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All who see me mock at me,
they make mouths at me,
they wag their heads;
"He committed his cause
to the Lord;
let him deliver him,
let him rescue him,
for he delights in him!"
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Be not far from em,
for trouble is near,
and there is none to help.
I can count all my bones-
they stare and gloat over me;
they divide my garments
among them,
and for my clothing they cast lots.
But you, O Lord, be not far off!
O my help, hasten to my aid!
- Psalm 22: 7-8, 11, 17-19
HYMN
By the Cross with thee to stay,
there with thee to weep and pray,
is all I ask of thee to give.
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