Bruised, derided, cursed, defiled
She beheld her tender Child,
All with bloody scourges rent.
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Consider the compassion of the holy woman, Veronica.
Seeing Jesus in such distress, His face bathed in sweat and blood, she
presented Him with her veil. Jesus wiped His face, and left upon
the cloth the image of His sacred countenance.
My beloved Jesus,
Your face was beautiful before You began this journey;
but, now, it no longer appears beautiful
and is disfigured with wounds and blood.
Alas, my soul also was once beautiful
when it received Your grace in Baptism;
but I have since then disfigured it with my sins.
You alone, my Redeemer, can restore it to its former beauty.
Do this by the merits of Your passion;
and then do with me as You will.
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