We adore Thee, O Christ, and we praise Thee;

Because by thy Holy Cross thou hast redeemed the world.

 

They weep; they sob; it's easy to understand. And they are powerless, they cannot interfere. But you said: weep first for your sins.

 

I manage very well, Lord, to pity your sufferings and the sufferings of the world. But to weep for my own sins, that's another matter. I'd rather bemoan those of others. It's easier. I'm well up on that; the whole world passes every day before my tribunal. I've found plenty of guilt: in politics, economics, slums, alcohol, films, industry. I see it in many people. All in all, in just about the whole world, except me. Lord, let me know my sinfulness, that I may repent.

 

Our Father; Hail Mary; Glory be ...