

        <cite>SPEAKER_00</cite>
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          The National Catholic Broadcasting Council presents Let Us Reflect Together. 40 Days of Lent Retreat From the Cross to Hope. Day 37, The Way of the Cross, Stations 9, 10, 11, Love Poured Out with the Late Father Pat Fitzpatrick.
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          The Ninth Station. Jesus falls the third time. As Jesus lies on the ground for a third time, we again remember the words of the prophet Isaiah, who foretold that the one to come would be wounded for our transgressions, crushed for our iniquities. Upon him was the punishment that made us whole, and by his bruises we are healed.
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      <time>0:57</time>
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          Another fall. Tempted to remain down and out. Why not give up? Right here, right now. Another painful effort to get back up as Simon lifted the crossbeam for him. This reluctant recruit had become his silent partner. Uhhill, the rest of the way to Calvary. Jesus got up again and kept going. So can we, with his help. We marvel at his stubborn refusal to stay down. Down to earth, yes, but never down and out. This is the cup the Father has given me. Shall I not drink it?
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        <cite>SPEAKER_01</cite>
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          By the cross your vigil keeping. Let me say your silent weeping. Pierce my heart with sorrow.
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        <cite>SPEAKER_03</cite>
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          The tenth station. Jesus is stripped of his garments. They divided his clothes among them, casting lots to decide what each should take.
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        <cite>SPEAKER_02</cite>
      <time>2:39</time>
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          Calvary at last. Outside the crowded, self-absorbed city, preparing for the Sabbath. Stripped naked, all dignity peeled off. A public spectacle. For many years, no place to lay his head. Now no clothes to wear. Nothing left to call his own. One of his own, an informer. Another a denier. The rest nowhere near. We think about victims of war, victims of torture, victims of the system, raped and violated, demeaned and publicly derided. This is the cup the Father has given me. Shall I not drink it?
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        <cite>SPEAKER_01</cite>
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          Let me so in harm share with you the bitter passion of some new bra.
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        <cite>SPEAKER_03</cite>
      <time>4:19</time>
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          The eleventh station. Jesus is nailed to the cross. When they came to the place that is called the skull, they crucify Jesus there with the criminals. One on his right and one on his left.
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        <cite>SPEAKER_02</cite>
      <time>4:38</time>
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          Crucifixion. Gruesome, gory, capital punishment. Nails driven through wrists and feet. Death through loss of blood and breath. Death through suffocation. No morphine to deaden the pain. His body did not weigh enough to tighten the noose around his neck. So he hung there, swaying in the desolate air. I heard a man behind me asking, Where is God now? I heard a voice within me answering, Where is he? Here he is, hanging here on this gallows. This is the cup the Father has given me. Shall I not drink it?
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        <cite>SPEAKER_01</cite>
      <time>5:58</time>
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          Let me bear the wounds of Jesus. Drink the precious blood that frees us. Glory only in his cross.
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        <cite>SPEAKER_00</cite>
      <time>6:16</time>
      <p>
          Join us tomorrow for Day 38, The Way of the Cross, Stations twelve, thirteen, fourteen, silence, sorrow, and hope with the late Father Pat Fitzpatrick. For more information, please email us at info at ncbc.ca, visit our website at daily tvmass.com, or call our office toll-free at one eight eight eight three eight three six two seven seven.
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