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The Ninth Hour and the Death of Christ
At the ninth hour Jesus dies with a loud cry, his side is pierced, and creation itself trembles and darkens in response.
At the ninth hour, the Lord Jesus breathed his last, crying out and commending his soul to the Father.✦ A soldier pierced his side with a lance; then the earth trembled and the sun grew dark.✦✦
Adoration of the Holy Cross
The faithful adore Christ and bless him because by his holy cross he has redeemed the world.
We adore you, Christ, and we bless you. Because by your holy cross you have redeemed the world.
Prayer for Mercy at the Hour of Death
A solemn petition asks Christ to place his suffering, cross, and death as atonement before God's judgment for the living, the dead, the Church, and sinners, sealed with a doxology.
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the living God, place your suffering, cross, and death between your judgment and my soul, now and in the hour of my death, and deign to grant to the living mercy and grace, to the dead rest and pardon, to your holy church peace and harmony, and to us sinners life and everlasting joy. You, who live and reign, God. Through all the ages of ages. Amen.
Read the original Latin
Hora nona dominus ihesus expiravit, hely clamans animam patri commendavit. Latus eius lancea miles perforavit, terra tunc contremuit et sol obscuravit.
Adoramus te xpriste et benedicimus tibi. Quia per sanctam crucem tuam redemisti mundum.
Domine ihesu xpriste filii dei vivi pone passionem crucem et mortem tuam inter iudicium tuum et animam meam nunc et in hora mortis mee et largiri digneris vivis misericordiam et gratiam defunctis requiem et veniam ecclesie tue sancte pacem et concordiam et nobis peccatoribus vitam et letitiam sempiternam. Qui vivis et regnas deus. Per omnia secula seculorum. Amen.
Scripture echoes
- ↩Mark.15.34;Matt.27.46 — And at the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, "Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?" which is translated, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" Matt.27.46 — And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, 'Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?' that is, 'My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?'
- ↩John.19.34 — But one of the soldiers pierced his side with a spear, and immediately blood and water came out.
- ↩Matt.27.45 — Now from the sixth hour darkness came over all the land until the ninth hour.
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