Holy Week — The Seven Words From the Cross — The Second Word (Luke 23:43) (3)
Blessed Saviour, who when hanging on thy cross didst welcome the penitent sinner: We beseech thee, by that same compassion, to pardon the guilty, heal the wounded, recover the fallen, restore the wandering; that casting themselves upon thy mercy they may return with penitence to the embrace of thy love, and enter at last into the joy of thy presence; for thy love’s sake.
