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Today we will be meditating upon and praying with the fifth sorrowful mystery,

the crucifixion and death of our Lord.

Now before we pray with this mystery today,

let's take a moment to call to mind what we have prayed with

and meditated upon up to this point.

Back when we were in many ways just beginning our journey back at day 43.

We had some time of prayer, particularly with Pope Benedict the 16th,

reflection on Jesus during the crucifixion.

As you recall our Lord while nailed to the cross, he prayed Psalm 22,

my God, my God, why have you forsaken me? This cry of despair, but also this revelation of hope.

And if you recall, Pope Benedict the 16th,

he saw in this prayer of Jesus,

Jesus bringing all of the world's anguished cry

at God's absence before the heart of God himself.

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