Crown of Thorns

Come let us adore Christ our King who was crowned with thorns.

Loving Savior, you allowed your enemies to crown you with thorns and to treat you like a fool,

— make us patient when we suffer and forgiving when we are slighted.

Help all the faithful to see their own trials as a participation in yours,

— that they may bear witness in themselves to the salvation that comes from you.

Crowned with thorns, you bore all the sins of the human race,

— grant your merciful forgiveness to those who have departed from this life.

Amen