"All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all. He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth." Isaiah 53:6,7
ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who,
of thy tender love towards mankind, hast sent thy Son, our Saviour
Jesus Christ, to take upon him our flesh, and to suffer death
upon the cross, that all mankind should follow the example of
his great humility; Mercifully grant, that we may both follow
the example of his patience, and also be made partakers of his
resurrection; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
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