Minister: We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you. All: Because by your holy cross you have redeemed the world. Reader: They pressed into service a passer-by, Simon, a Cyrenian, who was coming in from the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to carry his cross. Mark 15: 21 Minister: Lord, grant us willing spirits that we may be your instruments on earth. All: Lord Jesus, help us walk in your steps.