De sacrarum stationum veteri instituto a Xisto Quinto pont. max. revocato oratio habita in templo S. Sabinae in die Cinerum

For this reason, my speech betakes itself to that point in which, as in a most powerful argument, it will find its end, and the rest being omitted, with the same finger with which I restrain my lip, I indicate the Pontiff: as if I were to say: But why is time wasted with a longer speech? Here, therefore, here is the Greatest of all Princes, who holds a rank on earth closest to heaven, distracted by the gravest occupations for the government of the whole world, spending those years to which idle cessation is usually easily granted. Yet he himself, not sparing his age, not distracted by occupations, not using his dignity as an excuse, in summer, in winter, through cold, through heat, in the more fervent summer season, in winter, and in the untimely nights, visits the sacred Basilicas, attends the Stationes Stations, is present at the divine offices, celebrates the sacred solemnities of the Masses, and performs all those duties which could scarcely be performed by a private man, by a man who is free, or in the very flower of youth; and we, delicate soldiers, shall we not follow our leader? Shall we not insist in his footsteps? Go, go, hearers, let us inflame ourselves by such a glorious, such a sublime example; let us think at last of what we are doing; let us surpass our custom in diligence and observance; let us keep before our eyes the saying of Pope Leo, that one is shown to be little religious at another time who is not found to be more religious in these days. Let us visit the sacred Lenten Stationes Stations more devoutly and solicitously; not only for those reasons—that they are of ancient custom, that we obtain great indulgences from them, that we recall the memories of the martyrs—