You. Because by Your holy Cross, You have redeemed the world. Begin the Way of the Cross Begin the Way of the Cross Kneeling before the altar, make an Act of Contrition, and form the intention of gaining the indulgences, whether for yourself or for the souls in Purgatory.
Then say:
My Lord Jesus Christ, You have made this journey to die
for me with love unutterable, and I have so many times unworthily abandoned You; but now I love You with my whole heart, and because I love You, I repent sincerely for having ever offended You. Pardon me, my God, and permit me to accompany You on this journey. You go to die for love of me; I wish also, my beloved Redeemer, to die for love of You. My Jesus, I will live and die always united to You. The First Station Jesus is condemned to The First Station Jesus is I love You, my Death beloved Jesus; I love V. We adore You, O You more than
You. condemned to Death
Christ, and we bless myself; I repent with my whole heart for R. Because by Your having offended You. holy Cross, You have Never permit me to redeemed the world. separate myself from You again. Grant that Meditate: Consider I may love You how Jesus, after having always; and then do been scourged and with me what You crowned with thorns, will. was unjustly condemned by Pilate to die on the cross. Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be Pray: My Jesus, it was not Pilate, no, it was my sins that At the Cross her condemned You to die. station keeping, I beg You, by the Stood the mournful merits of this sorrowful Mother weeping, journey, to assist my Jesus is condemned to Close to Jesus to soul in its journey toward eternity. Death the last. The Second Station - Jesus Carries His Cross The Second Station - Jesus carry mine with perfect patience and V. We adore You, O resignation. I love
You. Carries His Cross
Christ, and we bless You, Jesus my love; I repent of having R. Because by Your offended You. Never holy Cross, You have permit me to redeemed the world. separate myself from You again. Grant that Meditate: Consider I may love You how Jesus, in making always; and then do this journey with the with me what You Cross on His shoulders will. thought of us, and for us offered to His Father Our Father, Hail the death He was Mary, Glory Be about to undergo. Pray: My most beloved Through her heart, Jesus, I embrace all the tribulations You have His sorrow sharing, destined for me until All His bitter death. I beseech You, anguish bearing, by the merits of the Lo! the piercing pain You did suffer in sword has passed! carrying Your Cross, to Jesus Carries His Cross give me the The Third Station - Jesus Falls the First Time The Third Station - Jesus which have made You suffer so much pain. V. We adore You, O Ah, by the merits of
You. Falls the First Time
Christ, and we bless this first fall, deliver me from the R. Because by Your misfortune of falling holy Cross, You have into mortal sin. I love redeemed the world. You, O my Jesus, with my whole heart; I Meditate: Consider repent of having this first fall of Jesus offended You. Never under His Cross. His permit me to flesh was torn by the separate myself from scourges, His head You again. Grant that crowned with thorns, I may love You and He had lost a great always; and then do quantity of blood. He with me what You was so weakened that will. he could scarcely walk, and yet he had to carry this great load upon Our Father, Hail His shoulders. The Mary, Glory Be soldiers struck Him rudely, and thus He fell O, how sad, and several times in His sore distressed, Jesus Falls the First Time Now was she, that journey. Pray: My beloved Mother Blessed The Fourth Station - Jesus Meets His The Fourth Station - Jesus And thou, my Queen, Sorrowful Mother who was V. We adore You, O overwhelmed with
You.Meets His Sorrowful Mother
Christ, and we bless sorrow, obtain for me by your intercession a R. Because by Your continual and tender holy Cross, You have remembrance of the redeemed the world. Passion of your Son. I love You, Jesus my Meditate: Consider love; I repent of ever the meeting of the Son having offended You. and the Mother, which Never permit me to took place on this offend You again. journey. Jesus and Grant that I may love Mary looked at each You always; and then other, and their looks do with me what You became as so many will. arrows to wound those hearts which loved Our Father, Hail each other so tenderly. Mary, Glory Be Pray: My most loving Woe-begone, with Jesus, by the sorrow You experienced in this heart's prostration meeting, grant me the Mother meek, the Jesus Meets His Sorrowful grace of a truly bitter Passion Mother devoted love for Your Saw she of her The Fifth Station - Simon The Fifth Station - Simon Helps Jesus to Carry destined for me; the Cross with all the pains that Helps Jesus to Carry the V. We adore You, O Christ, and we bless may accompany it; I unite it to Your death, You. R. Because by Your Cross holy Cross, You have I offer it to You. You have died for love of me; I will die for love redeemed the world. of You, and to please You. Help me by Your Meditate: Consider grace. I love You, how the Jews, seeing Jesus my love; I that at each step Jesus repent of having from weakness was on offended You. Never the point of expiring, permit me to offend and fearing that He You again. Grant that would die on the way, I may love You when they wished Him always; and then do to die the ignominious with me what You death of the Cross, will. constrained Simon the Cyrenian to carry the Cross behind our Lord. Our Father, Hail Mary, Pray: My most sweet Glory Be Jesus, I will not refuse Who could mark, from the Cross, as the Simon Helps Carry the Cross tears refraining, Cyrenian did; I accept Christ's dear Mother it; I embrace it. I uncomplaining, The Sixth Station - Veronica Wipes the Face The Sixth Station - Veronica Alas, my soul also of Jesus was once beautiful, V. We adore You, O when it received Your
You. Wipes the Face of Jesus
Christ, and we bless grace in Baptism; but I have disfigured it R. Because by Your since by my sins; You holy Cross, You have alone, my Redeemer, redeemed the world. can restore it to its former beauty. Do Meditate: Consider this by Your Passion, how the holy woman O Jesus. I repent of named Veronica, having offended You. seeing Jesus so Never permit me to afflicted, and His face offend You again. bathed in sweat and Grant that I may love blood, presented Him You always; and then with a towel, with do with me what You which He wiped His will. adorable face, leaving on it the impression of Our Father, Hail His holy countenance. Mary, Glory Be Pray: My most beloved Jesus, Your face was Who, unmoved, beautiful before, but in behold her languish, this journey it has lost Veronica Wipes the Face of Underneath His cross all its beauty, and Jesus of anguish, wounds and blood have 'Mid the fierce, The Seventh Station - Jesus Falls the Second Time The Seventh Station - Jesus V. We adore You, O Your grace until death. Grant that in all temptations which
You. Falls the Second Time
Christ, and we bless assail me I may always commend R. Because by Your myself to You. I love holy Cross, You have You, Jesus my love; I redeemed the world. repent of having offended You. Never Meditate: permit me to offend Consider the second You again. Grant that fall of Jesus under the I may love You Cross - a fall which always; and then do renews the pain of all with me what You the wounds of the head will. and members of our afflicted Lord. Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be Pray: My most gentle For His people's Jesus, how many times sins rejected, You have pardoned me, and how many She her Jesus, times have I fallen unprotected, again, and begun again Saw with thorns, Jesus Falls the Second to offend You! Oh, by with scourges rent. Time the merits of this new The Eight Station - The The Eight Station - The Women of Jerusalem You, who have loved Weep over Jesus me so much. It is Women of Jerusalem Weep V. We adore You, O Christ, and we bless Your love, more than the fear of hell, which You. over Jesus R. Because by Your holy Cross, You have causes me to weep for my sins. My Jesus, I love You more than redeemed the world. myself; I repent of having offended You. Meditate: Consider Never permit me to how those women wept offend You again. with compassion at Grant that I may love seeing Jesus in such a You always; and then pitiable state, do with me what You streaming with blood, will. as He walked along. But Jesus said to them: Our Father, Hail Weep not for Me, but Mary, Glory Be for your children.
Saw her Son from
Pray: My Jesus, laden judgment taken, with sorrows, I weep Her belov'd in death for the offences I have forsaken committed against Till His Spirit forth He You, because of the Women Weep over Jesus sent. pains they have The Ninth Station - Jesus Falls the Third Time The Ninth Station - Jesus have led me to despise Your V. We adore You, O friendship. I love You,
You. Falls the Third Time
Christ, and we bless Jesus my love, with my whole heart; I R. Because by Your repent of having holy Cross, You have offended You. Never redeemed the world. permit me to offend You again. Grant that Meditate: Consider I may love You the third fall of Jesus always; and then do Christ. His weakness with me what You was extreme, and the will. cruelty of His executioners was excessive, who tried to hasten His steps when Our Father, Hail He had scarcely Mary, Glory Be strength to move. Pray: Ah, my outraged Jesus, by the merits of Fount of love and the weakness You holy sorrow, suffered in going to Mother, may my Calvary, give me spirit borrow strength sufficient to Jesus Falls the Third Time Somewhat of thy conquer all human woe profound. The Tenth Station - Jesus is Stripped of His The Tenth Station - Jesus is may place all my love Garments in You, who are so V. We adore You, O worthy of my love. I
You. Stripped of His Garments
Christ, and we bless love You, O Jesus, with my whole heart; R. Because by Your I repent of having holy Cross, You have offended You. Never redeemed the world. permit me to offend You again. Grant that Meditate: Consider I may love You the violence with which always; and then do the executioners with me what You stripped Jesus. His will. inner garments adhered to His torn flesh, and they dragged them off so Our Father, Hail roughly that the skin Mary, Glory Be came with them. Compassionate your Savior thus cruelly Unto Christ, with treated, and say to pure emotion, Him: Raise my contrite Jesus is Stripped of His heart's devotion, Pray: My innocent Garments Love to read in Jesus, by the merits of every wound The Eleventh Station - Jesus is Nailed to the The Eleventh Station - Jesus to love You, and Cross never leave You V. We adore You, O again. I love You
You. is Nailed to the Cross
Christ, and we bless more than myself; I repent of having R. Because by Your offended You. Never holy Cross, You have permit me to offend redeemed the world. You again. Grant that I may love You Meditate: Consider always; and then do how Jesus, after being with me what You thrown on the Cross will. extended His hands, and offered to His Eternal Father the Our Father, Hail sacrifice of His death Mary, Glory Be for our salvation. These barbarians fastened Him with nails, and Those five wounds then, raising the Cross, on Jesus smitten, allowed Him to die with Mother! in my anguish on this infamous gibbet. heart be written, Deep as in your own they be. Pray: My Jesus! loaded Jesus is Nailed to the Cross with contempt, nail my The Twelfth Station - Jesus is Raised up, and The Twelfth Station - Jesus embracing Your feet, Dies and burning with love V. We adore You, O for You. I yield my
You. is Raised up, and Dies
Christ, and we bless soul into Your hands. I love You with my R. Because by Your whole heart; I repent holy Cross, You have of ever having redeemed the world. offended You. Never permit me to offend Meditate: Consider You again. Grant that how your Jesus, after I may love You three hours' Agony on always; and then do the Cross, consumed at with me what You length with anguish, will. abandons Himself to the weight of His body, bows His head, and Our Father, Hail dies. Mary, Glory Be Pray: O my dying Jesus, I kiss devoutly Thou, my Savior's the Cross on which You Cross who bearest, died for love of me. I Thou thy Son's have merited by my rebuke who sharest, sins to die a miserable Jesus is Raised up, and Let me share them death; but Your death Dies both with thee! is my hope. Ah, by the The Thirteenth Station - The Thirteenth Station - Jesus is Taken Down have died for me, from the Cross permit me to love Jesus is Taken Down from V. We adore You, O Christ, and we bless You; for I wish but You, and nothing You. the Cross R. Because by Your holy Cross, You have more. I love You, my Jesus, and I repent of ever having offended redeemed the world. You. Never permit me to offend You again. Meditate: Consider Grant that I may love how, after the death of You always; and then our Lord, two of His do with me what You disciples, Joseph and will. Nicodemus, took Him down from the Cross, and placed Him in the Our Father, Hail arms of His afflicted Mary, Glory Be Mother, who received Him with unutterable tenderness, and In the Passion of pressed Him to her my Maker, bosom. Be my sinful soul partaker, Pray: O Mother of Weep till death, Jesus is Taken Down from the sorrow, for the love of and keep with Cross this Son, accept me for thee. The Fourteenth Station - The Fourteenth Station - Jesus is Laid in the at the last day, to be Sepulcher always united with Jesus is Laid in the V. We adore You, O Christ, and we bless You in heaven, to praise You and love You. Sepulcher R. Because by Your holy Cross, You have You forever. I love You, and I repent of ever having offended redeemed the world. You. Never permit me to offend You again. Meditate: Consider Grant that I may love how the disciples You always; and then carried the body of do with me what You Jesus to bury it, will. accompanied by His holy Mother, who arranged it in the sepulcher with her own Our Father, Hail hands. They then Mary, Glory Be closed the tomb, and all withdrew. Mine with thee be that sad station, Pray: Oh, my buried There to watch the Jesus, I kiss the stone great Salvation that encloses You. But Jesus is Laid in the Wrought upon You rose again the Sepulcher th'atoning Tree. third day. I beseech Ending Prayers Ending Prayers After the Stations, say the Our Father, the Hail Mary, and the Glory be to the Father five times, in honour of the Passion of Jesus Christ, and once for the intention of the holy Father.
Prayer to Jesus Christ Crucified:
Behold, O kind and most sweet Jesus, I cast myself on my
knees in Your sight, and with the most fervent desire of my soul, I pray and beseech You to impress upon my heart lively sentiments of faith, hope, and charity, with true repentance for my sins, and a firm desire of amendment, while with deep affection and grief of soul I ponder within myself and mentally contemplate Your five most precious Wounds; having before my eyes that which David spoke in prophecy: ’they pierced My hands and My feet; they have numbered all My bones.’