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The Stations of the Cross. As Composed By. St. Alphonsus Liquori. The First Station. Pilate condemns Jesus to die. Priest: We adore You, O Christ, and we praise You. (Genuflect) People: Because, by Your holy cross, You have redeemed the world. (Rise)
The Stations of the Cross, also known as the Way of the Cross, is normally prayed each Friday during Lent. In this prayer, fourteen traditional events in the passion of Jesus are recalled and meditated upon.
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- Preparatory Prayer
- First Station - Jesus Is Condemned to Death
- Third Station - Jesus Falls the First Time
- Fourth Station - Jesus Meets His Blessed Mother
- Fifth Station - Simon of Cyrene Helps Jesus Carry His Cross
- Sixth Station - Veronica Wipes the Face of Jesus
- Seventh Station - Jesus Falls the Second Time
- Eighth Station - Jesus Speaks to the Women of Jerusalem
- Ninth Station - Jesus Falls the Third Time
- Tenth Station - Jesus Is Stripped of His Garments
- Eleventh Station - Jesus Is Nailed to the Cross
- Twelfth Station - Jesus Dies on the Cross
- Thirteenth Station - Jesus Is Taken Down From the Cross
- Fourteenth Station - Jesus Is Laid in the Tomb
- Closing Prayer
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Most merciful Lord, * with a contrite heart and penitent spirit * I bow down before Thy divine Majesty. * I adore Thee as my supreme Lord and Master. * I believe in Thee, * I hope in Thee, * I love Thee above all things. * I am heartily sorry for having offended Thee, * my only and supreme God. * I firmly resolve to amend my life; * and although I ...
praise Thee. Because by Thy holy Cross, Thou hast redeemed world. Jesus, the most innocent of beings, is condemned to death, yes, to the shameful death of the cross. In order to remain a friend of Caesar, Pilate delivers Jesus into the hands of His enemies. O fearful crime, to condemn Innocence to death and to displease God in order to please m...
praise Thee. Carrying the Cross, our dear Savior was so weakened with its heavy weight that He fell exhausted to the ground. The Cross was light and sweet to Him, but our sins made it so heavy and hard to carry. R. Beloved Jesus, * Thou didst carry the burden and the heavy weight of my sins. * Should I then not bear in union with Thee * my light...
praise Thee. v. How sad and how painful must it have been for Mary to behold her beloved Son laden with the Cross, covered with wounds and blood, and driven through the streets by savage executioners! What unspeakable pangs her most tender heart must have experienced! How earnestly did she desire to die instead of Jesus, or at least with Him! R...
V. We adore Thee, O Christ, and we praise Thee. R. Because by Thy holy Cross, Thou hast redeemed the world. V. Simon of Cyrene was forced to help our exhausted Savior carry His Cross. How pleased would Jesus have been, had Simon offered his services of his own accord. However, Simon was not invited by Christ as you are. He says: "Take up your ...
praise Thee. Moved by compassion, Veronica presents her veil to Jesus, to wipe His disfigured face. He imprints on it His holy countenance, and returns it to her as a recompense. Shall Christ reward you in like manner? Then you too must do Him a service. But you do a service to Christ every time you perform a work of mercy towards your neighbor...
praise Thee. Overwhelmed by the weight of the Cross, Jesus falls again to the ground. But the cruel executioners do not permit Him to rest a moment. With thrusts and blows they urge Him onward. With what cruelty Jesus in treated and trampled under foot! Remember, compassionate soul, that your sins caused Jesus this painful fall. R. Have mercy...
V. We adore Thee, O Christ, and we praise Thee. R. Because by Thy holy Cross, Thou hast redeemed the world. V. Moved by compassion, these devoted women weep over our suffering Savior. But He turns to them and says: "Weep not for Me, but weep for yourselves and your children. Weep for your sins and those of your children; for they are the caus...
praise Thee. Exhausted at the foot of Calvary, Jesus falls for the third time to the ground. How painfully must have been reopened all the wounds of His tender body by these repeated falls. And how enormous must my sins be, to cause Jesus to fall so painfully. Had not Jesus taken my sins upon Himself, they would have plunged me into the abyss of...
V. We adore Thee, O Christ, and we praise Thee. R. Because by Thy holy Cross, Thou hast redeemed the world. V. Arriving on Calvary, Jesus was cruelly deprived of His garments. How painful the stripping must have been, because the garments adhered to His mangled body, so that in removing them parts of the flesh were torn away. Jesus is deprive...
praise Thee. Stripped of His garments, Jesus is violently thrown down on the Cross. His hands and His feet are nailed to it in the most cruel way. Jesus remains silent, because it so pleases His heavenly Father. He suffers patiently, because He suffers for you. How do you act in sufferings and trials? How fretful and impatient, how full of com...
V. We adore Thee, O Christ, and we praise Thee. R. Because by Thy holy Cross, Thou hast redeemed the world. V. Behold Jesus crucified! Behold His wounds received for love of you! His whole appearance betokens love. His head is bent to kiss you. His arms are extended to embrace you. His heart is open to receive you. Oh what love! Jesus di...
V. We adore Thee, O Christ, and we praise Thee. R. Because by Thy holy Cross, Thou hast redeemed the world. V. Jesus did not descend from the Cross, but remained on it till His death. When taken down, He rested on the bosom of His beloved Mother as He had so often done in life. Persevere in your good resolutions, and do not flee from the cros...
praise Thee. The body of Jesus is laid in a stranger’s tomb. He Who in this world had not whereon to rest His head, would have no grave of His own after death. You whose heart is still attached to this world, despise it that you may not perish with it. R. O Jesus, * Thou hast singled me out from the world, * what then shall I seek in it? * Thou...
Lord Jesus Christ, your passion and death is the sacrifice that unites earth and heaven and reconciles people to you. May we who have faithfully reflected on these mysteries follow in your steps and so come to share your glory in heaven where you live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Download a PDF file of the Stations of the Cross written by St. Francis of Assisi, a popular devotion to meditate on the sufferings of Jesus Christ. The file contains the prayers, reflections and responses for each station, as well as the indulgences and the Act of Contrition.
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Simon of Cyrene helps Jesus. God makes haste to help us. When Simon takes up the Cross he becomes the channel of God’s presence and closeness to his Son. The rough hand of a guard pulling Simon from the crowd becomes the compassionate touch of the Father.
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Download or print a PDF of the scriptural stations of the cross based on Pope John Paul II's celebration in 1991. Each station includes a Scripture reading, a prayer, and a reflection on Christ's passion and death.
Stations of the Cross. With Benediction and the Devotion to the Seven Sorrows of Mary. Preparatory Prayer. ALL: My LORD, Jesus Christ, / You have made this journey to die for me with unspeakable love; / and I have so many times ungratefully abandoned You.
Stations of the Cross. READING AT THE FOOT OF THE ALTAR. Then Jesus went with them to a place called Gethsemane; and he said to his disciples, “Sit here while I go over there and pray.” He took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be grieved and agitated.
