St. Alphonsus Liguori's Stations of the Cross
OPENING PRAYER
ALL: O 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.
Sing: (To the tune of Sabat Mater)
Jesus, Lord, condemned, defiled,
May we too be meek and mild
As we tread your holy Way
May we feel no bitter hatred,
When we too are persecuted,
Left alone to walk with you.
1 JESUS IS CONDEMNED TO DEATH
V. We adore You, 0 Christ, and we bless You.
R. Because by Your holy Cross, You have redeemed the world.
Leader: Consider how Jesus, after having been scourged and crowned with thorns, was unjustly condemned by Pilate to die on the Cross.
All: MY Jesus, it was not Pilate, no, it was my sins that condemned You to die. I beg You, by the merits of this sorrowful journey, to assist my soul in its journey toward eternity. I love You, my beloved Jesus; I love You more than myself; I repent with my whole heart for having offended You. Never permit me to separate myself from You again. Grant that I may love You always; and then do with me what You will.
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be to the Father.
Move to Next Station singing:
Now the cross as Jesus bore it,
Has become for us who share it,
The great cross of victory.
2. JESUS CARRIES HIS CROSS
V. We adore You, 0 Christ, and we bless You.
R. Because by Your holy Cross, You have redeemed the world.
Leader: Consider how Jesus, in making this journey with the Cross on His shoulders, thought of us, and for us offered to His Father the death He was about to undergo.
All: MY beloved Jesus, I embrace all the tribulations You have destined for me until death. I beg You, by the merits of the pain You suffered in carrying Your Cross, to give me the necessary help to carry mine with perfect patience and resignation. I love You, Jesus, my love; I repent of having offended You. Never permit me to separate myself from You again. Grant that I may love You always; and then do with me what You will.
—Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be to the Father.
Move to Next Station singing:
Weakened, prodded, cursed, and fallen,
His whole body bruised and swollen,
Jesus tripped and lay in pain.
3. JESUS FALLS THE FIRST TIME
V. We adore You, 0 Christ, and we bless You.
R. Because by Your holy Cross, You have redeemed the world.
Leader: Consider this first fall of Jesus under His Cross. His flesh was torn by the scourges, His head crowned with thorns, and He had lost a great quantity of blood. He was so weakened that He could scarcely walk, and yet He had to carry this great load upon His shoulders. The soldiers struck Him rudely, and thus He fell several times in His journey.
All: MY beloved Jesus, it is not the weight of the Cross, but my sins, which have made You suffer so much pain. By the merits of this first fall, deliver me from the misfortune of falling into mortal sin. I love You, 0 my Jesus, with my whole heart; I repent of having offended You. Never permit me to offend You again. Grant that I may love You always; and then do with me what You will.
—Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be to the Father.
Move to Next Station singing:
Jesus met his grieving Mother,
She who made the Lord our Brother;
Now the sword her heart has pierced.
4. JESUS MEETS HIS SORROWFUL MOTHER
V. We adore You, 0 Christ, and we bless You.
R. Because by Your holy Cross, You have redeemed the world.
Leader: Consider the meeting of the Son and the Mother, which took place on this journey. Jesus and Mary looked at each other, and their looks became as so many arrows to wound those hearts which loved each other so tenderly.
All: MY most loving Jesus, by the sorrow You experienced in this meeting, grant me the grace of a truly devoted love for Your most holy Mother. And you, my Queen, who were overwhelmed with sorrow, obtain for me by your intercession a continual remembrance of the Passion of your Son. I love You, Jesus, my love; I repent of ever having offended You. Never permit me to offend You again. Grant that I may love You always; and then do with me what You will.
—Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be to the Father.
Move to Next Station singing:
Simon stopped in hesitation,
Not foreseeing his proud station,
Called to bear the Cross of Christ.
5. SIMON HELPS JESUS TO CARRY THE CROSS
V. We adore You, 0 Christ, and we bless You.
R. Because by Your holy Cross, You have redeemed the world.
Leader: Consider how the Jews, seeing that at each step Jesus from weakness was on the point of expiring, and fearing that He would die on the way, when they wished Him to die the ignominious death of the Cross, constrained Simon the Cyrenian to carry the Cross behind our Lord.
All: MY beloved Jesus, I will not refuse the
Cross, as the Cyrenian did; I accept it, I embrace it. I accept in particular the death You have destined for me; with all the pains that may accompany it; I unite it to Your death, I offer it to You. You have died for love of me; I will die for love of You, and to please You. Help me by Your grace. I love You, Jesus, my love; I repent of having offended You. Never permit me to offend You again. Grant that I may love You always; and then do with me what You will.
—Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be to the Father.
Move to Next Station singing:
Brave but trembling came the woman,
None but she would flaunt the Roman,
Moved by love beyond her fear.
6. VERONICA WIPES THE FACE OF JESUS
V. We adore You, Christ, and we bless You.
R. Because by Your holy Cross, You have redeemed the world.
Leader: Consider how the holy woman named Veronica, seeing Jesus so afflicted, and His face bathed in sweat and blood, presented Him with a towel, with which He wiped His adorable face, leaving on it the impression of His holy countenance.
All: MY beloved Jesus, Your face was beautiful before, but in this journey it has lost all its beauty, and wounds and blood have disfigured it. My soul also was once beautiful, when it received Your grace in Baptism; but I have disfigured it since by my sins; You alone, my Redeemer, can restore it to its former beau-ty. Do this by Your Passion; O Jesus. I repent of having offended You. Never permit me to offend You again. Grant that I may love You always; and then do with me what You will.
-Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be to the Father.
Move to Next Station singing:
Prostrate on the dust He crumbled,
Flogged in Body He resembled
All our brothers poor and scorned.
7. JESUS FALLS THE SECOND TIME
V. We adore You, O Christ, and we bless You.
R. Because by Your holy Cross, You have redeemed the world.
Leader: Consider the second fall of Jesus under the Cross a fall which renews the pain of all the wounds of the head and members of our afflicted Lord.
All: MY most gentle Jesus, how many times You have pardoned me, and how many times have I fallen again, and begun again to offend You! By the merits of this new fall, give me the necessary help to persevere in Your grace until death. Grant that in all temptations which assail me I may always commend myself to You. I love You, Jesus my love, with my whole heart; I repent of having offended You. Never permit me to offend You again. Grant that I may love You always; and then do with me what You will.
—Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be to the Father.
Move to Next Station singing:
May our sympathy for Jesus
Turn to those who here now need us,
May we see Christ bruised in them.
8. THE WOMEN OF JERUSALEM WEEP OVER JESUS
V. We adore You, O Christ, and we bless You.
R. Because by Your holy Cross, You have redeemed the world.
Leader: Consider how those women wept with compassion at seeing Jesus in such a pitiable state, streaming with blood, as He walked along: But Jesus said to them: Weep not for Me, but for your children.
All: MY Jesus, laden with sorrows, I weep for the offenses I have committed against You, because of the pains they have deserved, and still more because of the displeasure they have caused You, Who have loved me so much. It is Your love, more than the fear of hell, which causes me to weep for my sins. My Jesus, I love You more than myself; I repent of having offended You. Never permit me to offend You again. Grant that I may love You always; and then do with me what You will.
—Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be to the Father.
Move to Next Station singing:
Jesus falls again in weakness,
Stumbling as we do, to lead us
Through our sorrow and our pain.
9. JESUS FALLS THE THIRD TIME
V. We adore You, O Christ, and we bless You.
R. Because by Your holy Cross, You have redeemed the world.
Leader: Consider the third fall of Jesus Christ. His weakness was extreme, and the cruelty of His executioners excessive, who tried to hasten His steps when He had scarcely strength to move.
All: MY outraged Jesus, by the merits of the weakness You suffered in going to Calvary, give me strength sufficient to conquer all human respect, and all my wicked passions, which have led me to despise Your friendship. I love You, Jesus my love, with my whole heart; I repent of having offended You. Never permit me to offend You again. Grant that I may love You always; and then do with me what You will.
-Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be to the Father.
Move to Next Station singing:
Stripped and jeered by his own nation,
Jesus stood in desolation,
Giving all He had to give.
10 JESUS IS STRIPPED OF HID GARMENTS
V. We adore You, O Christ, and we bless You.
R. Because by Your holy Cross, You have redeemed the world.
Leader: Consider the violence with which the executioners stripped Jesus. His inner garments adhered to His torn flesh, and they dragged them off so roughly that the skin came with them. Compassionate your Savior thus cruelly treated, and say to Him:
All: MY innocent Jesus, by the merits of the torment You have felt, help me to strip myself of all affection to things of earth, in order that I may place all my love in You, Who are so worthy of my love. I love You, Jesus, with my whole heart; I repent of having offended You. Never permit me to offend You again. Grant that I may love You always; and then do with me what You will.
—Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be to the Father.
Move to Next Station singing:
Pierced the hand that blessed and cured us,
Pierced the feet that walked to free us,
Walked the hill of Calvary.
11 JESUS IS NAILED TO THE CROSS
V. We adore You, O Christ, and we bless You.
R. Because by Your holy Cross, You have redeemed the world.
Leader: Consider how Jesus, after being thrown on the Cross, extended His hands, and offered to His Eternal Father the sacrifice of His death for our salvation. These barbarians fastened Him with nails, and then, raising the Cross, allowed Him to die with anguish on this infamous gibbet.
All: MY Jesus! loaded with contempt, nail my heart to Your feet, that it may ever remain there, to love You, and never leave You again. I love You more than myself; I repent of having offended You. Never permit me to offend You again. Grant that I may love Lou always; and then do with me what You will.
-Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be to the Father.
Move to Next Station singing:
Life eternal, death defiant,
Bowed his head - the world was silent,
Through his death came life anew.
12 JESUS IS RAISED UPON THE CROSS AND DIES
V. We adore You, O Christ, and we bless You.
R. Because by Your holy Cross, You have redeemed the world.
Leader: Consider how your Jesus, after three hours' Agony on the Cross, consumed at length with anguish, abandons Himself to the weight of His body, bows His head, and dies.
All: O My dying Jesus, I kiss devoutly the Cross on which You died for love of me. I have merited by my sins to die a miserable death; but Your death is my hope. By the merits of Your death, give me grace to die, embracing Your feet, and burning with love for You. I yield my soul into Your hands. I love You with my whole heart; I repent of ever having offended You. Never permit me to offend You again. Grant that I may love You always; and then do with me what You will.
—Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be to the Father.
Move to Next Station singing:
Stunned and stricken, Mary, Mother
In your arms was placed our Brother
Full of grace - now filled with grief
13 JESUS IS TAKEN DOWN FROM THE CROSS
V. We adore You, O Christ, and we bless You.
R. Because by Your holy Cross, You have redeemed the world.
Leader: Consider how, after the death of our Lord, two of His disciples, Joseph and Nicodemus, took Him down from the Cross, and placed Him in the arms of His afflicted Mother, who received Him with unutterable tenderness, and pressed Him to her bosom.
All: O MOTHER of sorrow, for the love of this Son, accept me for your servant, and pray to Him for me. And You, my Redeemer, since You have died for me, permit me to love You; for I wish only You, and nothing more. I love You, my Jesus, and I repent of ever having offended You. Never permit me to offend You again. Grant that I may love You always; and then do with me what You will.
—Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be to the Father.
Move to Next Station singing:
Jesus, Lord, your gift accepted,
In three days, You resurrected.
You did first what we shall do.
14 JESUS IS LAID IN THE SEPLUCHER
V. We adore You, O Christ, and we bless You.
R. Because by Your holy Cross, You have redeemed the world.
Leader: Consider how the disciples carried the body of Jesus to bury it, accompanied by His holy Mother, who arranged it in the sepulcher with her own hands. They then closed the tomb, and all withdrew.
All: O MY buried Jesus, I kiss the stone that encloses You. But You rose again the third day. I beg You, by Your resurrection, make me rise glorious with You at the last day, to be always united with You in heaven, to praise You and love You forever. I love You, and I repent of ever having offended You. Never permit me to offend You again. Grant that I may love You always; and then do with me what You will.
—Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be to the Father.
Sing:
Jesus Risen be our lover
In your Food and in our brother,
Lead us home to heaven with You.
CLOSING PRAYER
After the Stations, say the "Our Father," the "Hail Mary," and the "Glory be to the Father," five times, in honor of the Passion of Jesus Christ, and once for the intention of the Holy Father.
PRAYER TO JESUS CHRIST CRUCIFIED
ALL: 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 beg 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 have pierced My hands and My feet; I can count all My bones."
AMEN
ALL: O 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.
Sing: (To the tune of Sabat Mater)
Jesus, Lord, condemned, defiled,
May we too be meek and mild
As we tread your holy Way
May we feel no bitter hatred,
When we too are persecuted,
Left alone to walk with you.
1 JESUS IS CONDEMNED TO DEATH
V. We adore You, 0 Christ, and we bless You.
R. Because by Your holy Cross, You have redeemed the world.
Leader: Consider how Jesus, after having been scourged and crowned with thorns, was unjustly condemned by Pilate to die on the Cross.
All: MY Jesus, it was not Pilate, no, it was my sins that condemned You to die. I beg You, by the merits of this sorrowful journey, to assist my soul in its journey toward eternity. I love You, my beloved Jesus; I love You more than myself; I repent with my whole heart for having offended You. Never permit me to separate myself from You again. Grant that I may love You always; and then do with me what You will.
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be to the Father.
Move to Next Station singing:
Now the cross as Jesus bore it,
Has become for us who share it,
The great cross of victory.
2. JESUS CARRIES HIS CROSS
V. We adore You, 0 Christ, and we bless You.
R. Because by Your holy Cross, You have redeemed the world.
Leader: Consider how Jesus, in making this journey with the Cross on His shoulders, thought of us, and for us offered to His Father the death He was about to undergo.
All: MY beloved Jesus, I embrace all the tribulations You have destined for me until death. I beg You, by the merits of the pain You suffered in carrying Your Cross, to give me the necessary help to carry mine with perfect patience and resignation. I love You, Jesus, my love; I repent of having offended You. Never permit me to separate myself from You again. Grant that I may love You always; and then do with me what You will.
—Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be to the Father.
Move to Next Station singing:
Weakened, prodded, cursed, and fallen,
His whole body bruised and swollen,
Jesus tripped and lay in pain.
3. JESUS FALLS THE FIRST TIME
V. We adore You, 0 Christ, and we bless You.
R. Because by Your holy Cross, You have redeemed the world.
Leader: Consider this first fall of Jesus under His Cross. His flesh was torn by the scourges, His head crowned with thorns, and He had lost a great quantity of blood. He was so weakened that He could scarcely walk, and yet He had to carry this great load upon His shoulders. The soldiers struck Him rudely, and thus He fell several times in His journey.
All: MY beloved Jesus, it is not the weight of the Cross, but my sins, which have made You suffer so much pain. By the merits of this first fall, deliver me from the misfortune of falling into mortal sin. I love You, 0 my Jesus, with my whole heart; I repent of having offended You. Never permit me to offend You again. Grant that I may love You always; and then do with me what You will.
—Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be to the Father.
Move to Next Station singing:
Jesus met his grieving Mother,
She who made the Lord our Brother;
Now the sword her heart has pierced.
4. JESUS MEETS HIS SORROWFUL MOTHER
V. We adore You, 0 Christ, and we bless You.
R. Because by Your holy Cross, You have redeemed the world.
Leader: Consider the meeting of the Son and the Mother, which took place on this journey. Jesus and Mary looked at each other, and their looks became as so many arrows to wound those hearts which loved each other so tenderly.
All: MY most loving Jesus, by the sorrow You experienced in this meeting, grant me the grace of a truly devoted love for Your most holy Mother. And you, my Queen, who were overwhelmed with sorrow, obtain for me by your intercession a continual remembrance of the Passion of your Son. I love You, Jesus, my love; I repent of ever having offended You. Never permit me to offend You again. Grant that I may love You always; and then do with me what You will.
—Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be to the Father.
Move to Next Station singing:
Simon stopped in hesitation,
Not foreseeing his proud station,
Called to bear the Cross of Christ.
5. SIMON HELPS JESUS TO CARRY THE CROSS
V. We adore You, 0 Christ, and we bless You.
R. Because by Your holy Cross, You have redeemed the world.
Leader: Consider how the Jews, seeing that at each step Jesus from weakness was on the point of expiring, and fearing that He would die on the way, when they wished Him to die the ignominious death of the Cross, constrained Simon the Cyrenian to carry the Cross behind our Lord.
All: MY beloved Jesus, I will not refuse the
Cross, as the Cyrenian did; I accept it, I embrace it. I accept in particular the death You have destined for me; with all the pains that may accompany it; I unite it to Your death, I offer it to You. You have died for love of me; I will die for love of You, and to please You. Help me by Your grace. I love You, Jesus, my love; I repent of having offended You. Never permit me to offend You again. Grant that I may love You always; and then do with me what You will.
—Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be to the Father.
Move to Next Station singing:
Brave but trembling came the woman,
None but she would flaunt the Roman,
Moved by love beyond her fear.
6. VERONICA WIPES THE FACE OF JESUS
V. We adore You, Christ, and we bless You.
R. Because by Your holy Cross, You have redeemed the world.
Leader: Consider how the holy woman named Veronica, seeing Jesus so afflicted, and His face bathed in sweat and blood, presented Him with a towel, with which He wiped His adorable face, leaving on it the impression of His holy countenance.
All: MY beloved Jesus, Your face was beautiful before, but in this journey it has lost all its beauty, and wounds and blood have disfigured it. My soul also was once beautiful, when it received Your grace in Baptism; but I have disfigured it since by my sins; You alone, my Redeemer, can restore it to its former beau-ty. Do this by Your Passion; O Jesus. I repent of having offended You. Never permit me to offend You again. Grant that I may love You always; and then do with me what You will.
-Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be to the Father.
Move to Next Station singing:
Prostrate on the dust He crumbled,
Flogged in Body He resembled
All our brothers poor and scorned.
7. JESUS FALLS THE SECOND TIME
V. We adore You, O Christ, and we bless You.
R. Because by Your holy Cross, You have redeemed the world.
Leader: Consider the second fall of Jesus under the Cross a fall which renews the pain of all the wounds of the head and members of our afflicted Lord.
All: MY most gentle Jesus, how many times You have pardoned me, and how many times have I fallen again, and begun again to offend You! By the merits of this new fall, give me the necessary help to persevere in Your grace until death. Grant that in all temptations which assail me I may always commend myself to You. I love You, Jesus my love, with my whole heart; I repent of having offended You. Never permit me to offend You again. Grant that I may love You always; and then do with me what You will.
—Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be to the Father.
Move to Next Station singing:
May our sympathy for Jesus
Turn to those who here now need us,
May we see Christ bruised in them.
8. THE WOMEN OF JERUSALEM WEEP OVER JESUS
V. We adore You, O Christ, and we bless You.
R. Because by Your holy Cross, You have redeemed the world.
Leader: Consider how those women wept with compassion at seeing Jesus in such a pitiable state, streaming with blood, as He walked along: But Jesus said to them: Weep not for Me, but for your children.
All: MY Jesus, laden with sorrows, I weep for the offenses I have committed against You, because of the pains they have deserved, and still more because of the displeasure they have caused You, Who have loved me so much. It is Your love, more than the fear of hell, which causes me to weep for my sins. My Jesus, I love You more than myself; I repent of having offended You. Never permit me to offend You again. Grant that I may love You always; and then do with me what You will.
—Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be to the Father.
Move to Next Station singing:
Jesus falls again in weakness,
Stumbling as we do, to lead us
Through our sorrow and our pain.
9. JESUS FALLS THE THIRD TIME
V. We adore You, O Christ, and we bless You.
R. Because by Your holy Cross, You have redeemed the world.
Leader: Consider the third fall of Jesus Christ. His weakness was extreme, and the cruelty of His executioners excessive, who tried to hasten His steps when He had scarcely strength to move.
All: MY outraged Jesus, by the merits of the weakness You suffered in going to Calvary, give me strength sufficient to conquer all human respect, and all my wicked passions, which have led me to despise Your friendship. I love You, Jesus my love, with my whole heart; I repent of having offended You. Never permit me to offend You again. Grant that I may love You always; and then do with me what You will.
-Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be to the Father.
Move to Next Station singing:
Stripped and jeered by his own nation,
Jesus stood in desolation,
Giving all He had to give.
10 JESUS IS STRIPPED OF HID GARMENTS
V. We adore You, O Christ, and we bless You.
R. Because by Your holy Cross, You have redeemed the world.
Leader: Consider the violence with which the executioners stripped Jesus. His inner garments adhered to His torn flesh, and they dragged them off so roughly that the skin came with them. Compassionate your Savior thus cruelly treated, and say to Him:
All: MY innocent Jesus, by the merits of the torment You have felt, help me to strip myself of all affection to things of earth, in order that I may place all my love in You, Who are so worthy of my love. I love You, Jesus, with my whole heart; I repent of having offended You. Never permit me to offend You again. Grant that I may love You always; and then do with me what You will.
—Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be to the Father.
Move to Next Station singing:
Pierced the hand that blessed and cured us,
Pierced the feet that walked to free us,
Walked the hill of Calvary.
11 JESUS IS NAILED TO THE CROSS
V. We adore You, O Christ, and we bless You.
R. Because by Your holy Cross, You have redeemed the world.
Leader: Consider how Jesus, after being thrown on the Cross, extended His hands, and offered to His Eternal Father the sacrifice of His death for our salvation. These barbarians fastened Him with nails, and then, raising the Cross, allowed Him to die with anguish on this infamous gibbet.
All: MY Jesus! loaded with contempt, nail my heart to Your feet, that it may ever remain there, to love You, and never leave You again. I love You more than myself; I repent of having offended You. Never permit me to offend You again. Grant that I may love Lou always; and then do with me what You will.
-Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be to the Father.
Move to Next Station singing:
Life eternal, death defiant,
Bowed his head - the world was silent,
Through his death came life anew.
12 JESUS IS RAISED UPON THE CROSS AND DIES
V. We adore You, O Christ, and we bless You.
R. Because by Your holy Cross, You have redeemed the world.
Leader: Consider how your Jesus, after three hours' Agony on the Cross, consumed at length with anguish, abandons Himself to the weight of His body, bows His head, and dies.
All: O My dying Jesus, I kiss devoutly the Cross on which You died for love of me. I have merited by my sins to die a miserable death; but Your death is my hope. By the merits of Your death, give me grace to die, embracing Your feet, and burning with love for You. I yield my soul into Your hands. I love You with my whole heart; I repent of ever having offended You. Never permit me to offend You again. Grant that I may love You always; and then do with me what You will.
—Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be to the Father.
Move to Next Station singing:
Stunned and stricken, Mary, Mother
In your arms was placed our Brother
Full of grace - now filled with grief
13 JESUS IS TAKEN DOWN FROM THE CROSS
V. We adore You, O Christ, and we bless You.
R. Because by Your holy Cross, You have redeemed the world.
Leader: Consider how, after the death of our Lord, two of His disciples, Joseph and Nicodemus, took Him down from the Cross, and placed Him in the arms of His afflicted Mother, who received Him with unutterable tenderness, and pressed Him to her bosom.
All: O MOTHER of sorrow, for the love of this Son, accept me for your servant, and pray to Him for me. And You, my Redeemer, since You have died for me, permit me to love You; for I wish only You, and nothing more. I love You, my Jesus, and I repent of ever having offended You. Never permit me to offend You again. Grant that I may love You always; and then do with me what You will.
—Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be to the Father.
Move to Next Station singing:
Jesus, Lord, your gift accepted,
In three days, You resurrected.
You did first what we shall do.
14 JESUS IS LAID IN THE SEPLUCHER
V. We adore You, O Christ, and we bless You.
R. Because by Your holy Cross, You have redeemed the world.
Leader: Consider how the disciples carried the body of Jesus to bury it, accompanied by His holy Mother, who arranged it in the sepulcher with her own hands. They then closed the tomb, and all withdrew.
All: O MY buried Jesus, I kiss the stone that encloses You. But You rose again the third day. I beg You, by Your resurrection, make me rise glorious with You at the last day, to be always united with You in heaven, to praise You and love You forever. I love You, and I repent of ever having offended You. Never permit me to offend You again. Grant that I may love You always; and then do with me what You will.
—Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be to the Father.
Sing:
Jesus Risen be our lover
In your Food and in our brother,
Lead us home to heaven with You.
CLOSING PRAYER
After the Stations, say the "Our Father," the "Hail Mary," and the "Glory be to the Father," five times, in honor of the Passion of Jesus Christ, and once for the intention of the Holy Father.
PRAYER TO JESUS CHRIST CRUCIFIED
ALL: 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 beg 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 have pierced My hands and My feet; I can count all My bones."
AMEN