The Way of the Cross

(The Stations of the Cross) Leader: Have mercy on us, O Lord.

All: Have mercy on us.
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*We carry the saving cross through the roads of
Preparatory Prayers
the world,
O Jesus, our adorable Saviour, we now
Through the alleys of poverty and misery,
contemplate Your sacred passion. Help us to
Marching to a dawning day, to freedom and
understand that the sufferings of our life are the
victory
continuation of Your passion. We ask for strength
To God's life and endless glory.
of our souls to go through our passion, in the
*We carry the saving cross through the roads of
spirit with which You went through Yours. Amen.
the world,
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Through the alleys of poverty and misery,
*We carry the saving cross through the roads of
Marching to a dawning day, to freedom and
the world,
victory
Through the alleys of poverty and misery,
To God's life and endless glory.
Marching to a dawning day, to freedom and
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victory
Station 2 – Jesus is laden with the Cross
To God's life and endless glory.
*We carry the saving cross through the roads of
Leader: We adore You, O Christ, and we bless
the world,
You.
Through the alleys of poverty and misery,
Marching to a dawning day, to freedom and
All: Because by Your Holy Cross, You have
victory
redeemed the world.
To God's life and endless glory.
A heavy cross is laid upon the bruised shoulders
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of Jesus. He receives it with meekness and with a
Station 1 – Jesus is condemned to death
sense of commitment, for it is the instrument with
which he is to redeem the world and to
Leader: We adore You, O Christ, and we bless
accomplish the mission for which his heavenly
You.
Father has sent him.
All: Because by Your Holy Cross, You have
redeemed the world.
Prayer
O Jesus, grant us, by virtue of your cross, to
Leaving the house of Caiaphas, where he had
embrace with meekness and cheerful submission
been blasphemed, and the house of Herod,
the difficulties of our life, and to be ever ready to
where he had been been mocked, Jesus is
take up our cross and follow You.
dragged before Pilate, his back torn with
scourges, his head crowned with thorns; and he,
Our Father in Heaven
who on the last day will judge the living and the
Hail Mary
dead, is himself condemned to a disgraceful
Glory Be
death.
Prayer Leader: Have mercy on us, O Lord.
It was for us that You did suffer, O Blessed Jesus. All: Have mercy on us.
It was for our sins that You were condemned to ______________________________________
die. Oh, grant that we may detest our sins from *We carry the saving cross through the roads of
the bottom of our hearts, and obtain your mercy the world,
and pardon by repentance. Through the alleys of poverty and misery,
Our Father in Heaven Marching to a dawning day, to freedom and
Hail Mary
Glory Be
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victory Station 4 – Jesus meets his Blessed Mother
To God's life and endless glory.
*We carry the saving cross through the roads of Leader: We adore You, O Christ, and we bless
the world, You.
Through the alleys of poverty and misery, All: Because by Your Holy Cross, You have
Marching to a dawning day, to freedom and redeemed the world.
victory
To God's life and endless glory. Still burdened with his cross, and wounded yet
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Station 3 – Jesus falls for the first time is met by his loving mother. What a meeting must
have that been! What a sword of anguish must
Leader: We adore You, O Christ, and we bless have pierced the mother’s heart! What must have
You. been the compassion of that Son for his holy
All: Because by Your Holy Cross, You have mother!
redeemed the world.
Prayer
Bowed down under the weight of the cross, Jesus O Jesus, by the compassion which You did feel
slowly sets forth on the way to Calvary, amidst for You Mother, have compassion on us, and give
the mockeries and insults of the crowd. His agony us a share in her intercession. O Mary, most
in the garden has exhausted his body. He is afflicted mother, intercede for us that, through the
lacerated with blows and wounds; his strength sufferings of your Son, we may be delivered from
fails Him. He falls to the ground under his cross. eternal death.
Our Father in Heaven
Prayer Hail Mary
O Jesus, who for our sins did bear the heavy Glory Be
burden of the cross and did fall under its weight,
Leader: Have mercy on us, O Lord.
may the thoughts of your suffering make us
All: Have mercy on us.
watchful over ourselves and save us from any
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grievous fall into sin.
*We carry the saving cross through the roads of
the world,
Our Father in Heaven
Through the alleys of poverty and misery,
Hail Mary Marching to a dawning day, to freedom and
Glory Be
victory
Leader: Have mercy on us, O Lord. To God's life and endless glory.
All: Have mercy on us. *We carry the saving cross through the roads of
______________________________________ the world,
*We carry the saving cross through the roads of Through the alleys of poverty and misery,
the world, Marching to a dawning day, to freedom and
Through the alleys of poverty and misery, victory
Marching to a dawning day, to freedom and To God's life and endless glory.
victory ______________________________________
To God's life and endless glory.
*We carry the saving cross through the roads of
the world,
Through the alleys of poverty and misery,
Marching to a dawning day, to freedom and
victory
To God's life and endless glory.
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Station 5 – Simon of Cyrene helps Jesus to As Jesus proceeds along the way covered with
carry the cross the sweat of blood, a woman, moved with
compassion, makes her way through the crowd,
Leader: We adore You, O Christ, and we bless and wipes his face with a handkerchief. As a
You. reward for her piety, the impression of His sacred
All: Because by Your Holy Cross, You have countenance is miraculously imprinted upon the
redeemed the world. handkerchief.

As the strength of Jesus fails, and he is unable to Prayer

proceed, the executioners seize and compel O Jesus, may the contemplation of your
Simon of Cyrene to carry His cross. The grace of sufferings move us with deep compassion. Make
that cross changes the Cyrenean’s heart and us hate our sins and kindle in our hearts, more
from the compulsory task, it becomes a privilege fervent love for You. May your image be graven
and joy. on our minds until we are transformed into Your
likeness.
Prayer
O Lord Jesus, may it be our privilege to bear our Our Father in Heaven
cross. May we glory in nothing else; by the cross, Hail Mary
may the world be crucified unto us, and we unto Glory Be
the world. May we never shrink from suffering but
rather rejoice if we should be counted Leader: Have mercy on us, O Lord.
worthy to suffer for your name’s sake. All: Have mercy on us.
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Our Father in Heaven
*We carry the saving cross through the roads of
Hail Mary
the world,
Glory Be
Through the alleys of poverty and misery,
Marching to a dawning day, to freedom and
Leader: Have mercy on us, O Lord.
victory
All: Have mercy on us.
To God's life and endless glory.
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*We carry the saving cross through the roads of
*We carry the saving cross through the roads of
the world,
the world,
Through the alleys of poverty and misery,
Through the alleys of poverty and misery,
Marching to a dawning day, to freedom and
Marching to a dawning day, to freedom and
victory
victory
To God's life and endless glory.
To God's life and endless glory.
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*We carry the saving cross through the roads of
Station 7 – Jesus falls beneath His cross, the
the world,
second time
Through the alleys of poverty and misery,
Marching to a dawning day, to freedom and
Leader: We adore You, O Christ, and we bless
victory
You.
To God's life and endless glory.
All: Because by Your Holy Cross, You have
Station 6 – Veronica wipes the face of Jesus redeemed the world.

Leader: We adore You, O Christ, and we bless The pain of his wounds; and the loss of blood
You. increasing at every step of his way, weakens him;
All: Because by Your Holy Cross, You have and Jesus falls to the ground for the second time.
redeemed the world.

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Prayer dreadful end to those who reject or neglect you,
O Jesus, who did fall a second time beneath the their God and their all.
load of our sins and of your suffering for our sins,
how often have we grieved you by our repeated Our Father in Heaven
falls into sin! Oh, may we rather die than ever Hail Mary
offend You! Glory Be

Our Father in Heaven Leader: Have mercy on us, O Lord.

Hail Mary All: Have mercy on us.
Glory Be ______________________________________
*We carry the saving cross through the roads of
Leader: Have mercy on us, O Lord. the world,
All: Have mercy on us. Through the alleys of poverty and misery,
______________________________________ Marching to a dawning day, to freedom and
*We carry the saving cross through the roads of victory
the world, To God's life and endless glory.
Through the alleys of poverty and misery, *We carry the saving cross through the roads of
Marching to a dawning day, to freedom and the world,
victory Through the alleys of poverty and misery,
To God's life and endless glory. Marching to a dawning day, to freedom and
*We carry the saving cross through the roads of victory
the world, To God's life and endless glory.
Through the alleys of poverty and misery, ______________________________________
Marching to a dawning day, to freedom and Station 9 – Jesus falls beneath His cross the
victory third time
To God's life and endless glory.
______________________________________ Leader: We adore You, O Christ, and we bless
Station 8 – Jesus consoles the women of You.
Jerusalem All: Because by Your Holy Cross, You have
redeemed the world.
Leader: We adore You, O Christ, and we bless Jesus has almost arrived at the summit of
You. Calvary, but before he reaches the spot where he
All: Because by Your Holy Cross, You have is to be crucified, his strength again fails Him, and
redeemed the world. he falls the third time.

At the sight of the sufferings of Jesus, some holy Prayer

women in the crowd were so touched with O Jesus, we entreat you by the merit of this your
sympathy that they openly bewailed and third and most painful fall, to pardon our frequent
lamented for Him. Jesus, knowing the things that relapses and our long continuance in sin. May the
would befall Jerusalem because of its rejection of thought of Your sufferings make us hate our sins
him, turned to them and said, “Daughters of more and more.
Jerusalem, weep for yourselves and for your
children”. Our Father in Heaven
Hail Mary
Prayer Glory Be
O Jesus, we mourn and will always mourn for you Leader: Have mercy on us, O Lord.
and for ourselves, for your sufferings and for our All: Have mercy on us.
sins which caused them. Oh, teach us to mourn,
so that we may repent and be saved from the

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*We carry the saving cross through the roads of Station 11 – Jesus is nailed to the cross
the world,
Through the alleys of poverty and misery, Leader: We adore You, O Christ, and we bless
Marching to a dawning day, to freedom and You.
victory All: Because by Your Holy Cross, You have
To God's life and endless glory. redeemed the world.
*We carry the saving cross through the roads of
the world, The cross is laid upon the ground and Jesus is
Through the alleys of poverty and misery, stretched upon His bed of death. With divine
Marching to a dawning day, to freedom and dignity and forgiveness, he lets himself be nailed
victory to the cross. The blows are struck! The blood
To God's life and endless glory. gushes forth!
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Station 10 – Jesus is stripped of His garments Prayer
O Jesus, nailed to the cross, fasten our hearts to
Leader: We adore You, O Christ, and we bless the cross, so that we may be united with you until
You. we yield up our souls to you.
All: Because by Your Holy Cross, You have
redeemed the world. Our Father in Heaven
Hail Mary
Jesus at last arrives at Golgotha and they prepare Glory Be
to crucify Him. They strip Him of His garments
and mock Him. Leader: Have mercy on us, O Lord.
All: Have mercy on us
Prayer ______________________________________
O Jesus, strip us of all false esteem, conceit and *We carry the saving cross through the roads of
pride and make us humble like you in this life, so the world,
that we share your glory with you in the life to Through the alleys of poverty and misery,
come. Marching to a dawning day, to freedom and
victory
Our Father in Heaven To God's life and endless glory.
Hail Mary *We carry the saving cross through the roads of
Glory Be the world,
Through the alleys of poverty and misery,
Leader: Have mercy on us, O Lord.
Marching to a dawning day, to freedom and
All: Have mercy on us.
victory
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To God's life and endless glory.
*We carry the saving cross through the roads of
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the world,
Station 12 – Jesus dies on the cross
Through the alleys of poverty and misery,
Marching to a dawning day, to freedom and
Leader: We adore You, O Christ, and we bless
victory
You.
To God's life and endless glory.
All: Because by Your Holy Cross, You have
*We carry the saving cross through the roads of
redeemed the world.
the world,
Through the alleys of poverty and misery,
Marching to a dawning day, to freedom and
victory
To God's life and endless glory.
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For three hours, Jesus has hung upon His
pierced hands. His blood has run in streams Prayer
down his body, and onto the ground. In the midst O Mary, mother of Jesus, your grief was so great,
of excruciating suffering, he has pardoned his being a helpless witness to the savage way your
murderers, given heaven to the good thief, and Son was put to death. By his death and
committed his blessed mother to his beloved resurrection, we have become your children in
disciple’s care. His mission of love has been Jesus. Help us by your intercession to be like
accomplished. He bows his head and gives up his your son Jesus.
Spirit to God.
Our Father in Heaven
Prayer Hail Mary
O Jesus, we devoutly embrace your saving cross, Glory Be
on which you died so that we may have eternal
life. We hail your cross, and lovingly accept our Leader: Have mercy on us, O Lord.
own. All: Have mercy on us.
Our Father in Heaven ______________________________________
Hail Mary *We carry the saving cross through the roads of
Glory Be the world,
Through the alleys of poverty and misery,
Leader: Have mercy on us, O Lord. Marching to a dawning day, to freedom and
All: Have mercy on us. victory
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*We carry the saving cross through the roads of *We carry the saving cross through the roads of
the world, the world,
Through the alleys of poverty and misery, Through the alleys of poverty and misery,
Marching to a dawning day, to freedom and Marching to a dawning day, to freedom and
victory victory
To God's life and endless glory. To God's life and endless glory.
*We carry the saving cross through the roads of ______________________________________
the world, Station 14 – Jesus is laid in the Holy
Through the alleys of poverty and misery, Sepulchre
Marching to a dawning day, to freedom and
victory Leader: We adore You, O Christ, and we bless
To God's life and endless glory. You.
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Station 13 – Jesus is taken down from the redeemed the world.
cross The disciples take the body of her dear beloved
Son Jesus from his mother, and place it in the
Leader: We adore You, O Christ, and we bless tomb. The tomb is closed and in it the lifeless
You. body remains until the hour of its glorious
All: Because by Your Holy Cross, You have resurrection.
redeemed the world.
Prayer
The multitudes have left the hill of Calvary. There Lord, Your suffering is over. You have triumphed,
is no one except the beloved disciple of Jesus though in the eyes of men, you may seem to have
and the holy women with Mary, the mother of failed. Sin, death and hell have been conquered.
Jesus. Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus take The world is Yours, I am Yours. Be the King of my
down the body of Jesus from the cross and place heart. I surrender myself to your Holy Will.
him in the arms of his afflicted mother. May Your kingdom come.

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Our Father in Heaven
Hail Mary
Glory Be

Leader: Have mercy on us, O Lord.

All: Have mercy on us.

Concluding Prayer
Heavenly Father, we have contemplated your
Son, Jesus, on his Way of the Cross, in his Spirit
which you have gifted to us. We accept our way
of the cross. We know it will lead us to, where it
led him to, our resurrection with him. We thank
You for the joy of this vision of faith.
For the intention of the Holy Father,

Our Father in Heaven

Hail Mary
Glory Be