We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you. (Genuflect) Because by your holy cross you have redeemed the world. On the way they met a man named Simon, who was coming into the city from the country, and the soldiers forced him to carry Jesus’ cross. Simon was from […] Read more »
The Way Of The Cross Category
6th Station: Veronica Wipes the Face of Jesus
We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you. (Genuflect) Because by your holy cross you have redeemed the world. I bared my back to those who beat me. I did not stop them when they insulted me, when they pulled out the hairs of my beard and spat in […] Read more »
7th Station: Jesus Falls the Second Time
We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you. (Genuflect) Because by your holy cross you have redeemed the world. When he was insulted, he did not answer back with an insult; when he suffered, he did not threaten, but placed his hopes in God, the righteous Judge. Christ himself […] Read more »
8th Station: Jesus Consoles the Women of Jerusalem
We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you. (Genuflect) Because by your holy cross you have redeemed the world. A large crowd of people followed him; among them were some women who were weeping and wailing for him. Jesus turned to them and said, “Women of Jerusalem! Don’t cry […] Read more »
9th Station: Jesus Falls the Third Time
We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you. (Genuflect) Because by your holy cross you have redeemed the world. He was treated harshly, but endured it humbly; he never said a word. Like a lamb about to be slaughtered, like a sheep about to be sheared, he never said […] Read more »
10th Station: Jesus is Stripped of His Garments
We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you. (Genuflect) Because by your holy cross you have redeemed the world. An evil gang is round me; like a pack of dogs hey close in on me; they tear all my hands and feet. All my bones can be seen. My […] Read more »
11th Station: Jesus is Nailed to the Cross
We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you. (Genuflect) Because by your holy cross you have redeemed the world. When they came to the place called “The Skull”, they crucified Jesus there, and the two criminals, one on his right and the other on his left. Jesus said, “Forgive […] Read more »
12th Station: Jesus Dies on the Cross
We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you. (Genuflect) Because by your holy cross you have redeemed the world. Jesus knew that by now everything had been completed; and in order to make the scripture come true, he said, “I am thirsty.” A bowl was there, full of cheap […] Read more »