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 »
Traditional Way of the Cross Category
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 »
13th Station: Jesus is Taken Down from the Cross
We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you. (Genuflect) Because by your holy cross you have redeemed the world. The soldiers went and broke the legs of the first man and then of the other man who had been crucified with Jesus. But when they came to Jesus, they […] Read more »
14th Station: Jesus is Laid in the Tomb
We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you. (Genuflect) Because by your holy cross you have redeemed the world. There was a garden in the place where Jesus had been put to death, and in it there was a new tomb where no one had ever been buried. Since […] Read more »