The Celebration of the Passion of the Lord
Stations of the Cross
JESUS IS CONDEMNED TO DEATH
"...if only men had wanted to give a different outlet for God's love"
JESUS TAKES UP HIS CROSS
"Truly the cross of Jesus is gentle and lovable"
JESUS FALLS THE FIRST TIME
"From the depths of our soul there comes an act of real contrition"
JESUS MEETS HIS BLESSED MOTHER
"Our Lady offers her son a comforting balm of tenderness..."
SIMON OF CYRENE HELPS JESUS TO CARRY THE CROSS
"I was found by those who sought me not"
VERONICA WIPES THE FACE OF JESUS
"The sweat and the blood which disfigure and tarnish his features serve to cleanse us"
JESUS FALLS A SECOND TIME
"May our stumbles and defeats separate us from him no more"
JESUS CONSOLES THE WOMEN OF JERUSALEM
"...if he, Jesus, had not strengthened us with the light of his most loving glance"
JESUS FALLS THE THIRD TIME
"...taking the holy cross into my arms, so that I, in my turn, may fulfill your most lovable will"
JESUS IS STRIPPED OF HIS GARMENTS
"...to climb up to the cross we must have our heart free..."
JESUS IS NAILED TO THE CROSS
"And, on the cross, all his gestures, all his words are of love, a love both calm and strong"
JESUS DIES ON THE CROSS
"Love sacrifice; it is the fountain of interior life"
JESUS IS LAID IN THE ARMS OF HIS BLESSED MOTHER
"The Blessed Virgin is our mother, and we do not wish to--we cannot--leave her alone"
JESUS IS LAID IN THE TOMB
"We must give our life for others"
--From our Daily Roman Missal, Third Edition, Large Print