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Stations of the Cross

A traditional way of accompanying Our Lord through the fourteen stations of His Passion.

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Oratio initialis: Domine Iesu Christe, qui propter nos viam crucis ambulasti, concede nobis ut passio Tua corda nostra ad paenitentiam et amorem moveat.

I. Iesus ad mortem condemnatur.

V. Adoramus Te, Christe, et benedicimus Tibi. R. Quia per sanctam crucem Tuam redemisti mundum.

II. Iesus crucem sibi imponit.

V. Adoramus Te, Christe, et benedicimus Tibi. R. Quia per sanctam crucem Tuam redemisti mundum.

III. Iesus primum cadit sub cruce.

V. Adoramus Te, Christe, et benedicimus Tibi. R. Quia per sanctam crucem Tuam redemisti mundum.

IV. Iesus Matri suae occurrit.

V. Adoramus Te, Christe, et benedicimus Tibi. R. Quia per sanctam crucem Tuam redemisti mundum.

V. Simon Cyrenaeus crucem portat.

V. Adoramus Te, Christe, et benedicimus Tibi. R. Quia per sanctam crucem Tuam redemisti mundum.

VI. Veronica faciem Iesu abstergit.

V. Adoramus Te, Christe, et benedicimus Tibi. R. Quia per sanctam crucem Tuam redemisti mundum.

VII. Iesus secundo cadit.

V. Adoramus Te, Christe, et benedicimus Tibi. R. Quia per sanctam crucem Tuam redemisti mundum.

VIII. Iesus mulieres Ierusalem consolatur.

V. Adoramus Te, Christe, et benedicimus Tibi. R. Quia per sanctam crucem Tuam redemisti mundum.

IX. Iesus tertio cadit.

V. Adoramus Te, Christe, et benedicimus Tibi. R. Quia per sanctam crucem Tuam redemisti mundum.

X. Iesus vestibus exuitur.

V. Adoramus Te, Christe, et benedicimus Tibi. R. Quia per sanctam crucem Tuam redemisti mundum.

XI. Iesus cruci affigitur.

V. Adoramus Te, Christe, et benedicimus Tibi. R. Quia per sanctam crucem Tuam redemisti mundum.

XII. Iesus in cruce moritur.

V. Adoramus Te, Christe, et benedicimus Tibi. R. Quia per sanctam crucem Tuam redemisti mundum.

XIII. Iesus de cruce deponitur.

V. Adoramus Te, Christe, et benedicimus Tibi. R. Quia per sanctam crucem Tuam redemisti mundum.

XIV. Iesus in sepulcro ponitur.

V. Adoramus Te, Christe, et benedicimus Tibi. R. Quia per sanctam crucem Tuam redemisti mundum.

Oratio finalis: Crucem Tuam adoramus, Domine, et sanctam resurrectionem Tuam laudamus et glorificamus; ecce enim propter lignum venit gaudium in universo mundo.

Pater noster, qui es in caelis, sanctificetur nomen tuum. Adveniat regnum tuum. Fiat voluntas tua, sicut in caelo et in terra.

Panem nostrum quotidianum da nobis hodie; et dimitte nobis debita nostra, sicut et nos dimittimus debitoribus nostris; et ne nos inducas in tentationem; sed libera nos a malo. Amen.

Ave Maria, gratia plena, Dominus tecum; benedicta tu in mulieribus, et benedictus fructus ventris tui, Iesus.

Sancta Maria, Mater Dei, ora pro nobis peccatoribus, nunc et in hora mortis nostrae. Amen.

Gloria Patri, et Filio, et Spiritui Sancto.

Sicut erat in principio, et nunc, et semper, et in saecula saeculorum. Amen.

English

Opening prayer: O Lord Jesus Christ, who for us didst walk the way of the Cross, grant that Thy Passion may move our hearts to repentance and love.

I. Jesus is condemned to death.

V. We adore Thee, O Christ, and we bless Thee. R. Because by Thy holy Cross Thou hast redeemed the world.

II. Jesus receives the Cross.

V. We adore Thee, O Christ, and we bless Thee. R. Because by Thy holy Cross Thou hast redeemed the world.

III. Jesus falls the first time.

V. We adore Thee, O Christ, and we bless Thee. R. Because by Thy holy Cross Thou hast redeemed the world.

IV. Jesus meets His Mother.

V. We adore Thee, O Christ, and we bless Thee. R. Because by Thy holy Cross Thou hast redeemed the world.

V. Simon of Cyrene carries the Cross.

V. We adore Thee, O Christ, and we bless Thee. R. Because by Thy holy Cross Thou hast redeemed the world.

VI. Veronica wipes the face of Jesus.

V. We adore Thee, O Christ, and we bless Thee. R. Because by Thy holy Cross Thou hast redeemed the world.

VII. Jesus falls the second time.

V. We adore Thee, O Christ, and we bless Thee. R. Because by Thy holy Cross Thou hast redeemed the world.

VIII. Jesus consoles the women of Jerusalem.

V. We adore Thee, O Christ, and we bless Thee. R. Because by Thy holy Cross Thou hast redeemed the world.

IX. Jesus falls the third time.

V. We adore Thee, O Christ, and we bless Thee. R. Because by Thy holy Cross Thou hast redeemed the world.

X. Jesus is stripped of His garments.

V. We adore Thee, O Christ, and we bless Thee. R. Because by Thy holy Cross Thou hast redeemed the world.

XI. Jesus is nailed to the Cross.

V. We adore Thee, O Christ, and we bless Thee. R. Because by Thy holy Cross Thou hast redeemed the world.

XII. Jesus dies upon the Cross.

V. We adore Thee, O Christ, and we bless Thee. R. Because by Thy holy Cross Thou hast redeemed the world.

XIII. Jesus is taken down from the Cross.

V. We adore Thee, O Christ, and we bless Thee. R. Because by Thy holy Cross Thou hast redeemed the world.

XIV. Jesus is laid in the tomb.

V. We adore Thee, O Christ, and we bless Thee. R. Because by Thy holy Cross Thou hast redeemed the world.

Closing prayer: We adore Thy Cross, O Lord, and praise and glorify Thy holy Resurrection; for behold, by the wood of the Cross joy hath come into the whole world.

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil. Amen.

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.

Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost.

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

Explanation and method

Method

At each station recall the event of the Passion, adore the charity and obedience of Christ, accuse the sins that caused His sufferings, and ask the grace of perseverance.

Practical form

The traditional response Adoramus te, Christe, et benedicimus tibi may be followed by an Our Father, Hail Mary and Glory Be, or by a brief silent meditation.

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