Note: Before each station We adore You, O Christ, and we praise You. Because by Your holy cross, You have redeemed the world. After each station 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 you. 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 Spirit. As it was at the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. The Stations of the Cross (Sign of the cross) In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Opening Prayer Almighty, ever living God, You have given the human race Jesus Christ our Savior as a model of humility. He fulfilled Your will by becoming man and giving His life on the cross. Help us to bear witness to You by following His example of suffering and make us worthy to share in His resurrection. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. First Station: Pilate condemns Jesus to die We adore... Jesus has been scourged and crowned with the thorns. Now, Pilate unjustly condemns Him to die on the cross. Our Father... Hail Mary... Glory be... Second Station: Jesus accepts the cross We adore... Jesus is given a cross to carry on His bleeding and bruised shoulders. He takes this cross upon Himself as He takes upon Himself all of our sins. Our Father... Hail Mary... Glory be... Third station: Jesus falls for the first time We adore... Jesus, weakened by all His suffering, stumbles and falls on the way to Calvary. He struggles and rises, despite His pain, to go onward towards His death. Our Father... Hail Mary... Glory be... Fourth station: Jesus meets His Mother We adore... Jesus, on His way to Calvary, sees His Mother. Both are stricken with grief. Her love for Him is surpassed only by His love and concern for her. Our Father... Hail Mary... Glory be... Fifth station: Simon helps carry the cross We adore... Jesus is growing weaker. Fearing that He might not be able to go on, His executioners force Simon of Cyrene to help Him carry His cross. Our Father... Hail Mary... Glory be... Sixth station: Veronica wipes the face of Jesus We adore… Jesus’ face is bathed in sweat and blood. Veronica, moved by pity, wipes His face with her veil and the image of His holy face is imprinted on the cloth. Our Father... Hail Mary... Glory be... Seventh station: Jesus falls the second time We adore... Jesus falls again under the weight of the cross. Hs executioners drag Him to His feet and force Him to go onward to Calvary. Our Father... Hail Mary... Glory be... Eighth station: Jesus speaks to the women We adore... Jesus is so bruised and bleeding that the women of Jerusalem weep when they see Him. He tells them, “Weep not for me, but rather for your children.” Our Father... Hail Mary... Glory be... Ninth station: Jesus falls for the third time We adore... Jesus, weak and exhausted, falls for the third time. Though He hardly has strength to move, they try to make Him walk faster. Our Father... Hail Mary... Glory be... Tenth station: Jesus is stripped of His garments We adore… Jesus has reached the summit of Calvary, the place of His execution. As they strip Him of His garments, they reopen His bleeding wounds. Our Father... Hail Mary... Glory be... Eleventh station: Jesus is nailed to the cross We adore… Jesus is now thrown down upon the cross. His executioner violently stretch His limbs and fasten them with crude nails to the wood. Our Father... Hail Mary... Glory be... Twelfth station: Jesus dies upon the cross We adore… Jesus is crucified. After three hours of agony and pain, He commends His spirit to His Father, bows His head and dies. Our Father... Hail Mary... Glory be... Thirteenth station: Jesus is taken from the cross We adore… Jesus’ lifeless body is taken from the cross by His disciples Joseph and Nicodemus. Tenderly, they place Him in the arms of His sorrowing Mother. Our Father... Hail Mary... Glory be... Fourteenth station: Jesus is laid in the tomb We adore… Jesus’ body is wrapped in a shroud and placed in a nearby sepulcher of a friend. Then a large stone is rolled against the entrance and they depart. Our Father... Hail Mary... Glory be... Concluding Prayer for the Pope Father of Providence, look with love on our Pope, Your appointed successor to Saint Peter on whom You have build Your church. May he be the visible center and foundation of our unity in faith and love. Grant this through our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. From: Dominican Shrine of St. Jude, St. Catherine of Sienna Church 411 East 68th Street New York, NY 10021