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. As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be; World without end. My good and dear Jesus, I kneel before You, asking You most earnestly to engrave upon my heart a deep and lively faith, hope and charity, with true repentance for my sins, and a firm resolve to make amends. As I reflect upon Your five wounds and dwell upon them with deep compassion and grief, I recall, good Jesus, the words the prophet David spoke long ago concerning Thyself: Consider how Jesus Christ, after being scourged and crowned with thorns, was unjustly condemned by Pilate to die on the cross.
My adorable Jesus, it was not Pilate; no, it was my sins that condemned You to die. I beseech You, by the merits of this sorrowful journey, to assist my soul on its journey to eternity. With all my heart I repent of ever having offended You. Grant that I may love You always; and then do with me as You will. Consider Jesus as He walked this road with the cross on His shoulders, thinking of us and offering to His Father on our behalf, the death He was about to suffer. My most beloved Jesus, I embrace all the sufferings You have destined for me until death. I beg You, by all You suffered in carrying Your cross, to help me carry mine with Your perfect peace and resignation.
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Never let me separate myself from You again. Consider the first fall of Jesus.
Loss of blood from the scourging and crowning with thorns had so weakened Him that He could hardly walk; and yet He had to carry that great load upon His shoulders. As the soldiers struck Him cruelly, He fell several times under the heavy cross. My beloved Jesus, it was not the weight of the cross, but the weight of my sins which made You suffer so much.
By the merits of this first fall, save me from falling into mortal sin. I love You, O my Jesus, with all my heart. I am sorry that I have offended You. May I never offend You again. Grant that I may love You always; and then do with me as you will. Consider how the Son met his Mother on His way to Calvary. Jesus and Mary gazed at each other and their looks became as so many arrows to wound those hearts which loved each other so tenderly. My most loving Jesus, by the pain You suffered in this meeting grant me the grace of being truly devoted to Your most holy Mother.
And You, my Queen, who was overwhelmed with sorrow, obtain for me by Your prayers a tender and a lasting remembrance of the passion of Your divine Son.
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I love You, Jesus my Love, above all things. I repent of ever having offended You. Never allow me to offend You again.
Consider how weak and weary Jesus was. At each step He was at the point of expiring. Fearing that He would die on the way when they wished Him to die the infamous death of the cross, they forced Simon of Cyrene to help carry the cross after Our Lord. My beloved Jesus, I will not refuse the cross as Simon did. I accept it and embrace it.
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I accept in particular the death that is destined for me with all the pains that may accompany it. I unite it to Your death and I offer it to You.
You have died for love of me; I will die for love of You and to please You. Help me by Your grace. Never let me offend You again. Consider the compassion of the holy woman, Veronica. Seeing Jesus in such distress, His face bathed in sweat and blood, she presented Him with her veil. Jesus wiped His face, and left upon the cloth the image of his sacred countenance.
My beloved Jesus, Your face was beautiful before You began this journey; but now it no longer appears beautiful and is disfigured with wounds and blood. Alas, my soul also was once beautiful when it received Your grace in Baptism; but I have since disfigured it with my sins. You alone, my Redeemer, can restore it to its former beauty. Do this by the merits of Your passion; and then do with me as You will. Consider how the second fall of Jesus under His cross renews the pain in all the wounds of the head and members of our afflicted Lord.
My most gentle Jesus, how many times You have forgiven me; and how many times I have fallen again and begun again to offend You! By the merits of this second fall, give me the grace to persevere in Your love until death. Grant, that in all my temptations, I may always have recourse to You. I love You, Jesus my Love, with all my heart. Consider how the women wept with compassion seeing Jesus so distressed and dripping with blood as he walked along. Jesus said to them, "Weep not so much for me, but rather for Your children. My Jesus, laden with sorrows, I weep for the sins which I have committed against You because of the punishment I deserve for them; and, still more, because of the displeasure they have caused You who have loved me with an infinite love.
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It is Your love more than the fear of hell, which makes me weep for my sins. Consider how Jesus Christ fell for the third time. He was extremely weak and the cruelty of His executioners was excessive; they tried to hasten His steps though He hardly had strength to move. My outraged Jesus, by the weakness You suffered in going to Calvary, give me enough strength to overcome all human respect and all my evil passions which have led me to despise Your friendship. Specific prayers are recited, then the individual moves to the next station until all 14 are complete.
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The Stations of the Cross are commonly found in churches as a series of 14 small icons or images. They can also appear in church yards arranged along paths. The stations are most commonly prayed during Lent on Wednesdays and Fridays, and especially on Good Friday, the day of the year upon which the events actually occurred.
O my God, my Redeemer, behold me here at Thy feet. From the bottom of my heart I am sorry for all my sins, because by them I have offended Thee, Who art infinitely good. I will die rather than offend thee again. Stations of the Cross Quick Quiz. Reading 1, First Corinthians Joseph of Cupertino September Joseph was born in at Cupertino, in the The California Network Inspiring streaming service. Advertise on Catholic Online Your ads on catholic.
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