Liturgy and Prayers on The Way of The Cross
The Death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ

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The Station of The Cross with Bible quotes and verses.

The Way of The Cross at the Colosseum. Traditional form and Biblical form Biblical Way of the Cross at the colosseum celebrated by the Holy Father year 2004

The Way of the Cross.

Liturgy, Documents, Way of The Cross In several International Languages

Catholic and Protestant Prayers on The Way of The Cross.
Liturgy on the Death
and Resurrection of Jesus Christ
with Stations of the Cross.

Liturgy and Prayers on the Death and Resurrection of of Jesus Christ with Bible Quotes and Verses.

The Loving Sacrifice of Love on the Cross.
Protestant and Catholic Bible verses and quotes for the Stations of The Cross.

Death on the Cross: Sacrifical Love of Jesus Christ, Saviour of the World!

First Station
We adore You O Christ and we praise You. (Genuflect)
Because by Your Holy Cross You have redeemed the world.
Jesus is condemned to death.
Mark 14, 61 to 64
Psalm 2, 2 and 7-8
Matthew 26, 36 to 39

Sing: (to the tune of the Stabat Mater)
Jesus, Lord, condemned, defiled,
May we too be meek and mild
As we tred your holy Way.

May we feel no bitter hatred,
When we too are persecuted,
Left alone to walk with You.

John 19:5
Isaiah 50:6-7

Mark 14, 61 to 64
Psalm 2, 2 and 7-8

Sing: Now the Cross as Jesus bore it,
Has become for us who share it,
The jeweled Cross of Victory.

Second Station
We adore You O Christ and we praise You. (Genuflect)
Because by Your Holy Cross You have redeemed the world.
Jesus carries the cross.

Philippians 2:7, John 19, 14 to 17
Isaiah 53:7 and Isaiah 53: 1 to 3

Sing: Weakened, prodded, cursed, and fallen,
His whole Body bruised and swollen,
Jesus tripped and lay in pain.

Third Station.
We adore You O Christ and we praise You. (Genuflect)
Because by Your Holy Cross You have redeemed the
world.
Jesus falls the first time.

John 15, 18 to 20
Isaiah 63, 2 to 5
Isaiah 42:1-2
Psalm 22:16

Sing: Jesus met His grieving Mother,
She who made the Lord our Brother;
Now the swoed her heart has pierced.

Fourth Station
We adore You O Christ and we praise You. (Genuflect)
Because by Your Holy Cross You have redeemed the world.
Jesus meets His Mother.

John 19, 25 to 27
Lamentations 1:12 and 2, 13
Isaiah 59:1 and 5

Sing: Simon stopped in hesitation,
Not forseeing his proud station,
Called to bear the Cross of Christ.

Fifth Station
We adore You O Christ and we praise You. (Genuflect)
Because by Your Holy Cross You have redeemed the world.
Simon helps Jesus carry the cross.

Mark 15, 20 to 22
Psalm 22:12
Psalm 141, 2 to 5

Sing: Brave but trembling came the woman,
None but she would flaunt the Roman,
Moved byn love beyond her fear.

Sixth Station
We adore You O Christ and we praise You. (Genuflect)
Because by Your Holy Cross You have redeemed the world.
Veronica wipes the face of Jesus.
Matthew 25, 37 to 40

Isaiah 53:3-4
Revelation 1:5
Sirach 6, 14 to 17

Sing: Prostrate on the dust He crumbled,
Flogged in Body He resembled
All our brothers poor and scorned.

Seventh Station We adore You O Christ and we praise You. (Genuflect)
Because by Your Holy Cross You have redeemed the world.
Jesus falls the second time.

Isaiah 53:4-6 and 7 and 9
Psalm 22:8

Sing: May our sympathy for Jesus
Turn to those who here now need us,
May we see Christ bruised in them.

Eighth Station
We adore You O Christ and we praise You. (Genuflect)
Because by Your Holy Cross You have redeemed the world.
Jesus comforts the women of Jerusalem.

Luke 23:27-28
Jeremiah 50:5
Lamentations 1, 12 and 16

Sing: Jesus fell again in weakness,
Stumbling as we do, to lead us
Through our sorrow and our pain.

Ninth Station
We adore You O Christ and we praise You. (Genuflect)
Because by Your Holy Cross You have redeemed the world.
Jesus falls the third time.

Psalm 118, 25 to 28
Psalm 22:7
Isaiah 53:6-7
Psalm 26, 1 to 3

Sing: Stripped and jeered by his own nation,
Jesus stood in desolation,
Giving all He had to give.

Tenth Station
We adore You O Christ and we praise You. (Genuflect)
Because by Your Holy Cross You have redeemed the world.
Jesus is stripped of his garments

Matthew 27, 34-35
John 19:23
Psalm 22:19
Psalm 68, 21 and 22
Job 5, 17 and 18

Sing: Pierced the hands that blessed and cured us,
Pierced the feet that walked to free us,
Walked the hill of Calvery.

Eleventh Station
We adore You O Christ and we praise You. (Genuflect)
Because by Your Holy Cross You have redeemed the world.
Jesus is nailed to the cross.

Luke 23, 33-34
John 19, 18
John 3:14-15
Psalm 86:3 and 16
psalm 21, 2-3 and 15-16, 17

Sing: Life eternal, death defiant,
Bowed His head - the world was silent,
Through his death came life anew.

Twelfth Station
We adore You O Christ and we praise You. (Genuflect)
Because by Your Holy Cross You have redeemed the world.
Jesus dies on the cross.

Luke 23, 44 to 46
John 19, and 30
Matthew 27:50
Isaiah 53:12

Sing: Stunned and stricken, Mary, Mother
In your arms was placed our Bruther,
"Full of grace" now filled with grief.

Thirteenth Station
We adore You O Christ and we praise You. (Genuflect)
Because by Your Holy Cross You have redeemed the world.
Jesus is taken down from the cross.

John 19, 33-34
Zechariah 12:10
John 19:37
John 19:38

Sing: Jesus, Lord, your gift accepted,
In three days You resurrected, You did first what we shall do.

Fourteenth Station
We adore You O Christ and we praise You. (Genuflect)
Because by Your Holy Cross You have redeemed the world.
Jesus is laid in the tomb.

Mark 16:46
Matthew 27:59 to 61
Psalm 29, 2 to 6

Sing: Jesus, Risen, be our lover
In your Food and in our brother.
Lead us home to heaven with You.

He is Risen.
The Resurrection of Jesus Christ.
We adore You O Christ and we praise You. (Genuflect)
Because by Your Holy Cross You have redeemed the world.
Jesus offered one sacrifice for sins
and took his seat forever at the right hand of God.

Mark 16, 1 to 6
Hebrews 10:12-14

I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth;
and in Jesus Christ, His only Son our Lord,
who was conceived by the holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died and was buried.
He descended into hell;
the third day He arose again from the dead;
He ascended into heaven, and sits at the right hand of God, the Father almighty;
from there He shall come to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy Catholic Church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and life everlasting.
Amen.

Pray Always.
FRANCISCAN PRAYER.
STATIONS OF THE CROSS.

1. Jesus is condemned to death.
Jesus, help me to avoid sin and to be worthy
of my Christian vocation.

2. Jesus bears his cross.
Jesus, let me suffer for sinners in union with you.

3. Jesus falls the first time.
Jesus, help me to rise to new life through repentance.

4. Jesus meets his mother.
Jesus, may we know Mary's presence,
especially when we are sad.

5. Jesus is helped by Simon.
Jesus, may I help others as Simon
helped you.

6. Veronica wipes the face of Jesus.
Jesus, let me console and refresh
those who are in need.

7. Jesus falls a second time.
Jesus, encourage me to trust in you when
I fall.

8. Jesus speaks to the women.
Jesus, hear my prayer and comfort those
who have no one to comfort them.

9. Jesus falls a third time.
Jesus, strengthen my trust in you
when I'm tempted by despair.

10. Jesus is stripped of his garments.
Jesus, enfold me in your love
when I need you most.

11. Jesus is nailed to the cross.
Jesus, keep me close to you
from this moment until I die.

12. Jesus dies on the cross.
Jesus, be with me when I die
and show me your face in heaven.

13. Jesus is taken from the cross.
Jesus, let me bring hope to those who mourn.

14. Jesus is laid in the tomb.
Jesus, I pray for my loved ones who
have died.
May we all be together one day
at your heavenly banquet.
Amen .

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