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The Way Cross Because of Covid-19 concerns, please keep this booklet as your personal copy to use throughout Lent. The Way of the Cross St. Benedict Catholic Church A Commentary on THE STATIONS OF THE CROSS– Could you walk a mile in Jesus’s shoes? The Stations of the Cross bring us closer to Christ as we meditate on the great love He showed for us in His most sorrow- ful Passion! Tradition traces this loving tribute to our Lord back to the Blessed Mother retracing her son’s last steps along what became known as the Via Do- lorosa (the Sorrowful Way) on His way to His Crucifixion at Calvary in Jerusalem. Pilgrims to the Holy Land commemorated Christ’s Passion in a similar manner as early as the 4th century A.D. The Stations of the Cross developed as devotion in earnest, however, around the 13th to 14th centuries. It became a way of allow- ing those who could not make the long, expensive, arduous journey to Jerusa- lem to make a pilgrimage in prayer, at least, in their church! Although the origi- nal number of stations varied greatly, they became fixed at 14 in the 18th centu- ry. The Stations of the Cross themselves are usually represented in churches by a series of 14 pictures or sculptures covering our Lord's Passion. They are meant to be “stopping points” along the journey for prayer and meditation. The Stations of the Cross provide us with great material for prayer and medita- tion. Tracing Jesus’s journey from condemnation to crucifixion increases both our sorrow for our sins and our desire for His help in avoiding temptations and in bearing our own crosses. Meditating on Christ’s passion can help us become more like Him in imitating His virtues of obedience, humility, charity, patience and perseverance. We look upon Christ as a model of patience and perseverance in His Passion! As St. Gregory once noted, “If we recall the Passion of Christ, nothing seems so hard that it cannot be borne with equanimity.” One of the main tenets of our faith is that we must walk the road to Calvary (where Jesus was crucified), to get to Heaven, figuratively speaking. As Our Lord once said “He who does not take up his cross and follow me is not worthy of me” (Matt 10:38). The great news is that Jesus is there for each of us to help us carry our crosses in life, and to inspire us to do the same for others in our chari- table actions in His name. Remember as well that Easter Sunday always follows Good Friday! Just as our Lord’s Passion was followed by His resurrection, so too, as St. Paul said, through His grace we can be His heirs, “we suffer with Him that we may also be glorified with Him” (Rom 8:17). Quoted in part from an article on www.ourcatholicprayers.com Stations of the Cross St. Benedict Catholic Church (PLEASE STAND) Entrance Song: Were You There Inside back cover, first three verses Presider: We will glory in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ. All: In whom is our salvation, our life and resurrection. Presider: Let us pray… All: Lord Jesus Christ, take me along that holy way you once took to your death. Take my mind and my memory, and above all my reluctant heart. Let me see what you once did out of love for me and all of the world. Amen. The First Station Pontius Pilate Condemns Jesus To Die on the Cross Presider (STAND): We adore You, O Christ, and we praise You. All (GENUFLECT): Because by your holy Cross You have redeemed the world. Narrator : Jesus is brought to stand in front of Pontius Pilate, the judge. Pilate is afraid of the angry crowd so despite His innocence Je- sus is condemned to death. Jesus has been beaten before this crowd, but does not deny Himself, yet humbly accepts the punishment given to Him by those who had witnessed his miracles. The crowd chants together, “Crucify Him!” His commitment to entering our lives completely begins its final steps. He has said“ yes” to God and placed his life in God’s hands. We follow him in this final sur- render, and contemplate with reverence each place along the way, as he is broken and given for us. (KNEEL & pause for reflection.) Witness : As I view the scene, I am overwhelmed. I look at Jesus. His face. The crown of thorns. The blood. His clothes stuck to the wounds on his back. Jesus’ hands are tied behind his back. Pilate has washed his hands of the whole affair. He did this for me. That I might be saved. That I might have eternal life. As the journey begins, I ask to be with Jesus. To follow his journey. I express my thanks and love. ALL: Our Father… (stand) Presider: Let Us Pray All : Jesus, forgive me for the ways in which I condemn and pierce others with my words and actions. Help me to love like you, and to learn from your example. ALL sing the Stabat Mater: Now the cross as Jesus bore it, Has become for us who share it, The jeweled Cross of Victory. The Second Station Jesus Carries His Cross Presider (STAND): We adore You, O Christ, and we praise You. All (GENUFLECT): Because by your holy Cross You have redeemed the world. Narrator : Jesus has endured a sleepless night, betrayal of his friends, and a beating that is too horrible to fully imagine. He has been whipped, stripped and spit on by countless people some of whom last week treated Him as roy- alty. And now, He is handed His cross to carry. The weight of it is far more than any number of pounds we can figure. It represents the weight of all our sins. With each step Jesus enters more deeply into our human experi- ence. He walks in the path of human misery and suffering, and experiences its crushing weight. (KNEEL & pause for reflection.) Witness : What He must have felt as he first took it upon his shoulders! I contemplate the wood of that cross. I imagine how heavy it is. I reflect up- on all it means that Jesus is carrying it. I look into His eyes. It’s all there. He did this for me. So I place myself with Him in this journey. In its anguish. In His freedom and surrender. In the love that must fill his heart. With sorrow and gratitude, I continue the journey. Moved by the power of His love, I am drawn to him and express my love in the words that come to me. ALL: Hail Mary… (stand) Presider: Let Us Pray All: Jesus, help me not to forget the load that you carried for me. Give me the strength and the courage to let go of those things that separate me from you. ALL sing the Stabat Mater: Weakened, prodded, cursed and fallen, His whole body bruised and swollen, Jesus tripped and lay in pain. The Third Station Jesus Falls the First Time Presider (STAND): We adore You, O Christ, and we praise You. ALL (GENUFLECT): Because by your holy Cross You have redeemed the world. Narrator : The weight of the cross is unbearable. The pain becomes too much and Jesus falls under it. How could He enter our lives completely with- out surrendering to the crushing weight of His cross? He lies on the ground and knows the experience of weakness beneath unfair burdens. He feels the powerlessness of wondering if He will ever be able to continue. No one is there to comfort Him. He is pulled up and made to continue. (KNEEL & pause for reflection.) Witness : I stare at the weakness in His eyes. I can look at His whole body and see the exhaustion. As I behold Him there on the ground being roughly pulled up, I know forever how profoundly He understands my fatigue and my defeats. He did this for me. In grief and gratitude, I want to let him remain there. As I watch Him stand again and again, I gain an inner strength; I accept His love and express my thanks. ALL: Glory Be… (stand) Presider: Let Us Pray All : Jesus, help me to remember your courage and perseverance when you fell. Give me the courage to get back up when I fall. Help me remember that it is worth it to live as you lived. ALL sing the Stabat Mater: Jesus met his grieving Mother, She who made the Lord our Brother; Now the sword her heart has pierced. The Fourth Station Jesus Meets His Mother Presider (STAND): We adore You, O Christ, and we praise You. All (GENUFLECT): Because by your holy Cross You have redeemed the world. Narrator : Amid the shouts and jeers from the crowd, one voice begins to stand out. Jesus’ path takes Him to a powerful source of his strength to continue. All His life, His mother had always been there for Him. Her “Yes” to the Father has been a light in the darkness. And now, in Jesus’ hour of darkness, she is here. They look into each other’s eyes. How pierced-through her heart must be! How pained He must be to see her tears! Now, her grace-filled smile blesses His mission and stirs His heart to its depth. Love and trust in God bind them together. (KNEEL & pause for reflection.) Witness : As I watch them in this place along the way, I contemplate the mystery of love’s power to give strength.
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