Stations of the Cross We adore You, O Christ, and we praise You Because by Your Holy Cross, You have redeemed the world.

First Station Fifth Station Jesus is Condemned to Death Simon of Cyrene Again the high priest began to ask Helps Jesus Carry His Cross him, and said to him, “Are you the And when they had mocked him, Christ, the Son of the Blessed One?” they stripped him of the purple cloak, And Jesus said to him, “I am.” dressed him in his own clothes, and led The high priest tore his garments and him out to crucify him. They pressed said, “What further need have we of into service a passer-by, Simon, a witnesses? You have heard the blas- Cyrenian, who was coming in from the phemy...And they all condemned him country, the father of Alexander and as liable to death. (Mark 14: 61-64) Rufus, to carry his cross. (Mark 15:20-22)

Second Station Sixth Station Jesus Carries His Cross Veronica Wipes the Face of Jesus And Pilate Said to the Jews, “Behold, “Lord, when did we see you hungry and your King!” But they cried out, “Away feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? with him! Away with him! Crucify When did we see you a stranger and him!” Pilate said to them, “Shall I cru- welcome you, or naked and clothe you? cify your king?” The chief priests an- When did we see you ill or in prison, swered, “We have no king but Cae- and visit you?” And the king will say to sar.” Then he handed him over to them them in reply, “Amen, I say to you, to be crucified. And so they took Jesus whatever you did for one of these least and led him away, bearing the cross brothers of mine, you did for me.” for himself. (John 19:14-17) (Matthew 25:37-40)

Third Station Seventh Station Jesus Falls the First Time Jesus Falls the Second Time If the world hates you, realize that it Yet it was our pain that he bore, our hated me first. If you belonged to the sufferings he endured. We thought of world, the world would love its own; him as stricken, struck down by God but because you do not belong to the and afflicted, But he was pierced for world, and I have chosen you out of our sins, crushed for our iniquity. the world, the world hates you. He bore the punishment that makes us Remember the word I spoke to you, whole, by his wounds we were healed. ‘No slave is greater than his master.’ We had all gone astray like sheep, If they persecuted me, they will also all following our own way; But the persecute you. (John 15:18-20) LORD laid upon him the guilt of us all. (Isaiah 53:4-6)

Fourth Station Eighth Station Jesus Meets His Mother Jesus Meets the Women of Standing by the cross of Jesus were Jerusalem his mother and his mother’s sister, A large crowd of people followed Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Jesus, including many women who of Magdala. When Jesus saw his mourned and lamented him. Jesus mother and the disciple there whom he turned to them and said, “Daughters of loved, he said to his mother, “Woman, Jerusalem, do not weep for me; weep behold, your son.” Then he said to the instead for yourselves and for your disciple, “Behold, your mother.” And children. (Luke 23:27-28) from that hour the disciple took her into his home. (John 19:25-27)

Stations of the Cross (continued)

Ninth Station Twelfth Station Jesus Falls the Third Time Jesus Dies on the Cross My soul clings to the dust; give me It was now about noon and darkness life in accord with your word. I dis- came over the whole land until three in closed my ways and you answered the afternoon because of an eclipse of me; teach me your statutes. Make me the sun. Then the veil of the temple was understand the way of your precepts; I torn down the middle. Jesus cried out in will ponder your wondrous deeds. My a loud voice, “Father, into your hands I soul is depressed; lift me up according commend my spirit”; and when he had to your word. (Psalm 119:25-28) said this he breathed his last. (Luke 23:44-46)

Tenth Station Thirteen Station Jesus is Stripped of His Jesus is Taken Down from the Cross Garments Joseph of Arimathea, a distinguished They gave Jesus wine to drink mixed member of the council, who was him- with gall. But when he had tasted it, self awaiting the kingdom of God, came he refused to drink. After they had and courageously went to Pilate and crucified him, they divided his gar- asked for the body of Jesus. Pilate was ments by casting lots. (Matt 27:34-35) amazed that he was already dead. He summoned the centurion and asked him if Jesus had already died. And when he learned of it from the centurion, he gave the body to Joseph. (Mark 15:43-45)

Eleventh Station Fourteenth Station Jesus is Nailed to the Cross Jesus is Laid in the Tomb When they came to the place called Taking the body, Joseph wrapped it in the Skull, they crucified him and the clean linen and laid it in his new tomb criminals there, one on his right, the that he had hewn in the rock. Then he other on his left. Then Jesus said, rolled a huge stone across the entrance “Father, forgive them, they know not to the tomb and departed. (Matt 27:59-60) what they do.” They divided his gar- ments by casting lots. (Luke 23:33-34)

We adore You, O Christ, and we praise You

Because by Your Holy Cross, You have redeemed the world.