�����������Prayer

�����Crucified Jesus, behold me at Your feet. �I ask Your pardon for having wandered so often into the bypaths of sin. �In making this Way of the Cross, give me courage to follow faithfully in Your blood-stained path.

��������� �First Station
Jesus Condemned to Death

�����Our innocent Saviour accepts the unjust sentence of death on the Cross to atone for my sins.
Petition: �Divine Jesus, help me to accept the injustices of life in reparation for my many sins.
�����Our Father ...

����� Second Station
Jesus Carries the Cross

����The burden of the Cross demanded heroic sacrifice from our Blessed Lord, yet, willingly He accepts it for love of us.
Petition: �O Lord, give me the courage to take up my Cross daily and to carry it patiently along life's way.
�����Our Father ...

������� �Third Station
Jesus Falls the First Time

�����The heavy Cross and the weight of man's sinfulness overwhelm the Divine Victim and He falls into the dust of the street. �
Petition:��My Jesus, when the sorrows of life overwhelm me, help me to rise above human weakness.
�����Our Father ...

������Fourth Station
Jesus Meets His Mother

�����The heart of Mary was pierced with sorrow, when She saw Her innocent Son carrying the Cross made so heavy by my sins.
Petition:��Suffering Lord, impress on me how much I need the consolation and help of Your sorrowful Mother.
�����Our Father ...

����Fifth Station
Simon Helps Jesus

�����Our Blessed Lord was so weak and tired that He permitted Simon to help Him carry the Cross.
Petition: �Without Your help, O Jesus, I can never carry my cross in life alone.
�����Our Father ...

����������������Sixth Station
Veronica Wipes the Face of Jesus

�����The image of the Saviour was imprinted on the veil which the compassionate Veronica pressed to the face of Jesus.
Petition: �Suffering Master, may I often think of You, that the loving memory of Your sufferings be imprinted on my heart.
�����Our Father ...

��������Seventh Station
Jesus Fall the Second Time

�� ��Because of agonizing pain and weakness, Jesus falls once more, but rising again, carries the Cross onward. �
Petition:��O Lord, by this fall strengthen me against discouragement, and help me never to stop loving and serving You.
�����Our Father ...

����Eighth Station
�Jesus Speaks to the
Women of Jerusalem

�����Jesus forgets His own sorrow and pain to console the weeping women of Jerusalem.
Petition: �Blessed Saviour, in sorrows and afflictions assist me to forget myself and to help others.
�����Our Father ...

���������Ninth Station
Jesus Fall the Third Time

�����On the slopes of Calvary Jesus falls the third time, yet He struggles to His feet, determined to reach the place of sacrifice.
Petition: �O Divine Master, give me courage to persevere in leading a good life and reaching Heaven.
�����Our Father ...

����Tenth Station�
Jesus is Stripped of
� ��His Garments

����The �blood-soaked garments are torn from the scoured body of Jesus, so He might die stripped of every comfort in life.
Petition: �Agonizing Jesus, strip me of all intemperance in the use of life's comfort and pleasures.
�����Our Father ...

��������Eleventh Station
Jesus is Nailed to the Cross

�����How frightful the agony of Jesus as the soldiers hammer rough nails through His hands and feet.
Petition: �Crucified Saviour, You forgave Your enemies, teach me to also forgive injuries and to forget them.
�����Our Father ...

������Twelfth Station
Jesus Dies on the Cross

�����The Divine Victim, obedient unto death, gives the supreme proof of His love for men.
Petition: �My Jesus, help me to make my return of love by life-long obedience to Your commandments.
�����Our Father ...

��Thirteenth Station
Jesus is Taken Down
����from the Cross

�����What grief and tragedy as Mary holds to Her broken heart, the lifeless body of Her Son.
Petition: �O Mother of Sorrows, keep close to me during life and especially at the hour of my death.
�����Our Father ...

�����Fourteenth Station
Jesus is Laid in the Tomb

����The Body of Jesus was reverently laid in the tomb by His loving Mother and devoted disciples.
Petition: �Dear Mother Mary, help me to make my heart a fit resting place for the Body of Jesus, when I receive Him in Holy Communion.
�����Our Father ...