catholic lenten guide- reflection on the stations of the cross

8/19/2019 Catholic Lenten Guide- Reflection on the Stations of the Cross

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God of mercy and compassion

Look with pity upon me

Father, let me call Thee,“Father!”

‘Tis Thy child returns to Thee


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Jesus Lord, I ask for mercy

Let me not implore in ain

ll my sins I now detest them"eer will I sin a#ain


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The First $tation%

Jesus is &ondemned to'eath


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How often do I ignore you at school inthe person no one wants to talk to?How often do my words condemn

you in the way that I speak aboutothers? It was not only the Jews andPontius Pilate who condemned you,

but I stand next to them shouting just as loud, ‘rucify Him!"


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Jesus, for#ie me for the waysin which I condemn andpierce others with my words

and actions( )elp me to loelike you and to learn fromyour e*ample(


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Thank +ou for the cross,Lord

Thank +ou for the price +ou paid

earin# all my sin andshame

In loe +ou came

nd #ae ama-in# #race


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Thank +ou this loe, Lord

Thank +ou for +our nail.pierced hands

/ash me in +our cleansin#

0ow"ow all I know

+our for#ieness and

em1race


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/orthy is the Lam1$eated on the throne

I crown +ou now with many

crowns +ou rei#n ictorious


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)i#h and lifted up

Jesus, son of God

The darlin# of )eaen cruci

/orthy is the Lam1


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The $econd $tation%

Jesus carries the &ross


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How often do I forget that you ha#e carried the load forme? How often do I try to carry things on my

own, not allowing you to help me? It was not only thesins of the world that you carried$ it was my

sin, my sel%shness, my pride, my anger& 'ach addedmore weight to the load& (nd it was not only

my sin you carried but also my burdens, my worries,my fears, my sadness, my insecurities& 'ach you

carried step by step up towards )olgotha, the place ofthe *kull&


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Jesus, help me not to for#etthe load that you carried forme( Gie me the stren#th

and the coura#e to let #o ofthose thin#s that separateme from you(


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+here is no problem too big)od cannot sol#e it

+here is no mountain too tall)od cannot mo#e it


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+here is no storm too dark)od cannot calm it

+here is no sorrow too deepHe cannot soothe it


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If He carried the weight of the

world upon His shouldersI know my brother that He will

carry you

h, If He carried the weight ofthe world upon His shouldersI know my sister that He will

carry you


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He said, -ome unto me all whoare weary$ and I will gi#e you

rest.&


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The Third $tation%

Jesus Falls for the Firsttime


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How many times ha#e I fallen in mywalk? +oo many to count, I"m sure&*o many times when I fall, I don"t

feel like getting back up and tryingagain& +here are too many

temptations that I am faced with that

feel too fun and easy to do becauseso many around me are doing them&


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Jesus, help me to remem1er

your coura#e andperseerance when you fell(Gie me the coura#e to #et

1ack up when I fall( )elp meremem1er that it is worth it

to lie as you lied(


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1oe all powers, a1oe all

kin#s1oe all nature and all created

thin#s

1oe all wisdom and all theways of man

+ou were here 1efore the world

1e#an


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1oe all kin#doms, a1oe all

thrones1oe all wonders the world has

eer known

1oe all wealth and treasures ofthe earth

There4s no way to measure what

+ou4re worth


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&ruci2ed, laid 1ehind the stone

+ou lied to die, re5ected andalone

Like a rose trampled on the

#round +ou took the fall and thou#ht of

me

1oe all


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The Fourth $tation%

Jesus 6eets )is 6other


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+here are so many times when I feel alone inmy struggles& It seems that no one

understands what

I am going through, especially my parents$but I reali/e they must& How many times

ha#e I hidden

things from my parents out of fear of what

they would say, or what trouble I would bein when all

they want is to lo#e me?


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Jesus, help me to remem1er that Iam neer alone in my stru##les(

)elp me to see my parents as yousaw yours( )elp me know theirloe for me and when thin#s are

hard 1etween us, help me to

remem1er the li#ht of your 6otherin my life(


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6ary, did you knowthat your a1y oy would

one day walk on water76ary, did you knowthat your a1y oy would

sae our sons anddau#hters7


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'id you know

that your a1y oyhas come to makeyou new7This &hild that youdeliered will soon

delier you(


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6ary, did you know

that your a1y oy will#ie si#ht to a 1lindman7

6ary, did you knowthat your a1y oy willcalm the storm with

)is hand7


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'id you know

that your a1y oyhas walked where

an#els trod7/hen you kiss yourlittle a1y you kissed

the face of God7


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The Fifth $tation%

$imon helps Jesus carryhis &ross


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How often do I pass up an opportunityto help someone in need? 0o I let

what others may think of me stop me

from reaching out?


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Jesus, open my ears to hearthe ways that you call me to

sere( )elp me follow$imon4s e*ample of helpin#others( )elp me to know

what it means to 1e a trueand faithful serant(


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&hrist is my reward

nd all of my deotion"ow there8s nothin# in thisworld

That could eer satisfy


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Throu#h eerytrial

6y soul will sin#

"o turnin# 1ack

I8e 1een set free


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&hrist is enou#h for me

&hrist is enou#h for me

9erythin# I need is in +ou

9erythin# I need


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I hae decided to follow Jesus

"o turnin# 1ack


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The $i*th $tation%

:eronica wipes the faceof Jesus


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How many times ha#e I forgotten that eachperson is made in your image and likeness

and therefore

deser#es my respect? 0o I make othersobjects of my pleasure and ignore their

humanity? 1eronica

courageously stepped forward and dared to

treat you di2erently than e#eryone else&ould I do the

same?


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Jesus, help me to see your

presence in others( Gie methe coura#e to follow:eronica4s e*ample of

treatin# others with loeeen when no one else does(

;h Lord +ou8re 1eautiful


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;h Lord, +ou re 1eautiful +our face is all I seek

nd when +our eyes are on this chi

+our #race a1ounds to me


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I want to take +our /ord

and shine it allaround

ut 2rst help me 5ust

to lie it, Lord(

nd when I4m doin# well


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nd when I m doin# well

)elp me to neer seek a crown

For my reward is #iin# #lory t +ou


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How many times ha#e I failed to followthrough on my promises? r worseyet, how often ha#e I lied e#en to

people I care about? 0o I rememberyour faithfulness e#en when I fail?


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Jesus, help me to 1eliee inyour faithfulness and loe for

me( Gie me the #race to

follow throu#h on my word toothers( )elp me to 1e aperson of inte#rity(


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I4m for#ien, 1ecause you were

forsakenI4m accepted, you were

condemned

I4m alie and well, you4re spirit iswithin me

ecause you died and rose a#ain


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ma-in# loe, how can it 1e

that you my kin# would diefor me

ma-in# loe, I know it4strue

It4s my 5oy to honor you


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ma-in# loe, how can it 1e

that you 6y kin# would diefor me

ma-in# loe, I know it4s

trueIt4s my 5oy to honor you

In all I do, I honor you


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The 9i#hth $tation%

Jesus meets the womenof Jerusalem(


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0o I listen to your words in my life?How often ha#e the things I"#e

watched or listened led me away

from you? Ha#e I allowed the gospelof 4ife to reign in my heart?


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Jesus, help me to listen to yourwords of life( $how me ways

that I can put you 2rst(


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/hatsoeer you do to theleast of my people, that youdo unto me(


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/hen I was hun#ry, you #aeme to eat<

/hen I was thirsty, you #aeme to drink(

"ow enter into the home of my

Father


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How many times ha#e I let my 5eshwin o#er my spirit? How often ha#e Ichosen to sin rather than to follow

your way? 6as it my sin that becametoo hea#y that you fell this third

time?


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Jesus, help me to follow yourways( )elp me remem1eryour ictory oer my sin(

Gie me the #race toreco#ni-e when I sin and the

desire to sin no more(


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t the foot of the cross

/here #race and su=erin#meet

+ou hae shown me +our loe

Throu#h the 5ud#ment +oureceied

nd +ou8e won my heart

+es ((+ou8e won my heart


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"ow I &an

Trade these ashes in for1eauty

nd wear for#ieness like a

crown&omin# to kiss the feet of

mercy

I lay eery 1urden down

t the foot of the cross


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nd +ou8e won my heart

+es +ou8e won my heart(


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The Tenth $tation%

Jesus is stripped of his#arments(


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How often ha#e I judged others by theway they look or what they are

wearing? 0o I %nd my own self7worth

and self7identity by the clothes I wearor the way I look?


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Jesus, help me to look past the

outside of others( )elp menot to 5ud#e them 1y how

they look or what they wear(

)elp me to 2nd my self worthand identity in +ou(


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&han#e my heart oh God,

6ake it eer true(

&han#e my heart oh God,

6ay I 1e like +ou(


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+ou are the potter,

I am the clay,

6old me and make me,This is what I pray(


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The 9leenth $tation%

Jesus is "ailed to the&ross(


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In re5ection, I am angered by the soldiers& I can"tunderstand why they are doing this to you and

yet what is hardest to reali/e is that not only am Iin the crowd watching all of this, but I"m also

one

of them nailing you to the cross& How manytimes has my sin become a strike of the nail

into your

body? How often do I turn away from yourmercy?


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nd when the )eaenspass away

ll +our scars will stillremain

nd foreer they will say Just how much +ou loe

me(


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Foreer my loeForeer my heartForeer my life is

+oursIt8s +ours


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The Twelfth $tation%

Jesus dies on the &ross(


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(s you use e#ery last ounce of life left in you

to lift your body so that you can speak, you donot look the part& 8et, e#ery word out of your

mouth

is one of lo#e, truly from another kingdom& +hefaces of all humanity must 5ash before your

eyes as one by one you recount whom you aredoing this for& (nd %nally you say, ‘9ather, into

your hands I commend my spirit&&&it is %nished&" 8ou breathe your last and it looks as though

this is the end&


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Jesus, help me ne#er forget your lo#efor me& Help me to know that you

died for me& 9ill me with comfort in

knowing that I ne#er su2er anything 8ou don"t understand&

There8s a place where


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/here all the loeI8e eer found

&omes like a 0ood&omes 0owin#

down

mercy rei#ns andneer dies

There8s a placewhere streams of

#race 0ow deep and

wide


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t the cross, at the crossI surrender my life(

I8m in awe of +ou, I8m inawe of +ou(/here +our loe ran red

and my sin washed white(I owe all to +ou, I owe all

to +ou Jesus(


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There8s a place where sin andshame are powerless(/here my heart has peace with

God and for#ieness(/here all the loe I8e eerfound

&omes like a 0ood&omes 0owin# down


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t the cross, at the crossI surrender my life(

I8m in awe of +ou, I8m in aweof +ou(

/here +our loe ran redand my sin washed white(

I owe all to +ou, I owe all to +ou Jesus(


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How many times ha#e I lost hope inyou? How often ha#e I doubted yourability to be )od in my life o#er all

things?


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Jesus, help me to trust in you& Helpme to place all of my hope in you

and gi#e me peace in knowing

that you are 4ord o#er all things&


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Jesus, we adore you(

Lay our lies 1efore +ou(

)ow we loe +ou(


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The Fourteenth $tation%

Jesus is placed in thetom1


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Jesus, help me always remember

that death is not the end& )i#e methe strength to say the words, ‘Ilo#e you" to those people in my

life that I do lo#e& Help me to lo#ee#ery person not just in words but

also with my actions&


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ma-in# #race)ow sweet the sound

That saed a wretch like me

I once was lost, 1ut now I8mfound

/as 1lind, 1ut now I see


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6y chains are #oneI8e 1een set free

6y God, my $aior hasransomed me

nd like a 0ood )is mercyrei#ns(

>nendin# loe, ama-in##race


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T4was #race that tau#ht myheart to fear

nd #race my fears relieed)ow precious did that #race

appearThe hour I 2rst 1elieed


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The Lord has promised #ood tome

)is word my hope secures)e will my shield and portion

1es lon# as life endures


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6y chains are #oneI8e 1een set free

6y God, my $aior hasransomed me

nd like a 0ood )is mercyrei#ns(

>nendin# loe, ama-in##race


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