four ways of the cross 2 (bk)

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THE

WAYOF

THE CROSS

FOUR METHODS

ARRANGED FOR CONGREGATIONAL USE


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TABLE OF CONTENTS

The Christian Virtues by Marchons Droit.................................. 3

Method of ST FRANCIS OF ASSISI ..................................................... 20

Method of ST LEONARD OF PORT MAURICE ................................... 37

Contrition by Marchons Droit.......................................................... 54

APPENDIX How to gain the indulgences attached tothe Way of the Cross ............................................................................ 71


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I

The Christian Virtues:

A Way of the Cross

Taken fromMarchons Droit

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PREPARATORY PRAYER

TOGETHER: I am the way, and thetruth, and the life. No man cometh to theFather, but by me. (John 14:6)

O Jesus, I believe You. If You willed tosuffer so much in your Passion, it was notonly in order to pay for my sins, but also in

order to show me the path which leads toHeaven, in order to manifest which are themost beautiful virtues for a child of God.

O Jesus, in order to follow You better, Iwant to admire each of Your steps on theway to Calvary, and I ask You to impresson my soul all the virtues that Youpractised in a heroic degree during thoseholy hours.

O Mary, my good Mother, guide me inthe imitation of your divine Son. Help megrow in Christian virtue throughout all thetrials of my life.

Saint Louis de Montfort, Saint Thrseof the Child Jesus, pray for me.

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Stabat Mater dolorosa,

Juxta crucem lacrymosa,

Dum pendebat Filius.

At the cross her station keeping,

Stood the mournful Mother

weeping,

Close to Jesus to the last.

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FIRST STATIONJesus is condemned to Death

V. Adoramus te, Christe et be-

nedicimus tibi.

R. Quia per sanctam crucem tuam

redemisti mundum.

V. We adore Thee, O Christ, and we

praise Thee.

R. Because by Thy holy cross Thou

hast redeemed the world.

PRIEST: Because of the grave disorderof sin, suffering and death entered theworld as a satisfaction of justice. OurLord, after having seen all of our sins

during His Agony, offers to drink thechalice of all the sufferings willed by theDivine Majesty. Knowing the gravity ofour offences, He is not surprised atbeing overwhelmed with so many evils,and so He does not allow one complaint

to escape. To the degree that ourknowledge and sorrow for our sins isprofound, so will sufferings seem normalto us throughout the course of our life.

PEOPLE: O Jesus, I ask of You thegrace to maintain an intense and

profound sorrow for all my sins, so that Imight endure peacefully and generouslyall the sufferings that You send me.

V. Miserere nostri, Domine.

R. Miserere nostri.

V. Fidelium animae (optional)

R. Amen.

V. Lord Jesus crucified

R. Have mercy on us.

V. May the souls

R. Amen.

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Cujus animam gementem,

Contristatam et dolentem,

Pertransivit gladius.

Through her heart, His sorrow

sharing,

All his bitter anguish bearing,

Now at length the sword has passed.

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SECOND STATIONJesus is made to carry His Cross


nedicimus tibi.


redemisti mundum.


praise Thee.



PRIEST: Jesus begins by embracing HisCross with a long look of love. From alleternity, He has loved it and desired it. Allof His fruitfulness and glory flow from His

intimate union with the Cross. This veryCross is always offered to us, under thenames of injustice, humiliation, separationfrom the world, poverty, suffering... Italways produces the same fruits. Friendsof the Cross. What a glorious title! I must

confess that I am charmed and captivatedby it. It is brighter than the sun, higherthan the heavens, more magnificent andresplendent than all the titles given tokings and emperors. It is the glorious titleof Jesus Christ, true God and true man. It isthe genuine title of a Christian (St. Louisde Montfort).

PEOPLE: O Jesus, I ask you to give me alittle of Your love of the Cross, so that itwill direct all my desires.


R. Miserere nostri.

V. Fidelium animae (optional)R. Amen.



V. May the soulsR. Amen.

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O quam tristis et afflicta,

Fuit illa benedicta,

Mater Unigeniti!

Oh, how sad and sore distressed,

Was that Mother highly blessed,

Of the sole-begotten One!

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THIRD STATIONJesus falls the First Time


nedicimus tibi.


redemisti mundum.


praise Thee.



PRIEST: There is no progress in theChristian life without true humility. AsSaint Augustine says: You dream ofperfection... first establish the foundation

of humility. The acquisition of this virtuecalls for three steps which correspond tothe three falls of our Saviour. The firstconsists in accepting and loving ones ownnothingness, ones misery and weakness.Thus, it is necessary to destroy every form

of self-love refusing reality or not lovingthe reality of what we are. It is a matter ofeliminating every form of independence, ofspite over ones faults, of discouragement.It is a question of loving ones own limits,being detached, often giving thanks,taking counsel.

PEOPLE: O Jesus, I know that I amnothing, that I can do nothing without You.Obtain for me, by the merits of Your fall,the grace to live this reality joyfully andprofoundly.


R. Miserere nostri.V. Fidelium animae (optional)

R. Amen.

V. O Lord , have mercy on us.

R. Have mercy on us.V. May the souls

R. Amen.

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Quae moerebat, et dolebat,

Pia Mater dum videbat,

Nati poenas inclyti.

Christ above in torment hangs,

She beneath beholds the pangs,

Of her dying, glorious Son.

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FOURTH STATIONJesus meets His Sorrowful Mother


nedicimus tibi.


redemisti mundum.


praise Thee.



PRIEST: What is the great differencebetween the saints and us? It is thatthey live in the presence of God and aremoved by the love of God. That is why

they are continually outdoingthemselves, out of joy for givingpleasure to God. The look of Jesuscrosses that of His Mother in order toask us to live in Her maternal presence,that we might advance always on the

path of virtue in the midst of all thetrials of life.

PEOPLE: O Mary, I know that since mybaptism, you have adopted me as yourchild. I know that your eyes never leaveme. Only help me to be more often

aware of your loving presence. There aregraces of encouragement in your glance.I wish to profit from them each day inorder to advance in the path of virtue.


R. Miserere nostri.





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Quis est homo qui non fleret,

Matrem Christi si videret,

In tanto supplicio?

Is there one who would not weep,

Whelmed in miseries so deep,

Christs dear Mother to behold?

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FIFTH STATIONSimon of Cyrene helps Jesus to carry His Cross


nedicimus tibi.


redemisti mundum.


praise Thee.



PRIEST: Jesus wants to be solaced by aman on His way of the Cross, in order tomake us understand that everything we dofor the good of our neighbour, for the loveof God, is done for Our Lord. Thus, thepractice of fraternal charity is made easy bya spirit of faith. Amen I say to you, as longas you did it to one of these My leastbrethren, you did it to me (Matt. 25:40).

Consequently, we can comfort Our Lord byeach of our works of charity: counselling thedoubtful, instructing the ignorant,correcting sinners, consoling the afflicted,forgiving offences, patiently bearing withthose under our charge, praying for the

living and the dead, visiting the sick, givingalms.PEOPLE: O Jesus, I want to prove my love

to You by doing good to every member ofYour Mystical Body.


R. Miserere nostri.



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R. Amen.

V. May the souls

R. Amen.

Quis non posset contristari,

Christi Matrem contemplari,

Dolentem cum Filio?

Can the human heart refrain,

From partaking in her pain,

In that Mothers pain untold?

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SIXTH STATIONVeronica wipes the Face of Jesus


nedicimus tibi.

R. Quia per sanctam crucem tuamredemisti mundum.


bless Thee.

R. Because by Thy holy cross Thouhast redeemed the world.

PRIEST: True love of God leads us not onlyto eliminate our own sinfulness, but also to doeverything to diminish it in the soul of ourneighbour. Alas, we do not care enough about

this and it is not even uncommon that we dragour neighbour into sin by injurious words, bymovements of anger, by criticism ordetraction. By wiping the face of Our Lordcovered with blood and spittle, Saint Veronicashows us how generous we should be in

seeking to diminish the stains of sin in the soulof our neighbour, for the love of God.

PEOPLE: O Jesus, I know that I can lead myneighbour into sin through my acts or mywords. I beseech You to help me that I mightnever allow myself to commit this evil, but

rather that I may be attentive to draw myneighbour away from sin.


R. Miserere nostri.


R. Amen.



V. May the souls

R. Amen.

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Pro peccatis suae gentis,

Vidit Jesum in tormentis,

Et flagellis subditum.

Bruised derided, cursed, defiled,

She beheld her tender child,

All with bloody scourges rent.

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SEVENTH STATIONJesus falls the Second Time


nedicimus tibi.


redemisti mundum.


praise Thee.



PRIEST: The second degree of humilityconsists in loving to have our nothingness andmisery known by our neighbour in the samedegree that we know it. It is a question of

avoiding all seeking of the esteem of others.That is why the humble soul easilyacknowledges his faults and his limitations toothers. Moreover, he attributes to God and tothose who have helped him all the good thathe does. Allow others to consider you to be

imperfect. That is what is necessary, for thenyou can practise humility, which consists notonly in thinking and saying that you are full offaults, but in being happy that others think andsay so. (St. Thrse of Lisieux)

PEOPLE: O Jesus, help me to love to live inthe truth, to accept being known for what I

truly am, a sinful creature. I know that, in yourgoodness and mercy, you only incline towardsthe humble. That is why I seek this virtue.


R. Miserere nostri.


R. Amen.



V. May the souls

R. Amen.

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Vidit suum dulcem natum,

Moriendo, desolatum,

Dum emisit spiritum.

For the sins of His own nation,

Saw Him hang in desolation,

Till His spirit forth He sent.

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EIGHTH STATIONJesus consoles the Women of Jerusalem


nedicimus tibi.


redemisti mundum.


praise Thee.



PRIEST: Our Lord meets with a group ofwomen who weep at seeing how He is beingtreated. Jesus could have made use of theircompassionate dispositions in order to explain

His pains and sufferings, to speak of Himself.But no, His regard remains fixed on God, onGod being offended, and He invites them to dopenance, to suffer with Him in reparation fortheir sins and those of their neighbours.Meditation on the way of the Cross should lead

to a more generous practice of voluntarypenance, in order to participate better in thework of redemption. Let us not be friends of

Jesus Crucified only in appearance andsentiment, but in truth and action.

PEOPLE: O Jesus, remind me often of this

duty of voluntary penance. O Mary, you whohave recalled the necessity of this practice ineach of your apparitions, obtain for me thegrace to be more generous and more regularin its exercise.



R. Amen.



R. Amen.

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Eia Mater, fons amoris,

Me sentire vim doloris.

Fac, ut tecum lugeam.

O thou Mother! fount of love,

Touch my spirit from above.

Make my heart with thine accord.

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NINTH STATIONJesus falls the Third Time


nedicimus tibi.


redemisti mundum.


praise Thee.



PRIEST: The third degree of humilityconsists in desiring to be treated according towhat we are, namely, to be forgotten becausewe are nothing, and to be humiliated because

we are sinners. O Jesus! Grant that no onecare about me, that I be trodden under foot,forgotten like a little grain of sand! As Isaiassays: Jesus was without beauty, withoutcomeliness; His face was, as it were, hidden...I also want to be like Jesus, without comeliness

or beauty, unknown to every creature. I havesought to be a forgotten flower whose perfumeis only exhaled next to the cross. (St. Thrseof Lisieux) When you are corrected, do morethan submit yourself. Be joyful and say thankyou. (Sr. Elizabeth of the Trinity) To beforgotten by God, mistreated by men, that is

what we deserve, for we have offended theInfinite Goodness.

PEOPLE: O Jesus, give me also this profounddesire to be forgotten and humiliated, so that Imight acquire humility and live according tothe truth.


R. Miserere nostri.




V. May the souls

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R. Amen. R. Amen.

Fac, ut ardeat cor meum,

In amando Christum Deum,

Ut sibi complaceam.

Make me feel as thou hast felt;

Make my soul to glow and melt,

With the love of Christ, my Lord.

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TENTH STATIONJesus is stripped of His Garments


nedicimus tibi.


redemisti mundum.


praise Thee.



PRIEST: God looks at the heart, onesintentions, much more than at onesactions. And unfortunately many of our

words and actions are tainted: self-loveis mingled in, or self-interest, vanity,sensitivity, egoism. In order to make upfor this deceit, this hypocrisy in ourhearts, Our Lord in sorrow is despoiledof his garments. He appears to the eyes

of all such as He is: the man of sorrowsfor the love of God and souls. Too often,we have a cloak of appearance whichhides our miserable interior.

PEOPLE: O Jesus, help me by themerits of all your holy wounds, to purifymy intentions before acting or speaking.May the pure love of God always reignover my thoughts.


R. Miserere nostri.


R. Amen.



V. May the souls

R. Amen.

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Sancta Mater istud agas,

Crucifixi fige plagas,

Cordi meo valide.

Holy Mother, pierce me through!

In my heart each wound renew,

Of my Saviour crucified.

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ELEVENTH STATIONJesus is nailed to the Cross


nedicimus tibi.


redemisti mundum.


praise Thee.



PRIEST: In as much as we are creatures,we have a simple and sufficient means ofsanctifying ourselves always andeverywhere: the generous fulfilment of the

will of God, for the love of God. Thisrequires a continual renouncement ofones own will and ca-prices. St. Thrse ofthe Child Jesus said: From the age of four,I have never refused anything of the goodGod. In order to make reparation for all of

our resistance to the will of God, Our Lordaccepts the most sorrowful dependencepossible: that of the three nails. Theysymbollise the three Divine Persons whoare owed a generous submission on ourpart.

PEOPLE: O Jesus, You found the strength

to go forward on this terrible way of theCross, because You had in the depth of

Your heart an ideal: the will of the Father.Help me keep the same ideal in the depthsof my heart throughout the course of mydays.


R. Miserere nostri.




V. May the souls

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R. Amen. R. Amen.

Tui nati vulnerati,

Tam dignati pro me pati,

Poenas mecum divide.

Let me share with thee His pain,

Who for all our sins was slain,

Who for me in torments died.

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TWELFTH STATIONJesus dies on the Cross


nedicimus tibi.


redemisti mundum.


praise Thee.



PRIEST: I say to you, Love yourenemies: do good to them that hateyou: and pray for them that persecute

and calumniate you (Matt. 5:43). Thiscommandment greatly surpasseshuman forces. Only mercy can be thecrowning of charity. It is the triumph ofgood over evil. It is the victory of charityover sin. With mercy, there is not only

question of patiently sufferinginjustices, of taking a distance fromones persecutors, but also of actingpositively for the spiritual good of ourenemies. St. Thrse of the Child Jesusrendered all the services possible to animpossible old sister.

PEOPLE: O Jesus, mercy is truly thefruit of the triumph of grace overnature. Grant me to grow in this virtue.



R. Amen.



R. Amen.

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Fac me tecum pie flere,

Crucifixo condolere,

Donec ego vixero.

Let me mingle tears with thee,

Mourning Him Who mourned for me,

All the days that I may live.

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THIRTEENTH STATIONJesus is taken down from the Cross

and placed in the Arms of His Mother

V. Adoramus te, Christe et be-nedicimus tibi.


redemisti mundum.

V. We adore Thee, O Christ, and wepraise Thee.



PRIEST: Behold your Mother! By this wordon the cross, Jesus confides the Most Holy Virginto us for our spiritual life. This is what St. Thrse

will call the way of spiritual childhood, whosesecret is found in Marian devotion. This way, away of complete simplicity, rests on love for, ormore precisely on confidence in andabandonment to the Most Holy Virgin. Thrsealways had recourse to her Mother in heaven, inorder to prepare herself for Communion, and also

to hold up well in the midst of sufferings or giveproper counsel to her novices. She loved toconfide in Our Lady: I do not hide anything fromthe Most Holy Virgin; I tell Her all. She loved tocontemplate the Christian virtues shown forththroughout the life of the Mother of God.

PEOPLE: O Jesus, You Who entrusted us toYour Holy Mother on the cross, help me dependmore and more on Her, in following the way ofspiritual childhood taught by St. Thrse.


R. Miserere nostri.


R. Amen.



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R. Amen.

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Juxta crucem tecum stare,

Et me tibi sociare,

In planctu desidero.

By the cross with thee to stay,

There with thee to weep and pray,

Is all I ask of thee to give.

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FOURTEENTH STATIONJesus is laid in the Sepulchre


nedicimus tibi.


redemisti mundum.


praise Thee.



PRIEST: You know that you are livingtemples of the Holy Ghost and that, like livingstones, you are to be set by the God of loveinto the building of the heavenly Jerusalem.

And so you must expect to be shaped, cut andchiselled under the hammer of the cross;otherwise, you would remain rough stones,good for nothing but to be cast aside It maybe that this skilful and loving craftsman wantsyou to have an important place in his eternal

edifice So let Him do what He pleases; Heloves you, He knows what he is doing, He hashad experience. His strokes are skilful anddirected by love; not one will miscarry unlessyour impatience makes it do so. (St. Louis deMontfort)

PEOPLE: O Jesus, I beseech you to grant me

the grace to be docile to all the inspirationsand operations of the Holy Ghost abiding in mysoul, so that I may be fashioned according to

Your image.


R. Miserere nostri.


R. Amen.



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R. Amen.

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Quando corpus morietur,

Fac ut animae donetur,

Paradisi gloria. Amen.

While my body here decays,

May my soul Thy goodness praise,

Safe in paradise with Thee. Amen.

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CONCLUDING PRAYER

O Jesus, You are the Way which leads to

perfection. Narrow is the way which leads tosanctity, and You are the one Who hastraced it. I desire to meditate often on thisWay of the Cross, in order to find thestrength to go forward always on the rightpath.

O Jesus, I feel that I am still so sinful! Thatis why I beg that Your Blood and Your mercymight purify me completely.

O Jesus, I feel so weak and unstable. I begYour grace that I might be sustained on thislong way of the Christian life.

O Mary, be my joy and my consolation. Itrust in you. I am your child. Show me thatyou are my Mother.

Saint Louis de Montfort, Saint Thrse ofthe Child Jesus, direct me, pray for me.

One Our Father, a Hail Mary and a Gloria, at

least, should be said for the intentions of theSovereign Pontiff. This will fulfil the requirements for aplenary indulgence connected to this devotion so aslong as a person also fulfils other requirements.

Then, the priest gives the BLESSING.

At the end, the Cantorsings:V/. Parce, Domine *

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R/. Parce populo tuo; ne in aeternum irascarisnobis. (ter)

V/. Pie Jesu Domine * dona eis requiem.R/. Sempiternam.

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II

The Way of the Cross

according to

the method of

ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI

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PREPARATORY PRAYER

TOGETHER: O most merciful Jesus, * with

a contrite heart and penitent spirit, * I bowdown in profound humility before Thy divinemajesty. * I adore Thee as my supreme Lordand Master; * I believe in Thee, * I hope inThee, * I love Thee above all things. * I amheartily sorry for having offended Thee, * my

Supreme and Only Good. * I resolve toamend my life, * and although I amunworthy to obtain mercy, * yet the sight ofThy holy cross, * on which Thou didst die, *inspires me with hope and consolation. * Iwill, therefore, meditate on Thy sufferings *

and visit the stations of Thy Passion * incompany with Thy sorrowful Mother and myguardian angel, * with the intention ofpromoting Thy honour * and saving my soul.

I desire to gain all the indulgencesgranted for this holy exercise * for myself

and for the Poor Souls in Purgatory. * Omerciful Redeemer, Who hast said: * And I,if I be lifted from earth, * will draw allthings to Myself, * draw my heart and mylove to Thee, * that I may perform thisdevotion as perfectly as possible, * and that

I may live * and die in union with Thee. *Amen.

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weeping,


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nedicimus tibi.


redemisti mundum.


praise Thee.



PRIEST: Jesus, most innocent, Whoneither did nor could commit a sin, wascondemned to death, and moreover, to

the most ignominious death of the cross.To remain a friend of Caesar, Pilatedelivered Him into the hands of Hisenemies. A fearful crime to condemnInnocence to death, and to offend God inorder not to displease men!

PEOPLE: O innocent Jesus, havingsinned, I am guilty of eternal death, butThou willingly dost accept the unjustsentence of death, that I might live. Forwhom, then, shall I henceforth live, if not

for Thee, my Lord? Should I desire toplease men, I could not be Thy servant.Let me, therefore, rather displease menand all the world, than not please Thee, OJesus.

V. Miserere nostri, Domine.R. Miserere nostri.


V. Lord Jesus crucifiedR. Have mercy on us.

V. May the souls

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R. Amen. R. Amen.





sharing,



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nedicimus tibi.


redemisti mundum.


praise Thee.



PRIEST: When our divine Saviourbeheld the cross, He most willinglystretched out His bleeding arms,

lovingly embraced it, and tenderlykissed it, and placing it on His bruisedshoulders, He, although almostexhausted, joyfully carried it.

PEOPLE: O my Jesus, I cannot be Thyfriend and follower, if I refuse to carry

the cross. O dearly beloved cross! Iembrace thee, I kiss thee, I joyfullyaccept thee from the hands of my God.Far be it from me to glory in anything,save in the cross of my Lord andRedeemer. By it the world shall be

crucified to me and I to the world, thatI may be Thine forever.


R. Miserere nostri.


R. Amen.



V. May the souls

R. Amen.

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O quam tristis et afflicta,

Fuit illa benedicta,

Mater Unigeniti!

Oh, how sad and sore distressed,

Was that Mother highly blessed,

Of the sole-begotten One!

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nedicimus tibi.


redemisti mundum.


praise Thee.



PRIEST: Our dear Saviour, carryingthe cross, was so weakened by its heavyweight as to fall exhausted to the

ground. Our sins and misdeeds were theheavy burden which oppressed Him: thecross was to Him light and sweet, butour sins were galling and insupportable.

PEOPLE: O my Jesus, Thou didst bearmy burden and the heavy weight of my

sins. Should I, then, not bear in unionwith Thee, my easy burden of sufferingand accept the sweet yoke of Thycommandments? Thy yoke is sweet andThy burden is light: I therefore willinglyaccept it. I will take up my cross andfollow Thee.


R. Miserere nostri.


R. Amen.



V. May the souls

R. Amen.

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nedicimus tibi.


redemisti mundum.


praise Thee.



PRIEST: How painful and how sad it musthave been for Mary, the sorrowful Mother,to behold her beloved Son, laden with theburden of the cross! What unspeakablepangs her most tender heart experienced!How earnestly did she desire to die in placeof Jesus, or at least with Him! Implore thissorrowful Mother that she assist you in thehour of your death.

PEOPLE: O Jesus, O Mary, I am the causeof the great and manifold pains whichpierce your loving hearts! Oh, that also myheart would feel and experience at leastsome of your sufferings! O Mother ofSorrows, let me participate in the

sufferings which thou and thy Son enduredfor me, and let me experience thy sorrow,that afflicted with thee, I may enjoy thyassistance in the hour of my death.


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nedicimus tibi.


redemisti mundum.


praise Thee.



PRIEST: Veronica, impelled bydevotion and compassion, presents herveil to Jesus to wipe His disfigured face.

And Jesus imprints on it His holycountenance: a great recompense for sosmall a service. What return do youmake to your Saviour for His great andmanifold benefits?

PEOPLE: Most merciful Jesus! What

return shall I make for all the benefitsThou hast bestowed upon me? Behold, Iconsecrate myself entirely to Thyservice. I offer and consecrate to Theemy heart: imprint on it Thy sacredimage, never again to be effaced by sin.


R. Miserere nostri.


R. Amen.



V. May the souls

R. Amen.







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nedicimus tibi.


redemisti mundum.


praise Thee.



PRIEST: The suffering Jesus, under theweight of His cross, again falls to theground; but the cruel executioners do

not permit Him to rest a moment.Pushing and striking Him, they urge Himonward. It is the frequent repetition ofour sins which oppresses Jesus.Witnessing this, how can I continue tosin?

PEOPLE: O Jesus, Son of David, havemercy on me! Offer me Thy helpinghand, and aid me, that I may not fallagain into my former sins. From thisvery moment, I will earnestly strive toreform: nevermore will I sin! Thou, Osole support of the weak, by Thy grace,without which I can do nothing,strengthen me to carry out faithfullythis my resolution.



R. Amen.



R. Amen.

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nedicimus tibi.


redemisti mundum.


praise Thee.



PRIEST: These devoted women,moved by compassion, weep over thesuffering Saviour. But He turns to them,

saying: Weep not for Me, Who aminnocent, but weep for yourselves andfor your children. Weep thou also, forthere is nothing more pleasing to OurLord and nothing more profitable forthyself, than tears shed from contrition

for thy sins.PEOPLE: O Jesus, who shall give to my

eyes a torrent of tears, that day andnight I may weep for my sins? I beseechThee, through Thy bitter and bloodytears, to move my heart by Thy divinegrace, so that from my eyes tears mayflow abundantly, and that I may weepall my days over Thy sufferings, and stillmore over their cause, my sins.



R. Amen.



R. Amen.

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nedicimus tibi.


redemisti mundum.


praise Thee.



PRIEST: Jesus, arriving exhausted atthe foot of Calvary, falls for the thirdtime to the ground. His love for us,

however, is not diminished, notextinguished. What a fearfullyoppressive burden our sins must be tocause Jesus to fall so often! Had He,however, not taken them upon Himself,they would have plunged us into the

abyss of Hell.PEOPLE: Most merciful Jesus, I return

Thee infinite thanks for not permittingme to continue in sin and to fall, as Ihave so often deserved, into the depthsof Hell. Enkindle in me an earnest desireof amendment; let me never againrelapse, but vouchsafe me the grace topersevere in penance to the end of mylife.



R. Amen.



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praise Thee.



PRIEST: When Our Saviour had arrivedon Calvary, He was cruelly despoiled of Hisgarments. How painful this must have

been because they adhered to Hiswounded and torn body, and with themparts of His bloody skin were removed! Allthe wounds of Jesus are renewed. Jesuswas despoiled of His garments that Hemight die possessed of nothing; how

happy will I also die after laying aside myformer self with all evil desires and sinfulinclinations!

PEOPLE: Induce me, O Jesus, to layaside my former self and to be renewedaccording to Thy will and desire. I will notspare myself, however painful this shouldbe for me: despoiled of things temporal, ofmy own will, I desire to die, in order to livefor Thee forever.



R. Amen.



R. Amen.

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nedicimus tibi.


redemisti mundum.


praise Thee.



PRIEST: Jesus, being stripped of Hisgarments, was violently thrown uponthe cross and His hands and feet nailed

thereto. In such excruciating pains Heremained silent, because it pleased Hisheavenly Father. He suffered patiently,because He suffered for me. How do Iact in sufferings and in troubles? Howfretful and impatient, how full of

complaints I am!PEOPLE: O Jesus, gracious Lamb of

God, I renounce forever my impatience.Crucify, O Lord, my flesh and itsconcupiscences; scourge, scathe, andpunish me in this world, do but spareme in the next. I commit my destiny toThee, resigning myself to Thy holy will:may it be done in all things!


R. Miserere nostri.


R. Amen.



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R. Amen.

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nedicimus tibi.


redemisti mundum.


praise Thee.



PRIEST: Behold Jesus crucified!Behold His wounds, received for love ofyou! His whole appearance betokens

love: His head is bent to kiss you; Hisarms are extended to embrace you; Hisheart is open to receive you. Osuperabundance of love, Jesus, the Sonof God, dies upon the cross, that manmay live and be delivered from

everlasting death!PEOPLE: O most amiable Jesus! Who

will grant me that I may die for Thee! Iwill at least endeavour to die to theworld. How must I regard the world andits vanities, when I behold Thee hangingon the cross, covered with wounds? O Jesus, receive me into Thy woundedheart: I belong entirely to Thee; for Theealone do I desire to live and to die.



R. Amen.



R. Amen.

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PRIEST: Jesus did not descend from thecross, but remained on it until He died. Andwhen taken down from it, He in death as in

life, rested on the bosom of His divineMother. Persevere in your resolutions ofreform and do not part from the cross; Hewho perseveres to the end shall be saved.Consider, moreover, how pure the heartshould be that receives the body and blood

of Christ in the adorable sacrament of thealtar.

PEOPLE: O Lord Jesus, Thy lifeless body,mangled and lacerated, found a worthyresting-place on the bosom of Thy virginMother. Have I not often compelled Thee to

dwell in my heart, full of sin and impurity asit was? Create in me a new heart, that I mayworthily receive Thy most sacred body inHoly Communion, and that Thou mayestremain in me and I in Thee for all eternity.



R. Amen.



R. Amen.

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nedicimus tibi.


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praise Thee.



PRIEST: The body of Jesus is interredin a strangers sepulchre. He Who in thisworld had not whereupon to rest His

head, would not even have a grave ofHis own, because he was not from thisworld. You, who are so attached to theworld, henceforth despise it, that youmay not perish with it.

PEOPLE: O Jesus, Thou hast set me

apart from the world; what, then, shall Iseek therein? Thou hast created me forHeaven; what, then, have I to do withthe world? Depart from me, deceitfulworld, with thy vanities! Henceforth Iwill follow the way of the cross tracedout for me by my Redeemer, andjourney onward to my heavenly home,there to dwell forever and ever.


R. Miserere nostri.


R. Amen.



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R. Amen.

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TOGETHER: Almighty and eternal God, *

merciful Father, * who hast given to thehuman race Thy beloved Son * as anexample of humility, obedience andpatience, * to precede us on the way oflife, bearing the cross: * Graciously grantus that we, inflamed by his infinite love, *may take up the sweet yoke of His Gospel* together with the mortification of thecross, * following Him as His true disciples,* so that we shall one day gloriously risewith Him * and joyfully hear the finalsentence: * Come, ye blessed of MyFather, * and possess the kingdom whichwas prepared for you from the beginning,* where Thou reignest with the Son andthe Holy Ghost, * and where we hope toreign with Thee, * world without end.Amen.

One Our Father, a Hail Maryand Gloria, at least,should be said for the intentions of the SovereignPontiff. This will fulfil the requirements for a plenaryindulgence connected to this devotion so as long as aperson also fulfils other requirements.


At the end, the Cantorsings:V/. Parce, Domine *

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III

The Way of the Cross

according to

the method ofST. LEONARD OF PORT MAURICE

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nedicimus tibi.R. Quia per sanctam crucem tuam

redemisti mundum.


praise Thee.R. Because by Thy holy cross Thou


PRIEST: Consider, my soul, thewonderful humility with which

Jesus, Who is Innocence itself,accepts so unjust a sentence.Remember, your sins have been thecause of His condemnation.

PEOPLE: O most loving Jesus, forthe sake of so unworthy a creatureas I am, Thou hast suffered somuch, and to crown all, hast beencondemned to a most shamefuldeath. Surely this is enough totouch my heart and make me detest

my sins. I bitterly repent of themand will continue to lament andbewail them.


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PRIEST: Behold with what love Jesus embraces the cross. Howpatiently He bears themistreatment of the executionersand the wrath of the people! Andyou impatiently shrink from theslightest suffering. Consider, O mysoul, that without the cross no one

can enter Heaven.PEOPLE: O Jesus, this cross should

be mine and not Thine, for it wasprepared by my sins. DearestSaviour, give me strength to

embrace all the crosses which mymany sins deserve. Grant that I maydie embracing the holy cross.


R. Miserere nostri.

V. Fidelium animae(optional)

R. Amen.



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R. Amen.

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PRIEST: Consider how Jesus,weakened by the continual shedding ofHis blood, falls to the ground for the

first time. See how His brutalexecutioners overwhelm Him withblows, kicks, and stripes. And yet ourmost patient Lord opens not His lips butsuffers in silence, while in the least

trouble you murmur and complain.PEOPLE: Most beloved Redeemer,how often have I fallen! How often haveI plunged into an abyss of sin! Stretchout Thy sacred hand to raise me. Helpme, O Jesus, that during the remainder

of my life I may never fall into mortalsin, so that when I come to die, I maysecure my eternal salvation.


R. Miserere nostri.


R. Amen.



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R. Amen.

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PRIEST: What sorrow pierces theHeart of Jesus and what anguish woundsthe Heart of Mary in this meeting! Mary

full of affliction seems to say: Oungrateful soul, what has my Jesus doneto thee? And Jesus calls out to you:Child, what has my poor Mother doneto thee? Oh, forsake the sins which have

caused our pain and sorrow!PEOPLE: O Queen of sorrows, O lovingMother of Jesus! Behold me at thy feet,humbled and filled with compunction. Iam the traitor whose sins forged thesword of sorrow which pierced thy most

tender heart. I sincerely repent of all mysins and ask for pardon and mercy. Helpme that I may sin no more.


R. Miserere nostri.


R. Amen.



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R. Amen.

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In tanto supplicio?




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FIFTH STATIONSimon of Cyrene helps Jesus to carry His Cross



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PRIEST: Consider that you are theCyrenian who is helping to carry the

cross against his will. Rouseyourself once for all and relieveyour God of so great a burden,accepting with hearty good will thetroubles which come to you from

the hand of God.PEOPLE: My sweetest Jesus, Thoudost give me so many opportunitiesof suffering for Thee and ofmeriting an eternal reward. Giveme the grace to bear patiently thatwhich seems evil in this life that Imay lay up a store of eternal goodin the next.


R. Miserere nostri.


R. Amen.



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R. Amen.

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Dolentem cum Filio?




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PRIEST: Consider the image of Jesus, wan and suffering, imprinted

on that cloth, and lovingly strive toform a lively representation of it inyour heart. Oh, happy will you be ifyou live with Jesus imprinted uponyour heart. And blessed abovemeasure, if you die with Jesusengraved there.

PEOPLE: My Saviour, I beseechThee to impress deeply upon myheart the image of Thy sacredcountenance that day and night I

may always think of thee and withThy most sorrowful Passion beforemy eyes ever bewail my sins, thecause of Thy sufferings.

V. Miserere nostril, Domine.

R. Miserere nostri.


R. Amen.



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R. Amen.

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PRIEST: Consider your Jesusprostrate on the earth, weighed downby His sorrows, trampled under foot byHis enemies, and derided by themultitude. Reflect that it is your prideand self-love which made Him fall. Bowdown your head with bitter contritionfor past sins and resolve for the future

to humble yourself beneath the feet ofall.

PEOPLE: Most holy Redeemer,although I see Thee fallen, Iacknowledge Thee at the same time tobe Almighty God. I beseech Thee,banish all my proud thoughts, myambition, and self-esteem that I mayever humbly and willingly embraceabjection and contempt.


R. Miserere nostri.


R. Amen.



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R. Amen.

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PRIEST: Consider that you have adouble cause to weep both for JesusWho suffers so much for you, and foryourself who ungratefully offend Himso often. How can you remain unmovedat the sight of such suffering?

PEOPLE: Dearest Saviour, why is notmy heart filled with tears of true

repentance? I ask of Thee, O my Jesus,tears of sorrow and compassion that Imay deserve to obtain that pity whichThou didst show to those poor women.Grant me this one consolation, that,after being regarded by Thee with eyesof pity in this life, I may behold Thee inpeace at the moment of my death.


R. Miserere nostri.


R. Amen.



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R. Amen.

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nedicimus tibi.


redemisti mundum.


praise Thee.



PRIEST: O how painful is this thirdfall of our Saviour! Behold with what

fury the Lamb of God is torn to piecesby His cruel executioners. See howthey bruise and strike Him and dragHim in the mire. O accursed sin,which thus maltreated the Son ofGod!

People: O my God, Thou artalmighty. Heaven and earth aresustained by Thee. What has madeThee fall thus miserably to theground? Alas, it is my sins and

repeated relapses. But behold menow, contrite at Thy feet, fullyresolved never more to offend Thee.


R. Miserere nostri.


R. Amen.



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R. Amen.

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nedicimus tibi.


redemisti mundum.


praise Thee.



PRIEST: Consider how Jesus, coveredwith bruises and wounds, is further

tormented with the loathsome draughtof gall. See how He atones forintemperance and sensuality. Will notthis move you to pity?

PEOPLE: Most afflicted Jesus, what ahorrible contrast this is! Thou art all

blood, wounds, and bitterness while Ienjoy comfort, pleasure and sweetness.I beseech Thee, dearest Lord, make mechange my life, and let the sweetnessof this world become bitter to me, so

that henceforth I may have no relishbut for the sweet bitterness of Thymost holy Passion and in the end enjoywith Thee the delights of Paradise.


R. Miserere nostri.


R. Amen.



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R. Amen.

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PRIEST: Consider the excruciatingpain which Jesus, our Saviour, sufferswhen the nails pierce and tear Hisveins, bones, nerves, and flesh withunspeakable anguish. Are you nottouched at the sight of so much painand the recollection of your manysins?

PEOPLE: O Jesus, crucified for mysake, wound and pierce my heartwith Thy holy fear and love. Grantthat I may now crucify all my ill-regulated passions so that I mayhave the happiness of living anddying crucified with Thee and thuscome to reign gloriously with thee inHeaven


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PRIEST: Raise your eyes and beholdyour loving Saviour hanging on the cross,fastened by three nails. Hear how He

prays for His enemies, promises Paradiseto the good thief, leaves His Mother tothe care of St. John, recommends His soulto His heavenly Father, and at length,bowing His head, dies. Jesus is dead,dead on the cross for you! And what are

you doing? Oh, do not leave the cross ofyour Saviour without expressing yoursorrow and compunction.

PEOPLE: My dearest Redeemer, I donot deserve to be pardoned, for I am theunfortunate one who has joined Thy

executioners. But what consolation forme to hear Thee praying for those whocrucified Thee! What shall I do for TheeWho hast done so much for me?


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PRIEST: Consider what a sword ofsorrow pierced the heart of our deeply

afflicted Mother when she received thelifeless body of her Son into her arms.But the sharpest sword which piercedher heart was sin sin, which deprivedher dearest Son of life. Weep, then, overthe curse of sin.

PEOPLE: Queen of martyrs, when shallI be worthy to understand andsympathize with thy sorrows and havethem ever present in my mind? Motherof sorrows, grant that I may weep day

and night for my sins, which havecaused thee so much suffering, that inlove and repentance, I may die of puresorrow for thy sake and live forever withthee.




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R. Amen. R. Amen.


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TOGETHER: O Jesus, Thou didstbecome an example of humility,obedience and patience, * and didstprecede me on the way of life bearing

Thy cross. * Grant that, inflamed withThy love, * I may cheerfully take uponmyself the sweet yoke of Thy gospel *together with the mortification of thecross * and follow Thee as a truedisciple * so that I may be united with

Thee in heaven. Amen.

One Our Father, a Hail Maryand Gloria, at least,should be said for the intentions of the SovereignPontiff. This will fulfil the requirements for a plenaryindulgence connected to this devotion so as long as aperson also fulfils other requirements.


At the end, the Cantorsings:V/. Parce, Domine *R/. Parce populo tuo; ne in aeternum irascaris

nobis. (ter)V/. Pie Jesu Domine * dona eis requiem.R/. Sempiternam.

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Contrition:

A Way of the CrossTaken from

Marchons Droit

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TOGETHER: O Lord, I live in suchblindness! I am a great sinner and Iam little troubled by it. I know thatsin offends God and stains my soul.In spite of that, I fall into it again and

again without ceasing. I am plungedin such misery!

O Holy Ghost, dissipate thedarkness which hides from me thenumber and ugliness of my sins.Break the hardness of my heart inorder to make tears of contrition flowfrom it. Strengthen my will that itmight triumph over all futuretemptations and that I may offer Youworthy reparation.






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PRIEST: Be humbled in the sight ofthe Lord, and he will exalt you. (James4:10)

If we fall so easily into sin, it isbecause of the depth of our pride. It isso difficult for us to truly recognise ourfaults, to abase ourselves before God,to humble ourselves and remainhumble. This is why our contrition does

not bear lasting fruits.PEOPLE: O Jesus, in virtue of the

merits of this fall, obtain for me thegrace to say truthfully about each sin:It is my fault, it is my fault, it is mymost grievous fault! O Jesus, help me

to maintain the attitude of thepublican in the Gospel who lowered hishead, struck his breast, and humbledhimself before God and men.



V. O Lord , have mercy on us.R. Have mercy on us.

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nedicimus tibi.


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praise Thee.



PRIEST: O all ye that pass by theway, attend, and see if there be anysorrow like to my sorrow. (Lam. 1:12)

The reason that this sorrow isimmense as the waters of the sea iscertainly the sight of the sufferingsand humiliations of her Divine Son. HerImmaculate Heart sees better now, inthe presence of Her afflicted Son, how

much sin is an outrage to the honour ofGod.PEOPLE: O Holy Virgin, remember

that you are also my Mother, and thatit is you who must form in me the soulof a child of God. Speak so well to my

heart, which is a chamber of sins andbad thoughts, that I will beoverwhelmed and broken with sorrowin realising my offences to God myFather.



R. Amen.



R. Amen.

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PRIEST: Turn not away thy face fromme; decline not in thy wrath from thyservant. (Ps. 26:9)

O Jesus, from your face shine forthinfinite Love and Goodness, Wisdom andTruth Eternal, and all Your perfections.They ask only to penetrate into thesecret depths of my soul in order totransform it and vivify it. But alas, every

sin indisposes God, Who turns His headfrom me!

PEOPLE: O Jesus, help me to knowand regret the habitual sins whichalienate me from your divine and

sanctifying regard, and so are the causeof my spiritual paralysis andlukewarmness. O Jesus, too often fornothing, namely in order to please men,I have lost the fruits of Your divineregard. How I regret it!


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PRIEST: Be humbled in the sight of theLord, and he will exalt you. (James 4:10)

The Christian life is a continual combat

against the enemy within us which St. Johncalls the triple concupiscence. If we fall backso often into the same faults and return tothe same circumstances, it is because wecease this combat, we allow ourselves tofollow the movements of our nature,

wounded by Original Sin. How easy it wouldbe for us to be vigilant every day andcombative against our predominant fault,and so prove to God that we love Him morethan ourselves! But alas, we lack a firm dailyintention, and Jesus falls another time,burdened with the thousand faults that weshould have been able to easily avoid. Howterrible! How sad!

PEOPLE: O Jesus, I want to pick myself up,I want to begin again this work everymorning. Sustain me.




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PRIEST: If in the green wood theydo these things, what shall be done inthe dry? (Lk. 23:31)

Green wood is full of sap,supernatural life, but in us there is alot of dry wood, works that are deadbecause they are wicked. One day, thedry wood will be cast into the fire ofPurgatory or of Hell. Let us fear the

just chastisement of God, which will beterrible, for God is not mocked. If thelove of God in me does not alwayssuffice for conquering temptations,may at least the fear of punishmenthelp me not to fall back into sin.

PEOPLE: O Jesus, fill up my heartwith this beneficial fear, so that it willhelp me keep sin at a distance and livewith You without compromise.


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PRIEST: O, how great is humanfrailty which is always prone to vice!Today thou confessest thy sins and

tomorrow thou again committest whatthou hast confessed. (Imit. I, 22)

Above all, we must not let sin takeroot in us. As soon as we notice it, letus immediately ask pardon of God, andthen let us turn generously toward His

holy Will, through a willing practice ofour duty of state.

PEOPLE: O Jesus, help me to pickmyself up as soon as I have themisfortune to fall, and to impose onmyself a little mortification of the

sense that cooperated in the fall. Mostoften, this will be a guarding of theeyes or tongue. Sometimes, it will bean austerity directed againstsensuality or the love of comfort.





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R. Amen. R. Amen.



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praise Thee.



PRIEST: If thy right eye scandalise thee,pluck it out and cast it from thee. For it isexpedient for thee that one of thy membersshould perish, rather than that thy whole

body be cast into hell. (Matt. 5:29)Impurity is the most common sin. In orderto be free from it, Our Lord demands of usthe generous sacrifice of all occasions of sin,particularly those which involve the senses ofsight and touch. To be determined in thisregard, we must have a great love for

chastity, by which the soul becomes strong,loving, and enlightened. It is the virtue of themartyrs, apostles, saints, and simple andstraightforward souls. Without this virtue,the entire edifice of the Christian life isforever placed in danger.

PEOPLE: O Jesus, You Who suffered somuch in Your body to obtain for us the graceof a total victory of our soul over our body,strengthen me in this struggle, so that I mayalways be pleasing to You by the purity of myheart.



R. Amen.



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PRIEST:The whole life of Christ was across and a martyrdom, and dost thouseek rest and joy? Thou errest. (Imit. II,

12)What attracted the gaze of Our Lordwhen He came upon this earth? TheCross! His heart was always longing afterit. He wanted to know it under all of itsaspects, to be intimately united to it

forever, to espouse it. And meanwhile, I,a poor sinner, flee the cross when itpresents itself with its accompaniment ofsufferings. This is the reason why my lifeis so mediocre, and why sin continues toreign in it.

PEOPLE: O Jesus Crucified, grant methe immense grace that You have givento all the saints: the love of the cross.This will be enough for me.


R. Miserere nostri.


R. Amen.



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R. Amen.

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PRIEST: On the cross, Jesus says to us:I have loved you unto the end. (John13:1)

I have loved you to excess, I have givenyou the full measure of my love, I havegiven you every particle of my body andsoul through suffering. The love of theCreator Who saves the creature this isMercy. The love of the creature who

allows himself to be saved this is perfectcontrition.

PEOPLE: O Jesus, how I would want topresent to You a heart whose every fibreis crushed with repentance, a heartsoaked in tears, a heart able to hear those

consoling words which You once spoke toSt. Mary Magdalene: Many sins areforgiven her, because she hath lovedmuch (Lk. 7:47).

Saints Peter and Paul and all you holypenitents, intercede for me!


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R. Amen.

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R. Amen.



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PRIEST: Can a woman forget herinfant, so as not to have pity on the sonof her womb? and if she should forget,yet will not I forget thee. (Is. 49:15)

O my God, I belong to You. I am Yourcreature, unworthy yes, but the work ofYour hands. Also, I want to cast all myfaults with completely filial confidence

into the devouring furnace of the SacredHeart and I know that they will beimmediately consumed and neverreturn (St. Thrse of the Child Jesus).

PEOPLE: O Jesus, I do not want to addto my faults a greater one yet, namely,

that of not having unlimited confidencein Your infinite Mercy. I know that Youexperience more joy in pardoning asinner than in creating a soul.


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PRIEST: I am the Almighty God: walkbefore me, and be perfect. (Gen. 17:1)

If we lived the Faith, sin and even

imperfection would no longer be possiblefor us. To offend God under His eyes or,even worse, to offend God by using Hisblessings and power this is animpossibility for the loving soul whonever leaves the presence of God his

Father.One day, Our Lord said to a holy soul:When you think of Me, you live for Me;when you do not think of Me, you live foryourself.

PEOPLE: Our Lady of Seven Sorrows,obtain for me the great grace to live inthe presence of God, so that I may put agreater purity of intention, love, andgenerosity into my thoughts, words, andactions.


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TOGETHER: Have mercy on me, O God I know my iniquity, and my sin is alwaysbefore me. To thee only have I sinned, andhave done evil before thee the sacrificethat I offer You is an afflicted spirit: acontrite and humbled heart, O God, thou

wilt not despise. (Ps. 50)If thou, O Lord, wilt mark iniquities:

Lord, who shall stand it? For with theethere is merciful forgiveness ... my soulhath hoped in the Lord. (Ps. 129)

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