Alphonsus Liguori Preparatory Prayer to be said kneeling before the altar PRIEST AND PEOPLE My Lord Jesus Christ you have made this journey to die for me with unspeakable love and I have so many times ungratefully abandoned You. The author of these meditations on the Way of the Cross has a twofold purpose in offering them in printed form.
Jesus as an observant Jewish man would have prayed the Psalms throughout the day and drawn strength and peace from them. The Way of The Cross Station 1. Stations of the Cross Opening Prayer 1st Station Jesus is condemned to death 2nd Station Jesus carries His cross 3rd Station Jesus falls the first time 4th . The Way of the Cross as a devotion has its origin in the faithfuls. The Way of the Cross was inaugurated by Mgr G. Because by Your holy cross You have redeemed the world. V STATION Simon Cyrene helps Jesus carry the Cross. We adore You O Christ and we praise You. On Reserving the Sacrament 83 On the Stripping of the Altar 83. The Way of the Cross is not a sad devotion Bishop Alvaro del Portillo writes in the foreword. 3 So Judas came to the grove guiding a detachment of soldiers and some officials from the chief priests and Pharisees. Like CCTN on Facebookwww.facebook.comcctnusaA video presentation of the Stations of the Cross.Text .