The Stations of the Cross

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Station 7

We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you.
Because by your holy cross you have redeemed the world.

Gospel Reading - Jesus Bears the Cross

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6At sight of him the chief priests and Jewish officials began yelling, “Crucify! Crucify!”

“You crucify him,” Pilate said. “I find him not guilty.”

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15“Away with him,” they yelled. “Away with him — crucify him!”

“What? Crucify your king?” Pilate asked.

“We have no king but Caesar,” the chief priests shouted back.

16Then Pilate gave Jesus to them to be crucified.

17So they had him at last, and he was taken out of the city, carrying his cross to the place known as “The Skull,” in Hebrew, “Golgotha.”

. . . . .John 19:6,15-17

Lord,
grant us strength of purpose
that we may faithfully bear our crosses each day.

Station 8

We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you.
Because by your holy cross you have redeemed the world.

Gospel Reading - Jesus is Helped by Simon the Cyrenian to Carry the Cross

21Simon of Cyrene, who was coming in from the country just then, was pressed into service to carry Jesus’ cross. (Simon is the father of Alexander and Rufus.). . . . .Mark 15:21

Lord,
grant us willing spirits
that we may be your instruments on earth.