New Way of The Cross

The
New Way of the Cross

The New Way of the Cross
Opening Prayer
In the name of the Father, and of the Son and

of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Opening Prayer
God come to my assistance.

Lord, make haste to help me.
Opening Prayer
God come to my assistance.

Lord, make haste to help me.
Opening Prayer
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son and to

the Holy Spirit,
As it was in the beginning, is now and will be
forever. Amen.
Opening Prayer (before the 1st Station)

O Jesus, our adorable Saviour, behold us
prostrate at your feet, imploring your mercy for
ourselves, and for the souls of all the faithful
departed. Bestow on us the infinite merits of your
passion, on which we are now about to meditate.
Grant that while we trace this path of sights and
tears, our hearts may be so touched with contrition
Opening Prayer (before the 1st Station)
and repentance, that we may be ready to embrace

with joy all the crosses, sufferings, and humiliations
of our life and pilgrimage.
Sing: (to the tune of Stabat Mater)
Jesus, Lord, condemned, defiled,

May we too be meek and mild
As we tread your holy way
1st Station: The Lord’s Supper
We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you.

(Genuflect)
Because by your holy cross you have
redeemed the world.
Matthew 26:26-29
While they were eating, Jesus took a piece of
bread, gave a prayer of thanks, broke it, and
gave it to his disciples. “Take and eat it,” he
said; “this is my body.” Then he took a cup, gave
thanks to God, and gave it to them. “Drink it, all
of you,” he said; “this is my blood, which seals
Matthew 26:26-29
God’s covenant, my blood poured out for many

for the forgiveness of sins. I tell you, I will never
again drink this wine until the day I drink the
new wine with you in my Father’s Kingdom.”
Our Father.., Hail Mary.., Glory Be..
Have mercy on us, O Lord.

Have mercy on us.
Holy Mother, pierce me through!
In my heart, each wound renew,
Of my Savior crucified.
Through her heart, his sorrows sharing,
All his bitter anguish bearing,
Now at length the sword had passed.
2nd Station: Jesus’ Agony at Gethsemane

(Genuflect)
redeemed the world.
Luke 22:39-43
Jesus left the city and went, as he usually did, to
the Mount of Olives; and the disciples went
with him. When he arrived at the place, he said
to them, “Pray that you will not fall into
temptation.” Then he went off from them about
the distance of a stone’s throw and knelt down
Luke 22:39-43
and prayed. “Father,” he said, “if you will, take

this cup of suffering away from me. Not my will,
however, but your will be done.” An angel from
heaven appeared to him and strengthened him.

Have mercy on us.
Oh, how sad and sore distressed
Was that Mother highly blessed,
Of the sole-begotten one.
3rd Station: Jesus Before the Sanhedrin

(Genuflect)
redeemed the world.
Mark 14:55-64
The High Priest stood up in front of them all and
questioned Jesus, “Have you no answer to the
accusation they bring against you?” But Jesus kept
quiet and would not say a word. Again the High Priest
questioned him, “Are you the Messiah, the Son of the
Blessed God?” Jesus answered: “I am, and you will all
Mark 14:55-64
see the Son of Man seated on the right of the
Almighty and coming with the clouds of heaven!” The
High Priest tore his robes and said, “We don’t need
any more witnesses! You heard his blasphemy. What
is your decision?” They all voted against him: he was
guilty and should be put to death.

Have mercy on us.
Christ above in torment hangs,
She beneath beholds the pangs,
Of her dying glorious Son.
4th Station: The Crowning with Thorns

(Genuflect)
redeemed the world.
Matthew 27:27-31
Then Pilate’s soldiers took Jesus into the governor’s
palace, and the whole company gathered round him.
They stripped off his clothes and put a scarlet robe on
him. Then they made a crown out of thorny branches
and placed it on his head, and put a stick in his right
hand; then they knelt before him and mocked him.
Matthew 27:27-31
“Long live the King of the Jews!” they said. They spat
on him, and took the stick and hit him over the head.
When they had finished mocking him, they took the
robe off and put his own clothes back on him. Then
they led him out to crucify him.

Have mercy on us.
Is there one who would not weep,
Whelmed in miseries so deep,
Christ’s dear Mother to behold?
5th Station: The Carrying of the Cross

(Genuflect)
redeemed the world.
Matthew 27:31
When they had finished mocking him, they took the

robe off and put his own clothes back on him. Then
they led him out to crucify him.

Have mercy on us.
Can the human heart refrain
From partaking in her pain,
In that Mother’s pain untold.
6th Station: The Falling of Jesus

(Genuflect)
redeemed the world.
Isaiah 52:5-7
He was pierced for our offences, crushed for our sins.
Upon him was the chastisement that makes us
whole, by his stripes we were healed. We had all
gone astray like sheep, each following his own way.
But the Lord laid upon him the guilt of us all. Though
he was harshly treated, he submitted, and opened
Isaiah 52:5-7
not his mouth. Like a lamb led to the slaughter or a

sheep before the shearers, he was silent and opened
not his mouth.

Have mercy on us.
For the sins of his own nation,
She saw him hang in desolation,
Till his spirit forth he sent.
7th Station: Simon of Cyrene

(Genuflect)
redeemed the world.
Matthew 27:32
As they were going out, they met a man from Cyrene
named Simon, and the soldiers forced him to carry
Jesus’ cross.

Have mercy on us.
O my Mother, found of love,
Touch my spirit from above,
Make my heart with yours accord.
8th Station: The Women of Jerusalem

(Genuflect)
redeemed the world.
Luke 23:27-31
A large crowd of people followed him; among them
were some women who were weeping and wailing
for him. Jesus turned to them and said, “Women of
Jerusalem! Don’t cry for me, but for yourselves and
your children. For the days are coming when people
will say, ‘How lucky are the women who never had
Luke 23:27-31
children, who never bore babies, who never nursed
them!’ That will be the time when people will say to
the mountains, ‘Fall on us!’ and to the hills, ‘Hide us!’
For if such things as these are done when the wood is
green, what will happen when it is dry?”

Have mercy on us.
Make me feel as you have felt,
Make my soul to glow and melt,
With the love of Christ, my Lord.
9th Station: Jesus is Nailed to the Cross

(Genuflect)
redeemed the world.
Luke 23:32-34
When they came to the place called “The Skull,” they
crucified Jesus there, and the two criminals, one on
his right and the other on his left. Jesus said, “Forgive
them, Father! They don’t know what they are doing.”

Have mercy on us.
10th Station: The Good Criminal

(Genuflect)
redeemed the world.
Luke 23:39-43
One of the criminals hanging there hurled insults at
him: “Aren’t you the Messiah? Save yourself and us!”
The other one, however, rebuked him, saying, “Don’t
you fear God? You received the same sentence he
did. Ours, however, is only right, because we are
getting what we deserve for what we did; but he has
Luke 23:39-43
done no wrong.” And he said to Jesus, “Remember
me, Jesus, when you come as King!” Jesus said to
him, “I promise you that today you will be in Paradise
with me.”

Have mercy on us.
Let me share with you his pain,
Who for all my sins was slain,
Who for me in torment died.
11th Station: Mary and John

(Genuflect)
redeemed the world.
John 19:25-27
Standing close to Jesus’ cross were his mother, his
mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Cleopas, and Mary
Magdalene. Jesus saw his mother and the disciple he
loved standing there; so he said to his mother, “He is
your son.” Then he said to the disciple, “She is your
mother.” From that time the disciple took her to live
in his home.

Have mercy on us.
Let me mingle tears with you,
Mourning him who mourned for me,
All the days that I may live.
12th Station: Jesus Dies on the Cross

(Genuflect)
redeemed the world.
John 19:28-30
Jesus knew that by now everything had been
completed; and in order to make the scripture come
true, he said, “I am thirsty.” A bowl was there, full of
cheap wine; so a sponge was soaked in the wine, put
on a stalk of hyssop, and lifted up to his lips. Jesus
drank the wine and said, “It is finished!” Then he
bowed his head and died.

Have mercy on us.
By the cross with you to stay,
There with you to weep and pray,
Is all I ask of you to give.
13th Station: Jesus is Laid in the Tomb

(Genuflect)
redeemed the world.
Matthew 27:57-60
When it was evening, a rich man from Arimathea
arrived; his name was Joseph, and he also was a
disciple of Jesus. He went into the presence of Pilate
and asked for the body of Jesus. Pilate gave orders for
the body to be given to Joseph. So Joseph took it,
wrapped it in a new linen sheet, and placed it in his
Matthew 27:57-60
own tomb, which he had just recently dug out of

solid rock. Then he rolled a large stone across the
entrance to the tomb and went away.

Have mercy on us.
While my body here decays,
May soul your goodness praise,
Safe in paradise with you.
14th Station: The Resurrection

(Genuflect)
redeemed the world.
Luke 24:1-6
Very early on Sunday morning the women went to
the tomb, carrying the spices they had prepared.
They found the stone rolled away from the entrance
to the tomb, so they went in; but they did not find
the body of the Lord Jesus. They stood there puzzled
about this, when suddenly two men in bright shining
clothes stood by them. Full of fear, the women
Luke 24:1-6
bowed down to the ground, as the men said to them,
“Why are you looking among the dead for one who is
alive? He is not here; he has been raised. Remember
what he said to you while he was in Galilee: ‘The Son
of Man must be handed over to sinners, be crucified,
and three days later rise to life.’”

Have mercy on us.
Jesus risen be our lover,
In your food and in our brother,
Lead us home to paradise.
Final Prayer
O Lord Jesus Christ, help me to see in the cross
the lengths to which man’s sin will go. Help me to
see in the cross that sin is enmity to you, that sin is
the destroyer of all beauty, and the enemy of all
loveliness. Help me to see in the cross the lengths to
which your love will go, that you did love us so much
that you kept nothing back. Help me to see in the
Final Prayer
cross the horror of sin, and to depart for ever from it.
Help me to see in the cross the wonder of your love
and to surrender forever to it. I ask you this through
your sorrowful mother. Amen.
Final Prayer
May the Lord bless us, protect us from all

evil, and bring us to everlasting life.
Amen.
Final Prayer
May the Lord bless us, protect us from all

evil, and bring us to everlasting life.
Amen.

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In the name of the Father, and of the Son and

God come to my assistance.

God come to my assistance.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son and to

Opening Prayer (before the 1st Station)

Opening Prayer (before the 1st Station)

and repentance, that we may be ready to embrace

Sing: (to the tune of Stabat Mater)

Jesus, Lord, condemned, defiled,

We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you.

God’s covenant, my blood poured out for many

Our Father.., Hail Mary.., Glory Be..

Have mercy on us, O Lord.

We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you.

and prayed. “Father,” he said, “if you will, take

Our Father.., Hail Mary.., Glory Be..

Have mercy on us, O Lord.

We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you.

Our Father.., Hail Mary.., Glory Be..

Have mercy on us, O Lord.

We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you.

Our Father.., Hail Mary.., Glory Be..

Have mercy on us, O Lord.

We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you.

When they had finished mocking him, they took the

Our Father.., Hail Mary.., Glory Be..

Have mercy on us, O Lord.

We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you.

not his mouth. Like a lamb led to the slaughter or a

Our Father.., Hail Mary.., Glory Be..

Have mercy on us, O Lord.

We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you.

Our Father.., Hail Mary.., Glory Be..

Have mercy on us, O Lord.

We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you.

Our Father.., Hail Mary.., Glory Be..

Have mercy on us, O Lord.

We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you.

Our Father.., Hail Mary.., Glory Be..

Have mercy on us, O Lord.

We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you.

Our Father.., Hail Mary.., Glory Be..

Have mercy on us, O Lord.

We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you.

Our Father.., Hail Mary.., Glory Be..

Have mercy on us, O Lord.

We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you.

Our Father.., Hail Mary.., Glory Be..

Have mercy on us, O Lord.

We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you.

own tomb, which he had just recently dug out of

Our Father.., Hail Mary.., Glory Be..

Have mercy on us, O Lord.

We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you.

Our Father.., Hail Mary.., Glory Be..

Have mercy on us, O Lord.

May the Lord bless us, protect us from all

May the Lord bless us, protect us from all

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