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god of power and mercy in love you sent
your son that we might be cleansed of
our sin and live with you forever
bless us as we gather to reflect on his
suffering and death that we may learn
from his example the way we should go
we ask this through that same christ our
lord
amen
the first station jesus in the garden of
gethsemane we adore you o christ and we
praise you
then jesus came with them to a place
called gethsemane and he said to his
disciples sit here while i go over there
and pray
he took along peter and the two sons of
zebedee and began to feel sorrow and
distress
and he said to them
my soul was sorrowful even to death
remain here and keep watch with me
he advanced a little and fell
in prayer saying my father if it is
possible let this cup pass from me yet
not as i will but as you will
when he returned to his disciples he
found them asleep
he said to peter so you could not keep
watch with me for one hour
watch and pray that you may not undergo
the test the spirit is willing but the
flesh is weak
lord grant us your strength and wisdom
that we may seek to follow your will in
all things
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the second station jesus is betrayed by
judas and arrested we adore you oh
christ and we praise you
then while jesus was still speaking
judas one of the twelve arrived
accompanied by a crowd with swords and
clubs who had come from the chief
priests the scribes and the elders
his betrayer had arranged a signal with
them saying
the man i shall kiss is the one arrest
him and lead him away securely
he came and immediately went over to him
and said rabbi
and he kissed him
at this they laid hands on him and
arrested him
lord grant us the courage of our
convictions that our lives may
faithfully reflect the good news you
bring
lord jesus
the third station jesus is condemned by
the sign egyptian we adore you oh christ
and we praise you
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when day came the council of elders of
the people met both chief priests and
scribes
and they brought him before their
sanhedrin
they said if you were the messiah tell
us
but he replied to them if i tell you you
will not believe and if i question you
will not respond but from this time on
son of man will be seated at the right
hand of the power of god
they all asked are you then the son of
god
he replied to them
you say that i am
then they said what further need have we
for testimony we have heard it from his
own mouth lord grant us your sense of
righteousness that we may never cease to
work to bring about the justice of the
kingdom that you promised lord jesus
the fourth station jesus is denied by
peter we adore you o christ and we
praise you
now peter was sitting outside in the
courtyard
one of the maids came over to him and
said you too were with jesus the
galilean but he denied it in front of
everyone saying i do not know what
you're talking about
as he went out to the gate another girl
saw him and said to those who were there
this man was with jesus the nazarene
again he denied it with an oath i do not
know the man
a little later the bystanders came over
and said to peter surely you two are one
of them even your speech gives you away
at that he began to curse and to swear i
do not know the man
and immediately a crowed
then peter remembered the word that
jesus had spoken before the crows
you will deny me three times
he went out and began to weep bitterly
lord grant us the gift of honesty that
we may not fear to speak the truth even
when difficult
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the fifth station
jesus is judged by pontius pilate we
adore you a christ and we praise you
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the chief priests with the elders and
the scribes that is the whole sanhedrin
held a council
they bound jesus led him away and handed
him over to pilate
pilate questioned him are you the king
of the jews
he said to him in reply
you say so
the chief priests accused him of many
things
again pilate questioned him
have you no answer
see how many things they accuse you of
jesus gave him no further answer so that
pilate was amazed
pilate wishing to satisfy the crowd
released barabbas and handed jesus over
to be
crucified lord grant us discernment that
we may see as you see
not as the world sees lord jesus
the sixth station jesus is scourged and
crowned with thorns
we adore you oh christ and we praise you
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then pilate took jesus and had him
scourged and the soldiers wove a crown
out of thorns and placed it on his head
and closed him in a purple cloak and
they came to him and said hail king of
the jews and they struck him repeatedly
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lord grant us patience in times of
suffering that we may offer our lives as
a sacrifice of praise lord jesus
the seventh station jesus bears the
cross
we adore you o christ and we praise you
when the chief priests and the guards
saw jesus they cried out crucify him
crucify him pilate said to them
take him yourselves and crucify him i
find no guilt in him
then cried out take him away take him
away crucify him
pilate said to them
shall i crucify your king
the chief priest answered we have no
king but caesar then he handed him over
to them to be crucified so they took
jesus and carrying the cross himself he
went out to what is called the place of
the skull in hebrew golgotha
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lord grant us strength of purpose that
we may faithfully bear our crosses each
day lord jesus
the eighth station jesus is helped by
simon the cyrenian to carry the cross
we adore you o christ and we praise you
redeem the world they pressed into
service a passer by simon cyrenian who
was coming in from the country the
father of alexander and rufus to carry
his cross
lord grant us willing spirits that we
may be your instruments on earth
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the ninth station jesus meets the women
of jerusalem
we adore you o christ and we praise you
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a large crowd of people followed jesus
including many women who mourned and
lamented him
jesus turned to them and said daughters
of jerusalem do not weep for me we've
been said for yourselves and for your
children for indeed the days are coming
when people will say
blessed are the barren the wombs that
never bore and the breasts that never
nursed at that time people will say to
the mountains fall upon us and to the
hills cover us
for if these things are done when the
wood is green what will happen when it
is dry
lord grant us gentle spirits that we may
comfort those who mourn
lord
the tenth station
jesus is crucified
we adore you o christ and we praise you
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when they came to the place called the
skull they crucified him and the
criminals there one on his right the
other on his left
then jesus said
father forgive them they know not what
they do
lord grant us merciful hearts that we
may bring your reconciliation and
forgiveness to all
lord jesus
the 11th station jesus promises his
kingdom to the good thief
we adore you o christ and we praise you
now one of the criminals hanging there
reviled jesus saying are you not the
messiah save yourself and us
the other however rebuking him said in
reply
have you no fear of god for you are
subject to the same condemnation
and indeed we have been condemned justly
for the sentence we receive corresponds
to our crimes
this man has done nothing criminal
and he said jesus remember me when you
come into your kingdom
he replied to him amen i say to you
today you will be with me in paradise
lord grant us perseverance that we may
never stop seeking you
the 12th station jesus speaks to his
mother and the beloved disciple
we adore you o christ and we praise
our holy you you have redeemed the world
standing by the cross of jesus where his
mother and his mother's sister
mary the wife of clopas and mary of
magdala
when jesus saw his mother and the
disciple there whom he loved he said to
his mother woman behold your son
then he said to the disciple behold your
mother
and from that hour the disciple took her
into his home
lord grant his constancy that we may be
willing to stand by those in need
lord jesus
the 13th station jesus dies on the cross
we adore you o christ we praise you
redeem
it was now about noon and darkness came
over the whole land until three in the
afternoon because of an eclipse of the
sun
then the veil of temple was torn down
the middle
jesus cried out in a loud voice father
into your hands i commend my spirit
and when he had said this he breathed
his last
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lord grant us trust in you that when our
time on earth has ended our spirits may
come to you without delay
lord jesus
walk in your steps
the 14th station jesus is placed in the
tomb
we adore you o christ and we praise you
when it was evening there came a rich
man from arimathea named joseph who was
himself a disciple of jesus
he went to pilate and asked for the body
of jesus then pilate ordered it to be
handed over
taking the body joseph wrapped it in
clean linen and laid it in his new tomb
that he had hewn in the rock
then he rolled a huge stone across the
entrance to the tomb and
departed lord grant us your compassion
that we may always provide for those in
need
lord jesus
lord jesus christ your passion and death
is the sacrifice that unites earth and
heaven and reconciles all people to you
may we who have faithfully reflected on
these mysteries follow in your steps and
so come to share your glory in heaven
where you live and reign with the father
and the holy spirit one god forever and
ever
amen
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