Heavenly Father, whose blessed Son came not to be served but to serve: Bless all who, following in his steps, give themselves to the service of others that with wisdom, patience, and courage, they may minister in his Name to the suffering, the friendless, and the needy for Whoever does not bear his own cross and come after me: Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me for my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.” Himself and take up his cross and follow me. “If anyone would come after me, let him deny Amen.Īs they led Jesus away, they came upon a man of Cyrene, Simon by name, who was coming in from the country, and laid on him the cross to carry it behind Jesus. O God, who willed that in the passion of your Son a sword of grief should pierce the soul of the Blessed Virgin Mary his mother: Mercifully grant that your Church, having shared with her in his passion, may be made worthy to share in the joys of his resurrection The Lord will be your everlasting light, and your days of mourning shall be ended. Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. To what can I liken you, to what can I compare you, O daughter of Jerusalem? What likeness can I use to comfort you, O virgin daughter of Zion? For vast as the sea is your ruin. O God, you know us to be set in the midst of so many and great dangers, that by reason of the frailty of our nature we cannot always stand upright: Grant us such strength and protection as may support us in all dangers, and carry us through all temptations through Jesus Christ our Lord. Come, let us bow down, and bend the knee, and kneel before the Lord our Maker, for he is the Lord our God. Therefore God has highly exalted him, and bestowed on him the name which is above every name. And being found in human form he humbled himself and became obedient unto death, even death on a cross.
Amen.Ĭhrist Jesus, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped but emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, and was born in human likeness. Shame of the cross for our redemption: Give us courage to take up ourĬross and follow him who lives and reigns for ever and ever. For the transgression of my people was he stricken.Īlmighty God, whose beloved Son willingly endured the agony and The Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all: Worthy is the Lamb who was slain, to receive power and riches and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and blessing. Like a lamb he was led to the slaughter and like a sheep that before its shearers is mute, so he opened not his mouth. Although he was a Son, he learned obedience through what he suffered. Jesus went out, bearing his own cross, to the place called the place of a skull, which is called in Hebrew, Golgotha. It none other than the way of life and peace through Jesus Christ Mercifully grant that we, walking in the way of the cross, may find Then he handed Jesus over to them to be crucified.Īlmighty God, whose most dear Son went not up to joy but first he suffered pain, and entered not into glory before he was crucified: And they all condemned him and said, “He deserves to die.” When Pilate heard these words, he brought Jesus out and sat down on the judgment seat at a place called the Pavement, but in the Hebrew, Gabbatha. We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you:īecause by your holy cross you have redeemed the world.Īs soon as it was morning, the chief priests, with the elders and scribes, and the whole council, held a consultation and they bound Jesus and led him away and delivered him to Pilate. The procession goes to the First Station.
Whereby you have given us life and immortality through Jesus Christ We may enter with joy upon the contemplation of those mighty acts,
In whom is our salvation, our life and resurrection.Īssist us mercifully with your help, O Lord God of our salvation, that We will glory in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ: Amen.Īnd lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. A hymn or other song may be sung during the entrance of the ministers.
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