The Stations of the
Cross
“Behold the wood of the Cross, on which hung
the salvation of the world. Come let us worship.”
Liturgy for Good Friday
I. Jesus is condemned
to death
Pilate
had
Jesus
brought out. “Here is
your king,” he said
to the crowd. But
they shouted, “Away
with him, crucify
him!”. So at that,
Pilate handed him
over to be crucified.
Ii. Jesus RECEIVES
THE CROSS
Faithful Cross! Above
all other, one and only
noble Tree!
None in foliage, none
in blossom, none in
fruit thy peers may be;
Sweetest wood and
sweetest iron!
Sweetest Weight is
hung on thee!
III. Jesus Falls
the First Time
“For to his angels, God has
given a command:
To guard you in all of your
ways; upon their hands they
will bear you up, lest you
dash your foot against a
stone.” (Psalm 91)
IV. Jesus Meets
his Mother
Simeon said to Mary,
“This child is
destined to be the
cause of the rise and
fall of many in
Israel, and a sword
shall pierce your
own heart too.”
V. Simon of Cyrene
carries the Cross
“Gentle Jesus,
mighty Spirit,
come inflame
our hearts anew,
We may all your
joy inherit, if we
bear the cross
with you.”
VI. Veronica Wipes
the Face of Jesus
“In so far as you did
this to the least of
my brothers, you
did it to me.”
VII. Jesus falls
the second time
“Come to me,
All you who are
Heavily burdened,
And I will give you
Rest for your souls.”
VIII. Jesus meets
the women of Jerusalem
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; weep instead for
yourselves and for your
children.”
IX. Jesus falls
the third time
He has broken my
teeth with gravel,
pressed my face
in the dust; My
soul is deprived
of peace, I have
forgotten what
happiness is.
X. Jesus is stripped
of his garments
“Love your enemies, do good
to those who hate you,
bless those who curse you,
pray for those who abuse
you. To one who strikes
you on the cheek, offer the
other also, and from one
who takes away your cloak
do not withhold your tunic
either.”
XI. Jesus is nailed
to the Cross
They will look
upon the one
they have
pierced, and
they will
mourn for
him as one
mourns for an
only child.
XII. Jesus dies
on the Cross
“Unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies,
it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.”
XIII. Jesus’ body is taken
down from the Cross
After this, Joseph of Arimathaea, who was a disciple of Jesus,
though a secret one because he was afraid of the Jews, asked
Pilate to let him remove the body of Jesus. Pilate gave
permission, so they came and took it away.
XIV. Jesus is laid
in the tomb
And Joseph bought a
linen shroud, and
taking him down,
wrapped him in the
linen shroud and laid
him in a tomb that had
been cut out of the
rock.