Saints LightStations of the Cross: Opening Prayer
The Stations of the Cross follow Jesus from his condemnation to his burial in fourteen short meditations, a devotion that grew from pilgrims who walked the streets of Jerusalem; this set is written for this app in the spirit of St Alphonsus Liguori. Pray this opening before the First Station, in church before the stations on the wall or anywhere at home.
The prayer
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Lord Jesus Christ, I come to walk the way of the cross with you. You went this road out of love for me, step by step, carrying what I could never carry. Give me a heart that is sorry for my sins and grateful for your mercy.
Mary, sorrowful Mother, you stood by your Son to the very end. Walk beside me now, and teach me to look at him with your eyes, so that what I see today may change the way I live tomorrow. Amen.
Pray it this week
Choose one Friday this week, set aside twenty minutes, and pray the whole Way of the Cross from this opening to the closing prayer.
More in Stations of the Cross
- First Station: Jesus Is Condemned to Death
- Second Station: Jesus Takes Up His Cross
- Third Station: Jesus Falls the First Time
- Fourth Station: Jesus Meets His Mother
- Fifth Station: Simon of Cyrene Helps Jesus Carry the Cross
- Sixth Station: Veronica Wipes the Face of Jesus
- Seventh Station: Jesus Falls the Second Time
- Eighth Station: Jesus Meets the Women of Jerusalem
- Ninth Station: Jesus Falls the Third Time
- Tenth Station: Jesus Is Stripped of His Garments
- Eleventh Station: Jesus Is Nailed to the Cross
- Twelfth Station: Jesus Dies on the Cross
- Thirteenth Station: Jesus Is Taken Down from the Cross
- Fourteenth Station: Jesus Is Laid in the Tomb
- Stations of the Cross: Closing Prayer
- The whole Prayer Book
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