Page 396 - Special Occasion Prayers

396 Stations of the Cross
Our Father …, Hail Mary …
Leader: Jesus Christ Crucified.
All: Have mercy on Us.
Leader: May the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy
of God, Rest in peace.
All: Amen.

ELEVENTH STATION: Jesus is nailed to the cross

Leader: We adore you, Lord Jesus, and we praise you.
All: Because by your holy cross, you have redeemed the world.

Leader: You are stretched out on the cross you have carried so far.
The soldiers take big nails and drive them into your hands and feet.
You feel abandoned by the people you loved so much. People seem
to have gone mad. You have done nothing but good, yet they drive
nails through your hands and feet.
As a child, sometimes I hurt others. Sometimes I join with
friends and decide not to like another. We gang up against another
and cause them hurt and pain. Sometimes I say or do hurtful things
to my brothers and sisters. I can wonder what they'd think about
themselves if they believed everything I told them about themselves.
As and adult, sometimes I discriminate against others. Even
without thinking, I judge others because of their color, intelligence,
income level or name. I forget that I am to live as a brother or sister
to all people. Sometimes I use harsh words when I speak to my chil-
dren and family members. I can find it easy to look for something
that isn't very important and make it very important.
Help me look again at the people around me. Help me see the
hurt and pain I have caused in others. Be with me to help me make
amends for the harm I have done.
My Jesus, by Your agony when the cruel nails pierced Your ten-
der hands and feet and fixed them to the cross, make me crucify my
flesh by Christian penance.

Our Father …, Hail Mary …
Leader: Jesus Christ Crucified.
All: Have mercy on Us.
Leader: May the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy
of God, Rest in peace.

All: Amen.