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The illustrations of the Stations in this newedition are the work of Clemens Schmidt.The cover design is by Brother Placid, O.S.B.

In the Sacrifice of the Mass we are unitedto Christ the Victim. In the Way of theCross, we meditate on the successive stagesof that victimhood; we renew our readinessto accept whatever cup of suffering He mayask us to share with Him (cf. Matt. 20:22),knowing by faith that it will give us a share,too, in His resurrection and glory.

The Way of the Cross

New EditionIllustrated in Full Color

Adapted from an Old Latin Compilationof Liturgical and Biblical Texts

T H E L I T U R G I C A L P R E S SST. JOHN'S ABBEY

Collegeville Minnesota

ENTRANCE SONG

15EE1. At the cross her station keep-ing2. Through her heart His sor-row shar-ing,

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se1. Close to Je - sus to the last.2. Now at length the sword had passed.

INDULGENCES ATTACHED TO THEWAY OF THE CROSS

A plenary indulgence can be gained every time theWay of the Cross is made. If for some reasonable causethe holy exercise is not completed, an indulgence of tenyears is granted for each station. An additional plenaryindulgence can be gained if Holy Communion is receivedon the same day as the Stations are made.

(No. 164, Precee el Pia Opera)

Nihil osbtat: John Eidenschink, O.S.B., J.C.D., Censor deputalus.Imprimi potent: *}• Baldwin Dworschak, O.S.B., Abbot of St. John'sAbbey. Imprimatur: •%• Peter W. Bartholome, D.D., Bishop of St.Cloud. July 18, 195T.

Copyright 1957 by The Order of St. Benedict, Inc., Collegeville,Minnesota. Printed in U.S.A.

PREPARATORY PRAYER

In the name of the Father, and of the Son,and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.

In a spirit of humility and with a contriteheart, we offer unto Thee, eternal Father, thistribute of our worship, that it may redound toThy honor and glory, and may avail us andall faithful Christians, both living and dead,unto the forgiveness of sins and the attain-ment of life everlasting.1

Tf. IT BEHOOVES US TO GLORY IN THECROSS OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST.

R. IN WHOM IS OUR SAUVATION, LIFE ANDRESURRECTION.3

Let Us Pray

O God, who in the passion of Thy Son /didst show us the path to eternal glory by theway of the cross: / graciously grant that asby our prayers we now follow Him to theplace of Calvary. / so we may also share Histriumph with Him for all eternity. / Wholiveth and reigneth with Thee for ever andever. Amen.3

OH. HOW SAD AND SORE DISTRESSEDWAS THAT MOTHER HIGHLY BLESSEDOF THE SOLE-BEGOTTEN ONE!CHRIST ABOVE IN TORMENT HANGS;SHE BENEATH BEHOLDS THE PANGSOF HER DYING GLORIOUS SON.

1 Compiled from offertory prayers of the Mass. ' Introit of HolyThursday. 3 Rite of the erection of the Stations of the Cross.

F I R S T S T A T I O N

FIRST STATION

Jesus Is Condemned to Death

y. WE ADORE THEE, O CHRIST, AND WEPRAISE THEE.

I*. BECAUSE BY THY HOLY CROSS THOUHAST REDEEMED THE WORLD.1

And in the morning the chief priests andthe whole council, binding Jesus, led Himaway and delivered Him to Pilate. And theyall condemned Him and said: He is guiltyof death. And Pilate sat in the place of judg-ment and delivered Him to them to be cru-cified.2

y. GOD SPARED NOT HIS ONLY SON.

R. BUT DELIVERED HIM UP FOR ALL OFUS.3

Let Us Pray

O Lord, Jesus Christ, / who didst comedown to earth from the bosom of the Fatherin Heaven / and didst shed Thy preciousblood for the remission of our sins; / we hum-bly beseech Thee, that on the day of judgmentwe may be found worthy to be on Thy righthand / and to hear Thy words: Come, yeblessed of My Father! / Who livest and reign-est for ever and ever. Amen.4

WHO, ON CHRIST'S DEAR MOTHER GATINGPIERCED BY ANGUISH SO AMAZING,BORN OF WOMAN, WOULD NOT WEEP?

1 Tract of Votire Mass of the Holy Cross. 2 Mk. 15:1, Mt. 26:66,and Jii, 19:16. * First antiphon of Lauds for Good Friday. (Rom.8:32). 4 Collect, Votive Mass of the Passion of Our Lord.

SECOND STATIONJesus Takes Up His Cross


U. BECAUSE BY THY HOLY CROSS THOUHAST REDEEMED THE WORLD.

And bearing His cross He went forth to thatplace which is called Calvary. Hail, O Christour King! Thou alone hast had pity on thefolly of our sins. Obedient to the Father,Thou art led forth to be crucified, like aninnocent lamb to the slaughter. To Thee beglory; to Thee be triumph and victory; to Theethe crown of highest honor and acclaim!1

y. THE LORD HATH LAID ON HIM THEINIQUITY OF US ALL.

R. FOR THE WICKEDNESS OF HIS PEOPLEHE HATH STRICKEN HIM. 3

Let Us Pray

0 Lord, who hast said: / My yoke is sweetand My burden is light: / grant that we maybe able so to carry it as to obtain Thy grace. /Who livest and reignest for ever and ever.Amen.3WHO, ON CHRIST'S DEAR MOTHER THINKING,SUCH A CUP OF SORROW DRINKING,WOULD NOT SHARE HER SORROWS DEEP?

»Jn. 19:17 and Alleluia Verse (Paschal Time) of Votive Massof the Passion of Our Lord. * Is. 53:6 and 8. 3 Vesting prayerbefore Mass.

T H I R D S T A T I O N

THIRD STATIONJesus Falls the First Time Under the Cross



Our Lord Jesus Christ humbled Himselfunto death, even to the death of the cross.For which cause God hath exalted Him andhath given Him a name that is above everyname. Come, let us adore and bow downbefore God, let us weep in the presence of theLord who made us, for He is indeed the Lordour God.1

fr. SURELY HE HATH BORNE OUR INFIRMI-TIES.

U. AND HE HATH CARRIED OUR SOR-ROWS.2

Let Us Pray

Grant, we beseech Thee, almighty God, /that we, who fail in so many adversitiesthrough our own weakness, / may take heartagain through the pleading of the passion ofThine only-begotten Son. / Who liveth andreigneth for ever and ever. Amen.3

BRUISED. DERIDED. CURSED, DEFILED,SHE BEHELD HER TENDER CHILDALL WITH BLOODY SCOURGES RENT.

1 Epistle of Palm Sunday (Philip. 2:8-9) and Ps. 94:6-7 of dailyMatins. ! Is. 53:4. 3 Collect, Monday in Holy Week.

F O U R T H S T A T I O N

FOURTH STATIONJesus Meets His Afflicted Mother


R. BECAUSE BY THY HOLY CROSS THOUHAST REDEEMED THE WORLD.

To what shall I compare thee; or to whatshall I liken thee, O virgin daughter of Jeru-salem? For great as the sea is thy distress.O Mother of mercy, grant that we may everrealize in ourselves the death of Jesus andmay share with Him in His saving passion.1

V. A SWORD OF SORROW HATH PIERCEDTHY SOUL.

R. AND HATH FILLED THY HEART WITHBITTER PAIN.2

Let Us Pray

O Lord Jesus Christ, / grant that now andin the hour of our death / we may obtain thefavor of Thy mercy / through the pleadingof the Blessed Virgin Mary, Thy Mother, /whose soul was pierced with a sword of sor-row in the hour of Thy passion. / Who livestand reignest for ever and ever. Amen.3

O THOU MOTHER. FONT OF LOVE,TOUCH MY SPIRIT FROM ABOVE.MAKE MY HEART WITH THINE ACCORD.

'Lam. of Jcr. 2:13 and Stabat Mater. J Lk. 2:35 and Job 9:18.3 Collect, Votive Mass of the Seven Sorrows of the B.V.M.

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F I F T H S T A T I O N

FIFTH STATIONSimon of Cyrene Is Forced to Take Up the Cross



And as they led Him away, they laid holdof one Simon of Cyrene, a passer-by, andforced him to take up the cross of Jesus. Andthey laid the cross on him, to carry afterJesus.1

V. WHOEVER DOES NOT CARRY HIS CROSSAND COME AFTER ME.

R. CANNOT BE MY DISCIPLE.2

Let Us Pray

Receive our prayers, O Lord, / and be ap-peased, / and in Thy mercy subdue to Thyservice even our rebellious wills. / ThroughChrist our Lord. Amen.3

FOR THE SINS OF HIS OWN NATION,SAW HIM HANG IN DESOLATION,TILL HIS SPIRIT FORTH HE SENT.

1 Mt. 27:32, Mk. 15:21, and Lk. 23:26. * Lk. 14:27. 'Secret,Saturday of Fourth Week in Lent.

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S I X T H S T A T I O N

SIXTH STATIONVeronica Wipes the Face of Jesus



Lo, we have seen Him, and there is no beautyin Him nor comeliness; He is despised andthe most abject of men, a man of sorrows andacquainted with infirmity. His countenance isas it were hidden, whereupon we esteemedHim not. His appearance is inglorious amongmen, and His form among the children of men.And yet He is the beautiful one above all thesons of men, and by His bruises we are healed.1

y. TURN NOT THY FACE AWAY FROM US.

R. AND WITHDRAW NOT FROM THY SERV-ANTS IN THINE ANGER.2

Let Us Pray

O God, who dost renew us to Thine image /by the precious blood of Jesus Christ ThySon: / lead our footsteps in Thy paths, / sothat we may truly obtain the gift of Thydivine charity. / Through the same Christour Lord. Amen.3

MAKE ME FEEL AS THOU HAST FELT:MAKE MY SOUL TO GLOW AND MELTWITH THE LOVE OF CHRIST MY LORD.

1 Third Responsory, Tenebrae of Holy Thursday, Is. 53:3, 52:14,Ps. 44:3. " Ps. 26:9. 3 Secret "For Charity."

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SEVENTH STATION

Jesus Falls a Second Time



They delivered Me into the hands of theimpious, they cast Me out amongst the wicked,and they spared not My soul. The powerfulgathered together against Me, and like giantsthey stood against Me. And striking Me withcruel wounds, they mocked Me.1

y. BUT I AM A WORM AND NO MAN.IJ. THE REPROACH OF MEN AND THE OUT-

CAST OF THE PEOPLE.'

Let Us Pray

O God, who by the humility of Thy Sonhast lifted up a fallen world: / grant to Thyfaithful people abiding joy; / that thosewhom Thou hast delivered from the perils ofeternal death, / may come to enjoy unendinghappiness. / Through the same Christ ourLord. Amen.3

HOLY MOTHER, PIERCE ME THROUGH.IN MY HEART EACH WOUND RENEWOF MY SAVIOUR CRUCIFIED.

LET ME SHARE WITH THEE HIS PAIN,WHO FOR ALL MY SINS WAS SLAIN,WHO FOR ME IN TORMENTS DIED.

S E V E N T H S T A T I O N1 Seventh Responsory, Tenebrae of Good Friday, First Respon-

ory, ibid, 2 Ps. 21:7. 3 Collect, Second Sunday after Easter.

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E I G H T H S T A T I O

EIGHTH STATIONJesus Meets the Women of Jerusalem



And there followed Him a great multitudeof people and of women who bewailed andlamented Him. But Jesus turning to themsaid: Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not overMe, but weep for yourselves and for yourchildren.1

y. THEY THAT SOW IN TEARS.

B. SHALL REAP IN JOY.3

Let Us Pray

O God, who dost choose rather to havemercy / than to be angry with those whohope in Thee: / grant that we may trulygrieve for the evil we have done, / and sodeserve to obtain the grace of Thy consola-tion. / Through Christ our Lord. Amen.3

LET ME MINGLE TEARS WITH THEE,MOURNING HIM WHO MOURNED FOR ME,ALL THE DAYS THAT I MAY LIVE.

'Lk. 23:27-28. 3 Ps. 125:5. 'Prayer for the People, Saturdayof Fourth Week in Lent.

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N I T H S T A T I O

NINTH STATIONJesus Falls a Third Time


I*. BECAUSE BY THY HOLY CROSS THOUHAST REDEEMED THE WORLD.

My people, what have I done to thee, or inwhat have I grieved thee? Answer Me. Ibrought thee out of the land of Egypt, andthou hast led Me to the gibbet of the cross.Forty years I fed thee with manna in thedesert, and thou hast beaten Me with blowsand scourges. What more ought I do for theethat I have not done?1

V. HE WAS LED AS A SHEEP TO THESLAUGHTER.

B. AND HE WAS MUTE AS A LAMB BEFORETHE SHEARER.5

Let Us Pray

Guard us, we beseech Thee, O Lord, / inThy ever-present mercy; / and since withoutThee weak man must fail, / keep us ever byThy help from all things harmful, / and leadus to all things profitable unto our salvation./ Through Christ our Lord. Amen.3BY THE CROSS WITH THEE TO STAY;THERE WITH THEE TO WEEP AND PRAY;THIS I ASK OF THEE TO GIVE.

1 Reproaches of Good Friday. 2 Is. 53:7. 3 Collect, FourteenthSunday after Pentecost.

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T E N T H S T A T I O

TENTH STATIONJesus Is Stripped of His Garments


3. BECAUSE BY THY HOLY CROSS THOUHAST REDEEMED THE WORLD.

And they came to the place that is calledGolgotha, which is the place of Calvary. Andthey gave Him wine to drink, mingled withgall. And when He had tasted, He would notdrink. And they divided His garments, cast-ing lots; that it might be fulfilled which wasspoken by the prophet, saying: They dividedMy garments among them; and upon Myvesture they cast lots.1

y. THEY GAVE ME GALL FOR MY FOOD.U. AND IN MY THIRST THEY GAVE ME

VINEGAR TO DRINK.2

Let Us Pray

Strip us, O Lord, of our former self / withits evil deeds and ways; / and clothe us withthat new nature which is created after themanner of God / in justice and in holinessof truth. / Through Christ our Lord. Amen.3

VIRGIN, OF ALL VIRGINS BLEST!LISTEN TO MY FOND REQUEST:LET ME SHARE THY GRIEF WITH THEE.

1Mt. 27:33-35. 2 Ps. 68:22. 3 Rite of religious profession.

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ELEVENTH STATIONJesus Is Nailed to the Cross


B. BECAUSE BY THY HOLY CROSS THOUHAST REDEEMED THE WORLD.

And when they were come to the placewhich is called Calvary, they crucified Himthere, and with Him two thieves, one on theright and the other on the left, and Jesus inthe midst. My people, what have I done tothee? I have exalted thee with great power,and thou hast hanged Me on the gibbet ofthe cross.1

y. THEY HAVE PIERCED MY HANDS ANDFEET.

IJ. THEY HAVE NUMBERED ALL MY BONES.2

Let Us Pray

O God, who by the passion of Thine only-begotten Son, / and by the five wounds fromwhich His blood was poured, / didst repairthe evil wrought by sin in our human nature:/ grant, we beseech Thee, / that we who hereon earth revere the wounds which He re-ceived, / may be worthy to obtain in Heaventhe fruit of His most precious blood. /Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.3

LET ME TO MY LATEST BREATH,IN MY BODY BEAR THE DEATHOF THAT DYING SON OF THINE.

E L E V E N T H S T A T I O N

1 Lk. 23:33, Jn. 19:18 and Reproaches of Good Friday. ' Ps.21:17-18. J Collect, Feast of the Five Wounds.

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TWELFTH STATIONJesus Dies on the Cross



When Jesus therefore had seen His motherand the disciple whom He loved, He said toHis mother: Woman, behold thy son. Afterthat He saith to the disciple: Behold thymother. And Jesus, when He had taken thevinegar, said: It is consummated. And again,crying with a loud voice, He said: Father, intoThy hands I commend My spirit. And bowingHis head, He gave up the ghost.1

y. CHRIST FOR OUR SAKE BECAME OBE-DIENT UNTO DEATH.

U. EVEN THE DEATH OF THE CROSS.'

Let Us PrayO Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the living God,

/ who at the sixth hour didst mount thegibbet of the cross for the redemption of theworld, / and didst shed Thy precious bloodfor the remission of our sins: / grant us, wehumbly beseech Thee, / that after our deathwe may enter with joy the gates of Para-dise. / Who livest and reignest for ever andever. Amen.3LET HIS STRIPES AND SCOURGING SMITE ME,AT HIS HOLY CROSS REQUITE ME,LET HIS BLOOD REFRESH ME THERE.

T W E L F T H S T A T I O N

JJn. 19:26, 27, and 30 and Lk. 23:46 (Fifth Responsory ofTenebrae of Good Friday). * Versicle of Good Friday (Philip. 2:8).3 Postcommunion, Votive Mass of the Passion of Our Lord.

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THIRTEENTH STATIONThe Body of Jesus Is Placed in the Arms

of His Mother



O all ye that pass by the way, stop, andconsider if there be any sorrow like to mysorrow. Mine eyes have failed with weeping;my whole being is troubled, and my strengthis poured out upon the earth, as I behold thecruel death of my Son, for the enemy hathprevailed against Him. Call me not Noemi(that is, beautiful), but call me Mara (that is,bitter), for the Almighty hath quite filled mewith bitterness.1

y. THE TEARS ARE ON HER CHEEKS.

R. AND THERE IS NONE TO COMFORT HER.2

Let Us Pray

0 God, at whose passion, as Simeon hadforetold, / a sword of sorrow pierced thesweet soul of Mary, the glorious VirginMother: / grant that we, who reverently re-call her anguish and suffering, / may obtainthe blessed fruits of Thy redemption. / Wholivest and reignest for ever and ever. Amen.3WHEN THE FLAMES OF HELL WOULD END MEAT THE JUDGMENT DAY, DEFEND ME,GENTLE VIRGIN, WITH THY PRAYER.

T H I R T E E N T H S TAT I O N

1 Lam. of Jer. 1:12, 2:11, 1-16, Ruth 1:20. 2 Lam. of Jer. 1:2.1 Collect, Feast of the Seven Sorrows of the B.V.M.

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FOURTEENTH STATIONJesus Is Laid in the Tomb


B. BECAUSE BY THY HOLY CROSS THOUHAST REDEEMED THE WORLD.

And Joseph, having taken down the bodyof Jesus, wrapped it up in a clean linen cloth,and laid it in his own new tomb which he hadhewn out in a rock. And he rolled a greatstone to the door of the tomb.1

y. THOU WILT NOT LEAVE MY SOUL INHELL.

R. NOR WILT THOU GIVE THY HOLY ONETO SEE CORRUPTION.2

Let Us Pray

0 God, who hast left us a record of Thypassion in the holy shroud, / wherein Josephwrapped Thy sacred body when taken downfrom the cross: / mercifully grant thatthrough Thy death and burial / we may bebrought to the glory of Thy resurrection. /Who livest and reignest for ever and ever.Amen.3CHRIST, WHEN THOU SHALT CALL ME HENCE,BE THY MOTHER MY DEFENSE,BE THY CROSS MY VICTORY.

WHILE MY BODY HERE DECAYS,MAY MY SOUL THY GOODNESS PRAISE,SAFE IN PARADISE WITH THEE.

F O U R T E E N T H S T A T I O1 Mt. 27:59-60. : Ps. 15:10. 3 Collect, Feast of the Holy Shroud

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CONCLUDING PRAYERLet Us Pray

O God, who in order to drive far from usthe power of the enemy, / didst will that ThySon should suffer for us on the cross: / grant,we beseech Thee, / that we who rejoice inhonoring that same holy cross, / may likewiseeverywhere rejoice in Thy loving care / andobtain the grace of resurrection. / Throughthe same Christ our Lord. Amen.1

In the name of the Father, and of the Son,and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.

BENEDICTION OFTHE BLESSED SACRAMENT

O SALUTARIS HOSTIA,QUAE CAELI PANDIS OSTIUM,BELLA PREMUNT HOSTILIA,DA ROBUR, FER AUXILIUM.

UNI TRINOQUE DOMINO,SIT SEMPITERNA GLORIA:QUI VITAM SINE TERMINGNOBIS DONET IN PATRIA. AMEN.

TANTUM ERGO SACRAMENTUMV E N E R E M U R CERNUI:ET ANTIQUUM DOCUMENTUMNOVO CEDAT RITUI:PRAESTET FIDES SUPPLEMENTUMSENSUUM DEFECTUI.

1 Second collect, Wednesday of Holy Week, and collect of theVotive Mass of the Holy Cross.

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GENITORI, GENITOQUELAUS ET JUBILATIO,SALUS, HONOR, VIRTUS QUOQUESIT ET BENEDICTIO:PROCEDENTI AB UTROQUECOMPAR SIT LAUDAT1O.

V. PANEM DE COELO PRAESTITISTI EIS.(IN PASCHAL TIME ADD: ALLELUIA.;

S. OMNE DELECTAMENTUMBENTEM. (ALLELUIA.)

IN SE HA-

Oremus. Deus, qui nobis sub Sacramentomirabili Passionis tuae memoriam reliquisti:tribue, quaesumus: ita nos Corporis etSanguinis tui sacra mysteria venerari, utredemptionis tuae fructum in nobis jugitersentiamus. Qui vivis et regnas in saeculasaeculorum.

I*. AMEN.

Psalm 116

LAUDATE DOMINUM OMNES GENTES: LAU-DATE HUM OMNES POPULI.

QUONIAM CONFIRMATA EST SUPER NOSMISERICORDIA EJUS: ET VERITAS DOMINIMANET IN AETERNUM.

GLORIA PATRI, ET FILIO, ET SPIRITUISANCTO.

SICUT ERAT IN PRINCIPIO, ET NUNC ETSEMPER, ET IN SAECULA SAECULORUM.AMEN.

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