According to St. Alphonsus, each Station brings its own graces to bear fruit in our souls.
I. Jesus is condemned to death.
Priest: We adore Thee, O Christ, and we bless Thee,
People: because by Thy Holy Cross Thou hast redeemed the world.
Priest: Let us pray. My adorable Jesus, grant me the grace that will assist my soul on its journey to eternity. Amen.
Our Father…
Hail Mary…
Glory Be…
O My Jesus, forgive us…
Our Lady’s Part in the Redemption:
Priest: I will put enmities between thee and the woman, between thy seed and her seed.
People: She shall crush thy head, and thou shalt lie in wait for her heel. (Genesis 3:15)
Stabat Mater Hymn:
At the Cross her station keeping, stood the mournful Mother weeping, close to Jesus to the last.
II. Jesus is made to carry his cross.
Priest: We adore Thee, O Christ, and we bless Thee,
People: because by Thy Holy Cross Thou hast redeemed the world.
Priest: Let us pray. My most beloved Jesus, grant me the grace to carry my crosses with perfect patience and resignation. Amen.
Our Father…
Hail Mary…
Glory Be…
O My Jesus, forgive us…
Our Lady’s Part in the Redemption:
Priest: I will put enmities between thee and the woman, between thy seed and her seed.
People: She shall crush thy head, and thou shalt lie in wait for her heel. (Genesis 3:15)
Stabat Mater Hymn:
Through her Heart in sorrow sharing, all His bitter anguish bearing, now at length the sword has passed.
III. Jesus falls the first time.
Priest: We adore Thee, O Christ, and we bless Thee,
People: because by Thy Holy Cross Thou hast redeemed the world.
Priest: Let us pray. My beloved Jesus, grant me the grace to save my soul from falling into mortal sin. Amen.
Our Father…
Hail Mary…
Glory Be…
O My Jesus, forgive us…
Our Lady’s Part in the Redemption:
Priest: I will put enmities between thee and the woman, between thy seed and her seed.
People: She shall crush thy head, and thou shalt lie in wait for her heel. (Genesis 3:15)
Stabat Mater Hymn:
O how sad and sore distressed was that Mother highly blessed of the sole-begotten One!
IV. Jesus meets his sorrowful Mother.
Priest: We adore Thee, O Christ, and we bless Thee,
People: because by Thy Holy Cross Thou hast redeemed the world.
Priest: Let us pray. My most loving Jesus, grant me a truly devoted love for Thy Most Holy Mother. My Queen, obtain for me a continual and tender empathy for the passion of thy Son. Amen.
Our Father…
Hail Mary…
Glory Be…
O My Jesus, forgive us…
Our Lady’s Part in the Redemption:
Priest: I will put enmities between thee and the woman, between thy seed and her seed.
People: She shall crush thy head, and thou shalt lie in wait for her heel. (Genesis 3:15)
Stabat Mater Hymn: Christ above in torment hangs, she beneath beholds the pangs of her dying, glorious Son.
V. Simon of Cyrene helps Jesus to carry His cross.
Priest: We adore Thee, O Christ, and we bless Thee,
People: because by Thy Holy Cross Thou hast redeemed the world.
Priest: Let us pray. O most sweet Jesus, grant me the grace not to refuse Thy cross but to accept it and embrace it. I accept in particular the death Thou hast destined for me, with all the pains that may accompany it. Amen.
Our Father…
Hail Mary…
Glory Be…
O My Jesus, forgive us…
Our Lady’s Part in the Redemption:
Priest: I will put enmities between thee and the woman, between thy seed and her seed.
People: She shall crush thy head, and thou shalt lie in wait for her heel. (Genesis 3:15)
Stabat Mater Hymn:
Is there one who would not weep, whelmed in miseries so deep, Christ’s dear Mother to behold.
VI. Veronica wipes the Face of Jesus.
Priest: We adore Thee, O Christ, and we bless Thee,
People: because by Thy Holy Cross Thou hast redeemed the world.
Priest: Let us pray. My most beloved Jesus, grant my soul the beauty it received at baptism. Put Thy image in me as Thou didst on Veronica’s veil. Amen.
Our Father…
Hail Mary…
Glory Be…
O My Jesus, forgive us…
Our Lady’s Part in the Redemption:
Priest: I will put enmities between thee and the woman, between thy seed and her seed.
People: She shall crush thy head, and thou shalt lie in wait for her heel. (Genesis 3:15)
Stabat Mater Hymn:
Can the human heart refrain from partaking in her pain, in that Mother’s pain untold.
VII. Jesus falls the second time.
Priest: We adore Thee, O Christ, and we bless Thee,
People: because by Thy Holy Cross Thou hast redeemed the world.
Priest: Let us pray. O most gently Jesus, grant me the grace of perpetual perseverance until death, and the grace not to fall into any temptation. Amen.
Our Father…
Hail Mary…
Glory Be…
O My Jesus, forgive us…
Our Lady’s Part in the Redemption:
Priest: I will put enmities between thee and the woman, between thy seed and her seed.
People: She shall crush thy head, and thou shalt lie in wait for her heel. (Genesis 3:15)
Stabat Mater Hymn:
Bruised, derided, cursed, defiled, she beheld her tender Child, all with bloody scourges rent.
VIII. Jesus speaks to the women of Jerusalem.
Priest: We adore Thee, O Christ, and we bless Thee,
People: because by Thy Holy Cross Thou hast redeemed the world.
Priest: Let us pray. O Jesus, Thou didst tell the women of Jerusalem, “Weep not for Me but for your children.” Thou didst foretell to them the destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans [,] who were children of Nimrod from the Tower of Babel. Grant me the grace to overcome the assault of the modern children of Babel found in the New World Order (globalism, communism, socialism, “woke”). Amen.
Link to Babel image
Our Father…
Hail Mary…
Glory Be…
O My Jesus, forgive us…
Our Lady’s Part in the Redemption:
Priest: I will put enmities between thee and the woman, between thy seed and her seed.
People: She shall crush thy head, and thou shalt lie in wait for her heel. (Genesis 3:15)
Stabat Mater Hymn:
For the sins of His whole nation saw Him hang in desolation till His spirit forth He sent.
IX. Jesus falls the third time.
Priest: We adore Thee, O Christ, and we bless Thee,
People: because by Thy Holy Cross Thou hast redeemed the world.
Priest: Let us pray. O Lord, grant me the strength to conquer all human respect and all my wicked passions which have led me to despise Thy friendship. Amen.
Our Father…
Hail Mary…
Glory Be…
O My Jesus, forgive us…
Our Lady’s Part in the Redemption:
Priest: I will put enmities between thee and the woman, between thy seed and her seed.
People: She shall crush thy head, and thou shalt lie in wait for her heel. (Genesis 3:15)
Stabat Mater Hymn:
O thou Mother! Fount of love, touch my spirit from above. Make my heart with thine accord.
X. Jesus is stripped of his garments.
Priest: We adore Thee, O Christ, and we bless Thee,
People: because by Thy Holy Cross Thou hast redeemed the world.
Priest: Let us pray. My innocent Jesus, as when they ripped the clothes from Thy flesh, help me to strip myself of all affections to things on earth so that I may love God alone. Amen.
Our Father…
Hail Mary…
Glory Be…
O My Jesus, forgive us…
Our Lady’s Part in the Redemption:
Priest: I will put enmities between thee and the woman, between thy seed and her seed.
People: She shall crush thy head, and thou shalt lie in wait for her heel. (Genesis 3:15)
Stabat Mater Hymn:
Make me feel as thou hast felt; make my soul to glow and melt with the love of Christ, my Lord.
XI. Jesus is nailed to the cross.
Priest: We adore Thee, O Christ, and we bless Thee,
People: because by Thy Holy Cross Thou hast redeemed the world.
Priest: Let us pray. Grant me the grace to nail my heart to Thy feet that it may ever remain there to love Thee and never quit Thee again. Amen.
Our Father…
Hail Mary…
Glory Be…
O My Jesus, forgive us…
Our Lady’s Part in the Redemption:
Priest: I will put enmities between thee and the woman, between thy seed and her seed.
People: She shall crush thy head, and thou shalt lie in wait for her heel. (Genesis 3:15)
Stabat Mater Hymn:
Holy Mother, pierce me through! In my heart each wound renew of my Savior crucified.
XII. Jesus is raised up on the cross and dies.
Priest: We adore Thee, O Christ, and we bless Thee,
People: because by Thy Holy Cross Thou hast redeemed the world.
Priest: Let us pray. Thy death on the cross, which opened the gates of Heaven, made reparation for the sin of Adam and Eve. Grant me the hope of Thy grace for my own salvation and that of the whole world. By Thy death give me the grace to die embracing Thy feet and burning with love of Thee. I commit my soul into Thy hands. Amen.
Our Father…
Hail Mary…
Glory Be…
O My Jesus, forgive us…
Our Lady’s Part in the Redemption:
Priest: I will put enmities between thee and the woman, between thy seed and her seed.
People: She shall crush thy head, and thou shalt lie in wait for her heel. (Genesis 3:15)
Stabat Mater Hymn:
Let me share with thee His pain, Who for all our sins was slain, Who for me in torments died.
XIII. Jesus is taken down from the cross and placed in the arms of His Mother.
Priest: We adore Thee, O Christ, and we bless Thee,
People: because by Thy Holy Cross Thou hast redeemed the world.
Priest: Let us pray. O Mother of Sorrows, for the love of Thy Son, accept me for Thy servant. Pray to Him for me. And Thou my Redeemer, since Thou hast died for me, permit me to love Thee always. Amen.
Our Father…
Hail Mary…
Glory Be…
O My Jesus, forgive us…
Our Lady’s Part in the Redemption:
Priest: I will put enmities between thee and the woman, between thy seed and her seed.
People: She shall crush thy head, and thou shalt lie in wait for her heel. (Genesis 3:15)
Stabat Mater Hymn:
Let me mingle tears with thee, mourning Him who mourned for me, all the days that I may live.
XIV. Jesus is laid in the sepulcher.
Priest: We adore Thee, O Christ, and we bless Thee,
People: because by Thy Holy Cross Thou hast redeemed the world.
Priest: Let us pray. Fruit of the Fourteenth Station: Let us pray. Thy mother didst [laid] Thee in the sepulchre and kissed the stone that enclosed Thee. I accept life in the tomb as my cloister. Help me to live the life that Thou didst live when Thou didst go out into the desert, the mountain high places, and caves to pray, until my resurrection. Give me the grace of being cloistered in my home monastery, in the cities and among the people, to teach them, heal them, feed them, pray for them, and set the example for them. We carry our cloister with us as we go about our duties in the world in imitation of Christ. Amen.
Our Father…
Hail Mary…
Glory Be…
O My Jesus, forgive us…
Our Lady’s Part in the Redemption:
Priest: I will put enmities between thee and the woman, between thy seed and her seed.
People: She shall crush thy head, and thou shalt lie in wait for her heel. (Genesis 3:15)
Stabat Mater Hymn:
By the cross with thee to stay, there with thee to weep and pray, is all I ask of thee to give.
Fruit of the Concluding Prayer:
Grant me the grace to join Thy Son and to accomplish his two [great] commands:
“Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with thy whole heart, and with thy whole soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind,
and thy neighbour as thyself.”
For example, in order to accomplish loving God, these are the devotions you can use. Let me use the[se] Stations of the Cross, the Divine Mercy, Mass and Communion, and Divine Office readings,
For example, to accomplish loving my neighbor as myself, all the reparation devotions, charity work, 5 First Saturdays, purgatory, feeding the hungry, defending the Church in its legitimate actions. Amen.