The Passion of Christ - The Way of the Cross

The climax to the Re-enactment of Our Lord's Passion is the Way of the Cross, modelled on the traditional 14 Stations of the Cross which you will see in any Catholic Church around the world.

Here we present our memories of the play with meditations on the Stations.

We adore you O Christ and praise you, for by your holy Cross you have redeemed the world.

At the Cross her vigil keeping, 
Mary stood in sorrow, weeping, 
When her Son was crucified. 

 O Lord have mercy on us and on the poor souls in Purgatory.
1. Jesus is sentenced to Death

2. Jesus Takes Up His Cross

1 Jesus is condemned to Death

We adore you O Christ and praise you, for by your holy Cross you have redeemed the world.

While she waited in her anguish,
Seeing Christ in torment languished,
Bitter sorrow pierced her heart.

O Lord have mercy on us and on the poor souls in Purgatory.

3. Jesus Falls the First Time





2 Jesus takes up his cross

We adore you O Christ and praise you, for by your holy Cross you have redeemed the world.

With what pain and desolation,
With what noble resignation,
Mary watched her dying son.

O Lord have mercy on us and on the poor souls in Purgatory.
4. Jesus Meets His Mother
5. Jesus is helped by Simon of Cyrene

6. Jesus Meets Veronica
7. Jesus Falls the Second Time

8. Jesus Meets the Women of Jerusalem
9. Jesus Falls the Third Time

10. Jesus is Stripped of His Garments

11. Jesus is Placed on the Cross





3 Jesus falls the first time

We adore you O Christ and praise you, for by your holy Cross you have redeemed the world.

Ever patient in her yearning,
Though her tear filled eyes were burning,
Mary gazed upon her Son.
12. Jesus Dies on the Cross

O Lord have mercy on us and on the poor souls in Purgatory.
13. Jesus is Taken Down from the Cross

14. Jesus is Laid in the Tomb





4 Jesus meets his mother 

We adore you O Christ and praise you, for by your holy Cross you have redeemed the world.

Who, that sorrow contemplating,
On that Passion meditating,
Would not share the virgin’s grief?

O Lord have mercy on us and on the poor souls in Purgatory.






5 Simon of Cyrene helps Jesus carry the cross

We adore you O Christ and praise you, for by your holy Cross you have redeemed the world.

Christ she saw, for our salvation,
Scourged with cruel acclamation,
Bruised and beaten by the rod.

O Lord have mercy on us and on the poor souls in Purgatory.






6 Veronica wipes the face of Jesus 

We adore you O Christ and praise you, for by your holy Cross you have redeemed the world.

Christ she saw with life’s blood failing,
All her anguish unavailing,
Saw him breathe his very last.

O Lord have mercy on us and on the poor souls in Purgatory.






7 Jesus falls the second time 

 We adore you O Christ and praise you, for by your holy Cross you have redeemed the world.

Mary, fount of love’s devotion,
Let me share with true emotion,
All the sorrow you endured.

O Lord have mercy on us and on the poor souls in Purgatory.






8 Jesus meets the women of Jerusalem 

We adore you O Christ and praise you, for by your holy Cross you have redeemed the world.

Virgin, ever interceding, 
Hear me in my fervent pleading,
Fire me with your love of Christ.

O Lord have mercy on us and on the poor souls in Purgatory.






9 Jesus falls the third time 

We adore you O Christ and praise you, for by your holy Cross you have redeemed the world.

Mother, may this prayer be granted,
That Christ’s love may be implanted,
In the depths of my poor soul.

O Lord have mercy on us and on the poor souls in Purgatory.



10 Jesus is stripped of his garments 

We adore you O Christ and praise you, for by your holy Cross you have redeemed the world.

At the cross, your sorrow sharing,
All your grief and torment bearing,
Let me stand and mourn with you.

O Lord have mercy on us and on the poor souls in Purgatory.






11 Jesus is crucified 

We adore you O Christ and praise you, for by your holy Cross you have redeemed the world.

Fairest maid of all creation,
Queen of hope and consolation,
Let me feel your grief sublime.

O Lord have mercy on us and on the poor souls in Purgatory.






12 Jesus dies on the cross 

We adore you O Christ and praise you, for by your holy Cross you have redeemed the world.

Virgin, in your love befriend me,
At the Judgement day defend me,
Help my by your constant prayer.

O Lord have mercy on us and on the poor souls in Purgatory.






13 Jesus is taken down from the cross 

We adore you O Christ and praise you, for by your holy Cross you have redeemed the world.

Saviour, when my life shall leave me,
Through your mother’s prayers receive me,
With the fruits of victory.

O Lord have mercy on us and on the poor souls in Purgatory.



14 Jesus is laid in the tomb  

We adore you O Christ and praise you, for by your holy Cross you have redeemed the world.

Let me to your love be taken,
Let my soul in death awaken,
To the joys of Paradise.

O Lord have mercy on us and on the poor souls in Purgatory.

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