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LIVING WAY OF THE CROSS
SORROWFUL MOTHER NOVENA
IN each of the following Stations, we
behold Jesus through the eyes of Mary.
Make one station each day at home
during your Morning or Evening
Prayers. Jesus revealed to a Saint:
“However grievous the load of a
man’s sins, he may take comfort in
the hope of pardon” by meditating
on His Passion and Death.
† As a Novena, make the Way of the
Cross for at least nine or more
consecutive Fridays.
† Read and meditate on the following
14 Stations.
† Say the Sorrowful Mother Novena
Prayer.
POPE Benedict XIV recommended
the Way of the Cross as a source of
SPIRITUAL BLESSINGS. St. Leonard, who
erected the Way of the Cross in 652
places, emphasized it as the source of
many TEMPORAL BLESSINGS.
Mary was the first one to make the
Way of the Cross. She made it with
Jesus Himself. In each of the
following Stations, we behold Jesus
through the eyes of Mary.
I. Jesus Is Condemned To Die
“God, through sin,
I crucify.”
Jesus, Mary, Joseph,
help me walk this
“Living Way.”
Mary, sorrowing, hears the death
sentence: “Crucify Him! His Blood be
on us.” O Mary, hear my prayer: “Blood
of Jesus, be my redemption.”
II. Jesus Bears The Bitter Cross
“Bear me up in
grief and loss.”
Jesus, Mary, Joseph,
help me walk this
“Living Way.”
Mary, uncomplaining, sees the Precious
Blood flow from the wound in His
Shoulder. O Mary, help me to shoulder
my cross patiently, in union with Jesus!
III. Jesus Falls In Blood And Woe
“Sins of mine have
struck Him low.”
Jesus, Mary, Joseph,
help me walk this
“Living Way.”
Mary, sore distressed, sees the parched
earth quickly drink up His red Life.
O Mary, when my soul is parched by
earthly desires, recall to me the words
of Christ, “He who believes in Me shall
never thirst.”
IV. Son And Mother
Meet In Pain
“Must they grieve
for Me in vain.”
Jesus, Mary, Joseph,
help me walk this “Living Way.”