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| Stations of the Cross
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| The
Twelfth Station |
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Jesus
Dies on the Cross |
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V.
We adore thee, O Christ, and we bless thee:
(genuflect)
R.
Because by thy holy Cross thou hast redeemed the world.
THE
READING: (St. Matthew 27:45-46; St.
John 19:28, 30)
Now
from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land unto the ninth
hour. And about the ninth hour, Jesus knowing that all things were
now accomplished said, It is finished: and hw bowed his head, and gave
up the ghost. (all kneel)
V.
I did give thee a royal scepter, and thou hast given
unto my head a crown of thorns.
R.
Holy and Immortal, have mercy upon us.
Let us
pray:
Almighty
God, we beseech thee graciously to behold this thy family, for which our
Lord Jesus Christ was contented to be betrayed, and given up into
the hands of wicked men, and to suffer death upon the cross (who now liveth and reigneth with thee
and the Holy Ghost, ever
one God, world without end). Amen.
V.
O Savior of the world, who by thy Cross and Precious Blood hast redeemed
us:
R.
Save us and help us, we humbly beseech thee, O Lord.
| Reflection:
Jesus
hung for three hours. During this time He prayed for His murderers,
promised Paradise to the penitent robber, and committed His Blessed
Mother to the guardianship of St. John. Then all was finished, and
He bowed His head and gave up His Spirit.
The
worst is over. The Holiest is dead and departed. The most tender,
the most affectionate, the holiest of the sons of men is gone. Jesus
is dead, and with His death my sins shall die. I protest once for
all, before men and Angels, that sin shall no more have dominion
over me. This Lent I make myself God's own for ever. The salvation
of my soul shall be my first concern. With the aid of His grace I
will create in me a deep hatred and sorrow for my past sins. I will
try hard to detest sin, as much as I have ever loved it. Into God's
hands I put myself, not by halves, but unreservedly. I promise Thee,
O Lord, with the help of Thy grace, to keep out of the way of
temptation, to avoid all occasions of sin, to turn at once from the
voice of the Evil One, to be regular in my prayers, so to die to sin
that Thou mayest not have died for me on the Cross in vain. |
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