Shorter Form of the Way of the Cross
From The Augustinian Manual, 1885 Tools
A SHORTER FORM OF THE VIA CRUCIS
Source
| Printed in | The Augustinian Manual |
|---|---|
| Imprint | Dublin, M. H. Gill and Son, 1885 |
| Scan | the Internet Archive copy |
| Approval | Nihil obstat: Henricus F. Neville, P.P., V.G., Decanus Corcagiae, Censor Deputatus. No date printed. Imprimatur: Eduardus Card. MacCabe, Archiepiscopus Dublinensis, Hiberniae Primas. No date printed. Imprimatur: Gulielmus Delany, Episcopus Corcagiae. No date printed. Imprimatur: Gulielmus O'Sullivan, Provincialis, O.S.A., Hiberniae. No date printed. |
| Indulgence | After each of the following prayers, the “Pater” and “Ave” may be recited, though not necessary in order to gain the indulgences; an “Ave” alone will suffice, nothing more being required than a Prayer at each Station. |
| Transcription | Transcribed from the scan of the 1885 edition. |
| Rights | Public domain in the United States. |
Albrecht Dürer, The Agony in the Garden, 1508. Art Institute of Chicago.
Kneeling at the altar, say first the prayer as at the beginning of the longer form.
After having read the Title of each Station, say:
℣. We adore Thee, O Christ, and praise Thee.
℟. Because by thy Holy Cross Thou hast redeemed the world.
At the end of each Station:
℣. Have mercy on us, O Lord.
℟. Have mercy on us.
After each of the following prayers, the “Pater” and “Ave” may be recited, though not necessary in order to gain the indulgences; an “Ave” alone will suffice, nothing more being required than a Prayer at each Station.
I.
Jesus is condemned to death.
O my Jesus, by the unjust sentence of death which our sins caused Thee to suffer, save me from the eternal death which I have deserved.
II.
Jesus is loaded with his Cross.
O my Jesus, by the cross which Thou didst embrace for love of me, help me to suffer all for the love of Thee.
III.
Jesus falls the first time under the Cross.
O my Jesus, by this first fall under the weight of the cross, caused by my sins, be Thou my strength to rise from sin.
IV.
Jesus is met by his Blessed Mother.
O sorrowful hearts of Jesus and Mary, grant that I may console you by a contrite and humble heart.
V.
Jesus is assisted by Simon of Cyrene.
Simon was permitted to assist Thee in carrying thy cross, O my Jesus; I also wish to carry it with Thee.
VI.
St. Veronica wipes our Lord's Face.
O my Jesus, Thou didst leave the impress of thy sacred face on the veil presented to Thee by Veronica. Imprint also on my soul an efficacious remembrance of thy passion.
VII.
Jesus falls under the Cross a second time.
O my Jesus, by this second fall, renew in me sorrow for my sins, with the hope of forgiveness.
VIII.
The Holy Women weep over Our Lord.
O my Jesus, Thou didst foretell the destruction of Jerusalem for not profiting of the time of thy visitation, grant that I may be always docile to thy voice.
IX.
Jesus falls the third time.
By this third fall, O Jesus, grant that my confidence in thy mercy may never fail.
X.
Jesus is stripped of his Garments.
O Jesus, cruelly stripped of thy garments, and in thy thirst given gall and vinegar to drink, grant that my heart, disengaged from all inordinate affections, may detest everything that displeases Thee.
XI.
Jesus is nailed to the Cross.
O my Jesus, nailed to the cross, may thy holy fears serve as a curb to my passions.
XII.
Jesus dies upon the Cross.
O Jesus, by thy agony and thy death on the cross, grant me to live henceforward to please Thee alone.
XIII.
Jesus is laid in his Mother's Arms.
O Mary, Mother of sorrows, it was at the foot of the cross that I became thy child, be also my mother at the hour of my death.
XIV.
Jesus is laid in the Sepulchre.
O Jesus, buried in the sepulchre, grant that henceforward my life may be hidden in God's with Thee.
Prayer as at the end of larger form.
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