A SHORT WAY OF THE CROSS

PRAYER IN THE STEPS OF THE PASSION

Most dear Jesus, filled with sorrow during the agony in the garden,
covered with a sweat of blood while praying, have mercy on us, O Lord.

Most dear Jesus, delivered into the hands of the wicked by a kiss,
bound like a robber, and abandoned by Your disciples, have mercy on
us, O Lord.

Most dear Jesus, condemned to death by an unjust Council, taken as an
evildoer before Pilate, and ridiculed by the wicked Herod, have mercy
on us, O Lord.

Most dear Jesus, publicly shorn of Your garments, and most cruelly
scourged at the pillar, have mercy on us, O Lord.

Most dear Jesus, crowned with thorns, beaten and blindfolded, clothed
in rich purple and mocked, have mercy on us, O Lord.

Most dear Jesus, likened to the infamous Barabbas, rejected by Your
people, and unjustly sentenced to death, have mercy on us, O Lord.

Most dear Jesus, burdened with the weight of the Cross and led to the
place of execution like a lamb to the slaughter, have mercy on us, O
Lord.
Most dear Jesus, reckoned with the wicked, blasphemed, and derided,
and given gall to drink to mitigate Your pain, have mercy on us, O
Lord.

Most dear Jesus, dying on the Cross in the presence of Mary, pierced
with a lance that drew blood and water from Your side, have mercy on
us, O Lord.

Most dear Jesus, taken down and placed in the arms of Your Sorrowful
Mother, have mercy on us, O Lord.

Most dear Jesus, horribly bruised and marked with five wounds,
annointed for burial and placed in a tomb, have mercy on us, O Lord.

My Jesus, I thank You for dying on the
Cross for my sins. Have mercy on us, O Lord. Amen.