Daily Prayers

Prayer is Love, I want to Love

5. Simon Helps Jesus

STATION V

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Genuflect:
V: We adore You, O Christ, and we praise You
R: Because, by Your holy cross, You have redeemed the world.

Fifth Station: Simon Helps Jesus to Carry His Cross.

Stand:
V: Consider that the Jews seeing that at each step Jesus, from weakness, was on the point of expiring, and fearing that He would die on the way when they wished Him to die the ignominious death of the cross, constrained Simon the Cyrenian to carry the cross behind Our Lord.

Kneel:
All: My most sweet Jesus, I will not refuse the cross as the Cyrenian did; I accept it, I embrace it. I accept in particular the death that Thou hast destined for me with all the pains which may accompany it; I unite it to Thy death, I offer it to Thee. Thou hast died for love of me, I will die for love of Thee, and to please Thee. Help me by Thy grace.

I love Thee Jesus, my love. I repent of having offended Thee. Never permit me to offend Thee again. Grant that I may love Thee always; and then do with me what Thou wilt.

Prayers: Our Father… Hail Mary… Glory be…

V: Lord Jesus Crucified R: Have Mercy on us.

Hymn: Stabat Mater Stanza
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All: Sing or Say:
Is there one who would not weep,
overwhelmed in miseries so deep,
Christ’s dear Mother to behold?

V: Have Mercy on Us, O Lord. R: Have Mercy on Us.