The Passion of Jesus Christ

[ronh4]

Who can deny that of all devotions, devotion to the Passion of Jesus Christ is the most useful, the most tender, the most agreeable to God, one that gives the greatest consolation to sinners, and at the same time most powerfully enkindles loving souls? When is it that we receive so many blessings, if it be not from the Passion of Jesus Christ…When have we hope of pardon, courage against temptations, confidence that we shall go to Heaven? When are so many lights to know the turth, so many loving calls, so many spurrings to change our life, so many desires to give ourselves up to God, except from the Passion of Jesus Christ?

St. Bonaventure says there is no devotion more fitted for sanctifying a soul then meditation on the Passion of Jesus Christ; when he advises us to meditate every day upon the Passion, it would advance in the love of God. “If you would make progress, meditate daily on the Passion of the Lord; for nothing works such an entire sanctification in the soul, as the meditations of the Passin of Christ.” And before him, St. Augustine, said, that one tear shed in memory of the Passion is worth more than to fast weekly on bread and water for a year.
By St. Alphonsus de Liguori** The Holy Eucharist**

If you have never sat/knelt and meditated on the Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ for several minutes, then start today. Find a crucifix, a quiet place, light a candle, and meditate.

 

[MariaGoretti88]

Thank you, this is such a great reminder and something that I’ve been trying to do more. It is because of His Sorrowful Passion that we are saved and that we have access to the Father and are filled with the Holy Ghost. We get so distracted by other technicalities that we forget one of the key points of our holy religion.

Thank you Lord for dying for me.

 

[Sherry_G]

Agreed! My favorite meditation is worshipping at Mass, immersed in the liturgy of the Eucharist, the one and only sacrifice that is acceptable to God.

 

[johnthebaptist1]

I to feel, that medating on the Passion of Jesus Christ, help me, to were I feel like I,am their on GOOD FRIDAY,the day JESUS suffered.

 

[Brooklyn]

I agree that meditating on the Passion of Christ is a wonderful devotion. Just studying a crucifix can teach us so much about what true love is. In .St. Francis’ Way of the Cross, his meditation for the Crucifixion is:

Behold Jesus crucified! Behold His wounds, received for love of you! His whole appearance betokens love: His head is bent to kiss you; His arms are extended to embrace you; His Heart is open to receive you. O superabundance of love, Jesus, the Son of God, dies upon the cross, that man may live and be delivered from everlasting death!

During Lent, I did the Stations of the Cross and the Seven Sorrows of Mary every day, which really helped me to focus on Christ’s Passion. I wasn’t able to do these devotions at Church every day, so I did them the “21st Century” way, with my ipod and Kindle.

I do believe the more we can relate to Christ’s Passion, the more strength we are given to overcome our sinful selves and the pull of the world.

 

[Je_Ne_Sais_Quoi]

Litany of the Passion
For private devotion.

Lord, have mercy on us,
Christ, have mercy on us,
Lord, have mercy on us,
Christ, hear us. Christ, graciously hear us.
God, the Father of Heaven, (1)
God, the Son, Redeemer of the world,
God, the Holy Ghost,
Holy Trinity, one God,
Jesus, the Eternal Wisdom,
Jesus, sold for thirty pieces of silver,
Jesus, prostrate on the ground in prayer,
Jesus, strengthened by an angel,
Jesus, in Thin agony bathed in a bloody sweat,
Jesus, betrayed by Judas with a kiss,
Jesus, bound by the soldiers,
Jesus, forsaken by Thy disciples,
Jesus, brought before Annas and Caiphas,
Jesus, struck in the face by a servant,
Jesus accused by false witnesses,
Jesus, declared guilty of death,
Jesus, spat upon,
Jesus, blindfolded,
Jesus, smitten on the cheek,
Jesus, thrice denied by Peter,
Jesus, delivered up to Pilate,
Jesus, despised and mocked by Herod,
Jesus, clothed in a white garment,
Jesus, rejected for Barabbas,
Jesus, torn with scourges,
Jesus, bruised for our sins,
Jesus, esteemed a leper,
Jesus, covered with a purple robe,
Jesus, crowned with thorns,
Jesus, struck with a read up on the head,
Jesus, demanded for crucifixion by the Jews,
Jesus, condemned to an ignominious death,
Jesus given up to the will of Thine enemies,
Jesus, loaded with the heavy weight of the cross,
Jesus, led like a sheep to the slaughter,
Jesus, stripped of Thy garments,
Jesus, fastened with nails to the cross,
Jesus, reviled by the malefactors,
Jesus, promising paradise to the penitent thief,
Jesus, commending St. John to Thy Mother,
Jesus, declaring Thyself forsaken by Thy Father,
Jesus, in Thy thirst given gall and vinegar to drink,
Jesus, testifying that all things written concerning Thee were accomplished,
Jesus, commending Thy spirit into the hands of Thy Father,
Jesus, obedient even to the death of the cross,
Jesus, pierced with a lance,
Jesus, made a propitiation for us,
Jesus, taken down from the cross,
Jesus, laid in the sepulcher,
Jesus, rising gloriously from the dead,
Jesus, ascending into heaven,
Jesus, our advocate with the Father,
Jesus, sending down on Thy disciples the Holy Ghost, the Paraclete,
Jesus, exalting Thy Mother above the choirs of angels,
Jesus, Who shalt come to judge the living and the dead,

Be merciful, Spare us, O Lord.
Be merciful, Graciously hear us , O Lord.
From all evil, (2)
From all sin,
From anger, hatred, and every evil will,
From war, famine, and pestilence,
From all dangers of mind and body,
From everlasting death,
Through Thy Most pure conception,
Through Thy miraculous nativity,
Through Thy humble circumcision,
Through Thy baptism and holy fasting,
Through Thy labors and watchings,
Through Thy cruel scourging and crowning,
Through Thy thirst, and tears, and nakedness,
Through Thy precious death and cross,
Through Thy glorious resurrection and ascension,
Thourgh Thy sending forth the Holy Ghost, the Paraclete,

In the day of judgment,
We sinners beseech Thee, hear us.
That Thou wouldst spare us, (3)
That Thou wouldst pardon us,
That Thou wouldst vouchsafe to bring us to true penance,
That Thou wouldst vouchsafe mercifully to pour into our hearts the grace of the Holy Spirit,
That Thou wouldst vouchsafe to defend and propagate Thy holy Church,
That Thou wouldst vouchsafe to preserve and increase all societies assembled in Thy holy Name,
That Thou wouldst vouchsafe to bestow upon us true peace,
That Thou wouldst vouchsafe to give us perseverance in grace and in Thy holy service,
That Thou wouldst vouchsafe to deliver us from unclean thoughts, the temptations of the devil, and everlasting damnation,
That Thou wouldst vouchsafe to unite us to the company of Thy saints,
That Thou wouldst vouchsafe graciously to hear us,

Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world, Spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world, Graciously hear us, O Lord!
Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world, Have mercy on us!
Christ, hear us; Christ, graciously hear us.
V. We adore Thee, O Christ, and praise Thee;
R. Because by Thy holy cross Thou hast redeemed the world.

Let us pray

Almighty and eternal God, Who hast appointed Thine only-begotten Son the Saviour of the world, and hast willed the be appeased with His blood, grant that we may so venerate this price of our salvation, and by its might be so defended upon earth from the evils of this present life, that in heaven we may rejoice in its everlasting fruit. Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, world wihtout end. Amen.

(1) Have mercy on us. (2) Lord Jesus, deliver us. (3) We beseech Thee, hear us.

 

[domandcarols]

I love the Litany of the Passion. It’s especially powerful on Good Friday.
Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccati mundi, miserere nobis.