The Way of the Cross by Saint Francis of Assisi: Station 11

[Robert_Sock]

STATION 11 - Jesus is nailed to the Cross

Adoration
We adore Thee, O Christ, and we praise Thee, because by Thy holy cross, Thou hast redeemed the world.

Meditation
Jesus, being stripped of His garments, was violently thrown upon the cross and His hands and feet nailed thereto. In such excruciating pains He remained silent, because it pleased His heavenly Father. He suffered patiently, because He suffered for me. How do I act in sufferings and in troubles? How fretful and impatient, how full of complaints I am!

Prayer
O Jesus, gracious Lamb of God, I renounce forever my impatience. Crucify, O Lord, my flesh and its concupiscences; scourge, scathe, and punish me in this world, do but spare me in the next. I commit my destiny to Thee, resigning myself to Thy holy will: may it be done in all things!

Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be…

Lord Jesus, crucified, have mercy on us!
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Stabat Mater*
Holy Mother, pierce me through!
In my heart, each wound renew
Of my Savior crucified.

video
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[Robert_Sock]

“Crucify, O Lord, my flesh and its concupiscences; scourge, scathe, and punish me in this world, do but spare me in the next.”

This statement describes me! I DO NOT like suffering, but when it comes I try to offer it up to God. I truly want to get to Heaven without having to endure Purgatory. Listening to this version of the Stations 365 days a year, has changed me considerably. It put me into a state of beings where I’m humbled.