5. St. Faustina’s Way of the Cross: Station 5
St. Faustina's Way of the Cross: STATION 5
Continue with St. Faustina’s Way of the Cross, Station 5.
St. Faustina's Way of the Cross
STATION 5: Simon of Cyrene Helps Jesus Carry the Cross
We adore You, O Christ, and we praise You (or: We adore You, O Christ, and we bless You.)
BECAUSE BY YOUR HOLY CROSS, YOU HAVE REDEEMED THE WORLD.
A Reading from the Gospel According to Luke
(Luke 23:26)
And as they led him away, they seized one Simon of Cyrene, who was coming in from the country, and laid on him the cross, to carry it behind Jesus.
Jesus: (celebrant reads)
Write that by day and by night My gaze is fixed upon him, and I permit these adversities in order to increase his merit. I do not reward for good results but for the patience and hardship undergone for My sake (86).
St. Faustina: (all read)
Jesus, You do not give a reward for the successful performance of a work, but for the good will and the labor undertaken. Therefore, I am completely at peace, even if all my undertakings and efforts should be thwarted or should come to naught. If I do all that is in my power, the rest is not my business (952).
All Read:
Jesus, my Lord, let my every thought, word, and deed be undertaken exclusively out of love for You. Keep on cleansing my intentions.
Celebrant Reads:
You, who suffered wounds for us,
All Read:
Christ Jesus, have mercy on us.
Stabat Mater
Can the human heart refrain
From partaking in her pain,
In that Mother’s pain untold?
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Stations of the Cross List
The Way of the Cross stations with reflections by St. Faustina are linked here, except for Station 5.
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CREDITS
The LOGO image of Our Lady of Grace is original artwork by Martin Lariviere in 2009. We have the artist’s permission (my son). It is our exclusive trademark logo image.
A beautifully photographed sky by Donald Tong inspired the website’s colour scheme. Cropped portions of it are the background for the footer Bible verse. He shared it as a free download on pexels.com.
Raphael painted The Sistine Madonna circa (1513-1514). We made circular cut-outs from the original image.
Sebastiano del Piombo painted Cristo con la cruz a cuestas circa 1516.
Mattia Preti painted Saint Veronica with the Veil circa 1655 to 1660.
Carlo Dolci painted Christ’s Agony in the Garden of Gethsemane circa 1631-1686.
Saracrl shared the close-up of the feet of our Lord from the Divine Mercy painting on Cathopic.
Credits for linked images are on their respective pages.
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