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Way of the Cross for Holy Souls

The Way of the Cross represents the sorrowful journey that Jesus made with His cross to die on Calvary.

We can gain an indulgence for the holy souls in Purgatory. The Church teaches that the souls in Purgatory suffer for their purification. By praying and making sacrifices for the Holy Souls, you can relieve some of their sufferings. When we offer this way of the Cross for them, their prayers will come back to help us. These prayers were published in 1928 and made popular by Fr. Benedict Groeschel C.F.R.

Way of the Cross for the Holy Souls in Purgatory

Sign of the Cross

In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen

An Act of Contrition

Oh My Jesus! I love You above all things. I hate and detest my sins because by them I have offended You.

Opening Prayer

The holy indulgences, the fruits and merits of this devotion, I intend to gain for the souls in Purgatory, in particular for those who in life were near and dear to me, and for those for whom I am, in a special way, obliged to pray.

O Mary, my merciful Mother and the Mother of the poor souls in Purgatory, accompany me, by your intercession, on this journey.

First Station

Click for STATION 1

Linked List of the Stations

Pray the Stations of the Cross with Us, way of the Cross, station 1

1. Way of the Cross: Station 1

Pray the Stations of the Cross with Us, way of the Cross, station 2

2. Way of the Cross: Station 2

Pray the Stations of the Cross with us, way of the Cross, station 3

3. Way of the Cross: Station 3

Pray the Stations of the Cross with Us, way of the Cross, station 4

4. Way of the Cross: Station 4

Pray the Stations of the Cross with Us, way of the Cross, station 5

5. Way of the Cross: Station 5

Stations of the Cross, 6th Station, Veronica wipes the face of Jesus

6. Way of the Cross: Station 6

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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.

The Way of the Cross for the Holy Souls in Purgatory was originally published by: Frank Quin & Company, Philadelphia 1928. We transcribed them from our old recording of the prayer by Fr. Benedict Groeschel.

La Crucifixion (detail), our featured image, was painted circa 1644 to 1646 by Philippe de Champaigne.

Stux, on Pixabay, shared his photo of a grieving angel statue.

Ecce Homo (Behold the Man!) is an Antonio Ciseri painting from circa 1860 to 1880.

Credits for linked images are on their respective pages.

Our information is from general knowledge, experience, and shared internet sources. We’d like you to use it as a starting point for your research to verify facts and build a reference list.