12. Way of the Cross: Station 12
Way of the Cross: STATION 12
Continue with the Way of the Cross for the Holy Souls in Purgatory, Station 12
The Way of the Cross for Holy Souls
STATION 12: Jesus Dies on 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.
Prayer
Through Your three hours’ agony on the cross, grant me, O Jesus, a happy death. Take me when I am best prepared. In that hour, fill my soul with holy sentiments of faith, hope, and charity. Grant me true and perfect contrition for my sins and the grace to accept with Christian resignation my death, with all its pains and sufferings. May I leave this world invoking Your Most Holy Name.
Prayer
Mary, Mother of Sorrows, refuge of the dying, be near me in my last agony. Remember, O most loving Jesus, the poor souls with that love with which You gave comfort to the good thief: “This day you will be with Me in Paradise.” Call these souls into the kingdom of Your glory, that they may praise You together with all the angels and saints forever.
MY JESUS, MERCY!
Our Father, Who art in Heaven, hallowed be Thy name; Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you. Blessed are you among women and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus.*
Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen
*Or: Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou amongst women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Eternal Rest grant unto them, O Lord.
*AND LET PERPETUAL LIGHT SHINE UPON THEM.
Merciful Jesus, grant them eternal rest.
AMEN.
* Responses are in uppercase letters.
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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.
Cristo Crucificado is by the artist Bartolome Esteban Murillo circa 1677.
Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio painted The Entombment of Christ circa 1602 to 1603.
Ludovico Carracci painted An Angel Frees the Souls of Purgatory circa 1610.
The painting of Jesus with the halo and crown of thorns is a photo from our reproduction that we purchased of the original artwork of Carlo Dolci.
Credits for linked images are on their respective pages.
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