Day on which Christ was crucified on Calvary. How to Pray the Via Crucis.
On this day we remember when Jesus died on the cross to save us from sin and everlasting life. The priest read the Passion of Christ in the liturgy of the Adoration of the Cross. That day is not celebrated Mass.
In churches, the images are covered with a purple cloth like the crucifix and the tabernacle is open as a sign that Jesus is not.
The purple color in the liturgy of the Church means mourning. She dresses in black image of the Virgin in mourning for the death of his Son.
may recall reading the Gospel of John, chapter 18, verses 1-19, 42.
How can we live this day?
This day sends the Church to keep the fast and abstinence.
is customary to pray the Stations of the Cross and meditate on the Seven Last Words of Jesus on the cross.
It participates in the liturgy of Adoration of the Cross with love, respect and devotion.
is accompanying Jesus in his suffering.
At three in the afternoon, we remember the crucifixion of Jesus by praying the Creed. How
pray the Stations of the Cross?
This usage comes from the late V, when the Christians in Jerusalem, met on the morning of Good Friday to venerate the cross. Reconvened at the beginning of the afternoon to hear the reading of the Passion.
The Via Crucis is a way to remember the passion of Jesus and relive with him and accompany him on the suffering that was on the road to Calvary.
is divided into fourteen stations that tell step by step, the Passion of Christ since he is sentenced to death until it is placed in the tomb.
The Via Crucis prayers are walking in procession, symbolizing the path that Jesus had to go to Mount Calvary. Up ahead, one of the participants carrying a large cross and headed the procession. Stops are made along the way to reflect on each of the seasons, with a specific reading.
If desired, after listening carefully to the station to meditate and at the end of each one, you can pray the Our Father, while walking to the next station. He who carries the cross, it can happen to someone else.
Via Crucis for youth:
1 .- Jesus is condemned to death
praise you O Christ and we bless you. Because by your holy cross you have redeemed the world.
My good Jesus, you have been sentenced to death. Are you sad? Are you scared?
In your place I would feel that way. I want to stay with you so you do not feel alone.
Help me, Jesus, to have the strength to stick with you.
2 .- Jesus carrying the cross
We praise you O Christ and we bless you. Because by your holy cross you have redeemed the world.
Jesus, you have borne the cross. I see very large and you probably heavy. I want to help.
God, help me to behave well and help us Jesus, your Son, that the cross will weigh a little less this Friday.
3 .- Jesus falls the first time
praise you O Christ and we bless you. Because by your holy cross you have redeemed the world.
You've hurt my Jesus, but I get up again. You know you should go ahead. I want to follow you.
God, give me strength to get up when I fall and so go ahead, as Jesus did.
4 .- Jesus finds Mary.
praise you O Christ and we bless you. Because by your holy cross you have redeemed the world.
Mary, see pass to your son and it hurts so much to see. It hurts you more than all of us. But you trust in God and He makes you strong and keeps your hope alive in the resurrection.
Mary, let me be with you accompanying you and help me every day to be like you.
5 .- Jesus is helped by Simon of Cyrene.
praise you O Christ and we bless you. Because by your holy cross you have redeemed the world.
of Cyrene helps carry the cross. I also I want to help every time you look tired.
God, help me to be generous and helpful. In my house, school and everywhere in order to be like the Cyrene and help your son to carry the cross.
6 .- Veronica wipes Jesus' face.
praise you O Christ and we bless you. Because by your holy cross you have redeemed the world.
A woman has come close to you, my good Jesus, and you have cleaned your face. You look at her with love. Just want to treat our fellow man.
God, and Veronica came with your Son, I want to do with my brothers.
7 .- Jesus falls a second time
praise you O Christ and we bless you. Because by your holy cross you have redeemed the world.
you fall again, my Jesus. Is that the road is very long and difficult. But again you will have set up. You know you have to get up and move on to the end.
Jesus, help me up like you, to keep going on my way to you.
8 .- Jesus meets the pious women.
praise you O Christ and we bless you. Because by your holy cross you have redeemed the world.
There are some women on the road to Calvary and you ever stopped to greet them. Your heart is so big that comforted, instead of receiving it. Want to give them the hope of the Resurrection.
God, help me to have a heart as big as your Son Jesus to always help my brothers.
9 .- Jesus falls a third time.
praise you O Christ and we bless you. Because by your holy cross you have redeemed the world.
Again, my Jesus, once again you have fallen. And once again you've raised. You know it's necessary to reach the final in order to save us from sin.
Thank you, my Jesus, because you got up and thus saved me. Help me get me up every time I fall.
10 .- Jesus is stripped of his robe.
praise you O Christ and we bless you. Because by your holy cross you have redeemed the world.
My good Jesus. Take away the only coat you have and the soldiers playing dice. You will die poor, as you were born poor. But you told us once your kingdom is not of this world, and the gates of heaven are those who want to open for us.
Thank you, my Jesus, thank you for wanting to save me.
11 .- Jesus is nailed to the cross.
praise you O Christ and we bless you. Because by your holy cross you have redeemed the world.
You have reached the top of the mountain, my Jesus. And I nailed on the cross as if you were the worst thieves. But you can forgive those who did. And forgive us our faults. Jesus
mine, also forgive me. I love you very much and I hate to see well. 12 .-
the cross Jesus dies
praise you O Christ and we bless you. Because by your holy cross you have redeemed the world.
My good Jesus came to earth to save us and now we've accomplished. With your death on the cross with your obedience to your Father, we've opened the gates of heaven.
Thank you, my Jesus, thank you. Now for me to help me gain Heaven.
13 .- Jesus is taken down from the cross.
praise you O Christ and we bless you. Because by your holy cross you have redeemed the world.
Mary, your Mother, I stopped in his arms. It is very sad, but remains confident in God. She knows that this is not the end.
Mary, you became my mother from the cross. Jesus wanted us to do that regalo.Ayúdame to be close to you and your son all my life.
14 .- Jesus is laid in the tomb.
praise you O Christ and we bless you. Because by your holy cross you have redeemed the world. Now it is over. People return home. But we still hope of resurrection.
know that you will live forever. In heaven, in the tabernacle and in our hearts.
Help me, my Jesus, help me to rise with you every day, and live with the joy of resurrection.
Sermon of the Seven Words:
This devotion is to reflect on the seven last phrases spoken by Jesus on the cross, before his death.
First Word: " Father, Forgive them for they know not what they do ." ( Lk 23, 24 )
Jesus left us a great lesson with these words, as though being God, not his business to prove their innocence, because the truth always prevails. We must deal with the trial before God and not of men. Jesus did not ask forgiveness for him because he had no sin, asked for whom he was accused. We are not one to judge. God has forgiven us great sins, so that we we must forgive others. Forgiveness helps to remove the hatred. Love must win to hatred. The true test of a Christian is not how much he loves his friends but his enemies. Forgive your enemies is greatness of soul, forgiveness is proof of love.
Second Word: " I say to you today will be with me in paradise ." (Lk 23.43 )
These words teach us the attitude we should take before the pain and suffering. The way we react to pain depends on our philosophy of life. Poet says that two prisoners looked through the bars of his cell and one saw mud and one saw stars. These are the attitudes that are expressed in two thieves crucified next to Jesus did not give a meaning to their pain and the other did. Spiritualize suffering need to be better people. Jesus on the cross is proof of love. The thief on the right, to see Jesus on the cross understands the value of suffering. Suffering can do good to others and our soul. Us closer to God if we make sense.
Third Word: " Woman, behold your son." Behold your Mother . " ( Jn 19, 26-27 )
is proclaimed the Virgin Mother of all men.
Love seeks to alleviate suffering and make their pain. A mother loves when you take the pain from the wounds of their children. Jesus and Mary we love a love without limits. Mary is the Mother of each one of us. In John we represented each one of us. Mary is the refuge of sinners. She understands that we are sinners.
Fourth Word: " God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? ( Mk 15, 34 )
is a prayer, a psalm. Is the child who speaks to the Father.
These words remind us of the sin of men. Sin is the death of the soul. Kindness is the continued refusal of sin. Sin is the abandonment of God by man. The man rejected God and Jesus experienced this.
Fifth Word: "I have thirst ! "(Jn 19, 28 )
Thirst is a sign of life. He thirsts to give life and so dies.
He had a thirst for the souls of men. The Pastor was alone without his sheep. Throughout His life Jesus had sought souls. The body aches were nothing compared the pain of the soul. That man despise your love hurt deep in your heart. Every man needs to be happy and can not be happy without God. Thirst every man is the thirst of love.
Sixth Word: "It is finished . ( Jn 19, 30 )
all makes sense: Jesus gives us his love life. Jesus fulfilled the will of the Father. Its mission end with his death. The plan was made. Our plan is not finished yet, because we have not saved our souls. Everything we do should be directed to this end. The suffering, the pitfalls of life remind us that complete happiness can only be achieved in the sky. Learn to die to die to ourselves, our pride, our envy, our laziness, thousands of times every day.
Seventh Word: " Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit ." ( Lk 23, 46 )
Jesus dies with serenity, peace, prayer is faith in God. It leaves in the hands of his Father.
These words remind us that we must take care of our soul, not just our body. Jesus gave his body but not his soul. His spirit returned to his father not to cry of rebellion, but with a triumphant shout. Nobody can take away our spirit. It is important to remember what our destiny is in life not to mistake the way to go. Jesus never lost sight of his goal to be pursued. Sacrificed everything to achieve it. The most important thing in life is the salvation of our souls.
La Virgen de la Soledad.
Under the title of the Virgen de la Soledad, Mary is venerated in many places and is held on Good Friday. Good Friday
accompanies Mary on the experience of receiving up her dead Son with a sense of sympathy. It is said that he will offer his condolences to the Virgin, whose image is dressed in black that day, as a sign of mourning.
accompany Mary in her deep pain, the pain of a mother who loses her beloved Son. Has witnessed the most heinous and unjust death has taken place ever, but also encourages a great hope sustained by faith. Mary saw her son abandoned by fearful apostles, flogged by Roman soldiers, crowned with thorns, spat upon, slapped, walking barefoot under a splintered wood and very heavy to Mount Calvary, where he finally saw the agony of his death in a cross, nailed hands and feet. Mary
draws its strength from prayer and trust in God's Will is best for us, although we do not understand.
is she who with his company, his strength and his faith gives us strength in times of pain, suffering daily and ask the grace to suffer with Christ, in our hearts, so join the sacrifices of our lives hers and we understand that pain, we become more like Christ and able to love with greater intensity.
The image of the Virgin painful teaches us to be strong at the sufferings of life. Find in her company and force to make sense of their own suffering.
Source: Catholic.net
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