THE TWELFTH STATION

JESUS DIES

ON THE CROSS

 

We adore you, O Christ,

and we bless you

Because by your holy cross

you have redeemed the world.

 

FROM SACRED SCRIPTURE

Gospel of John 19:28-30

After this Jesus,

knowing that all was now finished,

said (to fulfill the Scripture),

"I thirst."

A bowl of vinegar stood there;

so, they put a sponge 

full of vinegar on hyssop

and held it to his mouth.

When Jesus had received the vinegar, 

he said, "It is finished"; 

and he bowed his head 

and gave up his spirit.

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Let us contemplate

Jesus praying Psalm 118

as he hangs upon the Cross,

recalling how these were 

the very words he prayed

as he left the Last Supper.

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Give thanks to the Lord,

for he is good,

his mercy endures forever.

Out of my distress

I called on the Lord;

the Lord answered me

and set me free.

With the Lord on my side

I do not fear.

What can man do to me?

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I shall not die, but I shall live,

and recount the deeds of the Lord.

I thank you that you

have answered me

and have become my salvation.

O give thanks to the Lord,

for he is good;

For his mercy endures forever.

- Psal, 118:5-6, 17, 21, 29

 

HYMN

Christ above in torment hangs,

she beneath beholds the pangs

of her dying glorious Son.

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