The Passionists of Holy Cross Province

The Love that Compels

Sixth Station: Veronica Wipes the Face of Jesus

The Way of the Cross, Prayed in honor of the way of our martyrs in the Middle East: 

Please scroll down for Spanish and Arabic Translations

6-Sixth Station6th Station: Veronica Wipes the Face of Jesus

Call: We adore you, O, Christ, and we bless you.

Response: Because by your holy Cross, you have redeemed the world.

“For I will refresh the weary soul; every soul that languishes I will replenish.”Jeremiah 31:25

Meditation prayer:

Lord, Jesus, Veronica came to your aid as she wiped your face so that you would be able to see. It was such a small act of a woman who needed to do something to ease your pain. It was an act of bravery in the situation. We lift up to you all those brave souls who come to the aid of those who suffer. Give courage for more to speak up, to do more to stop this senseless violence. Impress upon our world governments to do more….and more. We pray for you to send laborers into this vineyard today! May I do all I can to help bring peace this day.

Continue the Journey with the Seventh Station: Jesus Falls the Second Time

 

Vía Crucis, una oración honrando el camino de nuestros mártires en Irak y el Oriente Medio:

6* Sexta Estación: Verónica limpia el rostro de Jesús

Guía: Te adoramos, oh Cristo, y te bendecimos.

Respuesta: Que por tu santa Cruz redimiste al mundo.

“Porque yo os aliviaré el alma cansada; toda alma que languidece voy a reponer.” Jeremías 31:25

Meditación:

Señor Jesús, Verónica tuvo compasión de ti y te limpio tu cara para que pudieras ver. Fue un pequeño acto de una mujer que tenía que actuar para aliviar tu dolor. Fue un acto de valentía en esa situación. Levantamos a ti todas esas almas valientes que vienen en ayuda de los que sufren. Danos valor para hablar más y hacer más para eliminar todo tipo de violencia. Inculcar a los gobiernos del mundo a hacer más… y más. ¡Oramos para que tú Señor envíes obreros a la viña hoy! Que yo pueda hacer todo lo que esté a mi alcance para promover la paz hoy.

Continuamos con la próxima estación: Séptima Estación: Jesús cae por segunda vez

 

Download the Arabic Translation: Standing at the Foot of the Cross – Arabic Translation

Ash Wednesday

On March 2, the Church celebrates Ash Wednesday. 

Most of us learned early in our Catholic lives that Ash Wednesday is the beginning of Lent, and that is a time of special sacrifice in preparation for the Easter celebration of Jesus’ Resurrection.

Dear brothers and sisters, every moment of our lives is a time for believing, hoping and loving…. These words of Pope Francis, taken from his Lenten Message of last year, 2021, and echoing the virtues of Faith, Hope and Charity, can still inspire our answer to the question: “What am I giving up for Lent?” 

We can draw our Lenten sacrifices out of our daily life: 

Share our faith in God’s presence by sharing in prayer with our family or with those in our parish community.
Share our hope in God’s promises by encouraging positive and respectful dialogue in our family circle and among our friends. 
Share the charity God has bestowed on us in the Passion of Jesus, with those whose sufferings are ignored or aggravated.

Let us pray for one another as we enter the season of Lent. Our Passionist “motto” can be our daily prayer during Lent, “May the Passion of Jesus Christ be always in our hearts.”