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10/04/2020 WAY OF THE CROSS FOR GOOD FRIDAY



WAY OF THE CROSS FOR GOOD FRIDAY

Sri Ramakrishna

Sri Ramakrishna


WAY OF THE CROSS FOR GOOD FRIDAY
yes in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit I mean today is Good Friday in praying the Stations of the Cross we accompany the Lord on his journey to Calvary we watch him closely how he suffers false agonizes perceive ears how he is strong in spirit even as his body awakens we observe today his valiant heart loving eyes barren body 

he is the Lord rejected and sconed we accompany him all the way to Calvary because we are drawn to him we are made for him because he loved us first today Christ accompanies us on the path of human suffering, he identifies with his people who are sad and insecure a cross has been placed across our lives the Lord draws nearer to us because 

He loves us and he wants to strengthen our lives to imitate him in the way of sacrificial love Humanity is on the way of its own cross now perhaps this covet nineteen pandemics will bring out the best, in us, it calls us to our own inner transformation times of trial and testing make-or-break human spirits, 

we journey as brothers and sisters on our way to the mysterious place where this will lead us physical closeness we know is not possible but spiritual closeness is necessary on the way of the cross we walk in solidarity we can't all be in Jerusalem or Calvary but let us enter into the Jerusalem and Calvary of our own hearts each station has three parts the first part is a reading 
from the Sacred Scripture the second part is a thought from the Holy Father Pope Francis taken from some of his recent talks and the third part is a concluding player Maria sisters and brothers let us walk with Jesus devotedly prayerfully and meditatively let us pray Lord Jesus as we walk with you on your way of the cross help us to see how your sacrifice gives meaning to our 

own difficult times as we suffer in so many ways from this worldwide covet 19 pandemics the cross is a towering sign that the God who created our world out of love and distance our pain and shares it with us amen her mercy on solo mercy or by the grocer we chill keep I stand the Queen or solo sleepy while her son in torment first station Jesus is condemned to death 
we had all your Christ and we praise you because my holy cross you already know from the Gospel according to the mark but the crowd shouted all the more crucify him so Pilate wishing to satisfy the crowd released for them Barabbas and having scourged Jesus he delivered him to be crucified let us meditate with the Pope 
I have in my heart all the families especially those who have a loved one who is sick or 

who have unfortunately experienced morning due to the coronavirus or other problems we pray today that the Lord might grant an upright and transparent conscience to everyone that they might love God look on them without shame let we pray Lord you were held captive and given a death sentence even though you were innocent there are thousands upon thousands in our the world today who are held captive not knowing what their fate will be they also are innocent victims of a disease we pray for those who care for these victims protect their health allow them to feel your presence watch over the Holy Spirit give them peace 

 have mercy on his soul or Hummer see owners know she feels so hard afflicted by the swirl of Lord predator more than all a mother's the second station Jesus takes up his cross we adore you oh Christ and we praise you because by your Holy Cross you heard in the  from the Gospel according to mark after they had mocked him they stripped him of the purple cloak and put his own clothes on him and they led him out to crucify him let us meditate with the Pope by his clothes or we have been saved by his clothes we have been redeemed by his clothes we have been healed and embraced so that nothing and no one can separate us from his redeeming love the embracing Christ cross means finding the courage to embrace all the hardships of the present time embracing the Lord in order to embrace the hope that is the strength of faith which frees us from fear and gives us hope let us pray Lord you are given across a heavy cross filled with the pain sufferings and death of humanity the heavyweight of our sin must have been a pain too heavy for you to bear was this separation of sickness and death the world gasps through now from this virus a part of the cross that you carried may be dependent on your love as you carry us through on your cross these times of fear and uncertainty watch over 
us Holy Spirit shows us how to accept the cross of this pandemic and move forward hammer C on a solo har mercy orders  hey we Stein's me siding she who one side magnifier one big Orton third station Jesus Falls the first time we add all your Christ and we praise you because by your Holy Cross, you have redeemed from the book of the prophet Isaiah, surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows yet we esteemed "him stricken by God and burdened yet he was injured for our offenses he was wounded for our evildoings upon him was the rebuke that made us entire and""with his wounds we are mended all we like sheep have gotten sidetracked we have" turned every one to his own way and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all let us meditate with the Pope when we recognized that we are in sin we must go and ask the Lord for forgiveness this is the first step that we must take then we should ask ourselves how did I fall into this how did this process begin in my soul and how did it grow there whom have 

I infected, in the end, how did I justify myself in order to fall let us pray Lord you fell underneath the burden of the cross and the pain of your wounds this coronavirus has brought our world to its knees in trying to fight the invisible virus but just as you did not give up neither does humanity that you created what's over us holy spirits with your help may the world be given the wisdom to find a medicine to deflate this virus how mercy on us all while she sees a Richard Tony long the morning did the prolene offer mother Hart phone  fourth station Jesus meets his mother we adore you or Christ and we praise you because by your Holy Cross you have redeemed from the Gospel according to Luke Simeon said to Mary his mother behold this child is set for the fall and rising of many in Israel and for a sign of contradiction that thoughts out of many hearts may be revealed and the sword will pierce through your own soul to his mother kept all these things in her heart let us know to pray with Pope Oh Mary, you shine continuously on our journey as a sign of salvation and hope, we interest ourselves to you help the sick under your protection, we seek refuge Holy Mother of God do not disdain the cries of your children who are in the trial but deliver us from every danger our glorious and Blessed Virgin Mary let us pray Lord your mother loved you and you loved her meeting her when you were so fragile and so worn out had to be difficult for her and for you may the time we are together in our homes be a blessing so that we can care for each other in a more complete and loving way what's over us, load Holy Spirit binds us together and help us to love and care more
Sri Ramakrishna

Sri Ramakrishna
her mercy on a solo she orders Christ's mother and a team in such major the language which has no human tears to share the first station Simon of Cyrene II helps Jesus to carry the cross we adore you or Christ and we praise you because by your Holy Cross you have already know from 

the Gospel according to mark they compelled a passerby Simon of Cyrene II who was coming in from the country the father of Alexander and Rufus to carry his cross and they brought him to the place called 
Golgotha which means the place of the sky let us meditate with the Pope it is a difficult time for everyone let us pray if we can to make the best use of this time let us be generous let us help those in need in our neighborhoods let us lookout for the lonely people perhaps buy a mobile phone call or social networks let us pray to the Lord for those 

who are in difficulty even if we are isolated thought and spirit can go far with the creativity of love let us pray Lord the cross was heavy and you were slowing down you humbly accepted Simon's help we know in this time of pandemic each country is working hard to fight the virus and find a vaccine or a medicine we pray for those in 
the World Health Organization Centers of Disease Control and for our own leaders to make wise decisions the benefit humanity what's over them Lord through their service may they bring healing Holy Spirit to guide them have mercy on us O Lord mercy on who leave Christ's mother sherry or the pain her son is very my door steer some comfort sixth station Veronica wipes the face of Jesus, we adore you oh Christ and we praise you  because by your 

Holy Cross you have redeemed Oh from the book of the prophet Isaiah, he had no form or comeliness that we should look at him and no beauty that we should desire him he was despised and rejected by all a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief and as one from whom men hide their faces he was despised and we esteemed him not let us meditate with the Pope make a gesture of tenderness towards those 
who suffer towards children and towards the elderly tell them that the Pope is close to them and prays that the Lord will soon deliver us from all evil let us pray Lord blood sweat and dirt cover your face and eyes and it was becoming difficult to see where you were going when your face was wiped with the gentleness and care you had a moment of relief 
we look for ways to relieve anxiety and fear in all people we pray for the medical community that cares for the sick and puts in endless and often thankless hours of vigilance keep them safe and give them wisdom what's over a load Holy Spirit help us to trust and not be overcome with fear her mercy on a solo victim free so Childress mission

there he hangs in  excursion mill Howard 70 station Jesus Falls the second time We adore you O Christ and we praise you  because by your 

Holy Cross you have redeemed from the Book of Lamentations I am the man who has seen affliction under the roll of his wrath he has driven and brought me into darkness without any light he has blocked my ways with hewn stones he has made my paths crooked he has made my teeth grind on gravel and made me covered in ashes let us meditate with the Pope, the disciples are afraid of the storm but Christ sleeps in the boat, the storm exposes our vulnerability and uncovers those Falls and Supra flow certainties around which we have constructed our daily life our projects our habits and our priorities let us pray 
Lord weakness again overcomes you and you fall under the weight of the cross helps us to identify our weakness and correct them and work together for the good of all humanity
watch over us unite us load Holy Spirit help us rise to the occasion to do your work here on earth hammer C on a solo your hand his coast was shaking no his noble heart is breaking now the laboring breath is too  the 8th station Jesus meets the women of Jerusalem we adore you or Christ and we praise you because by your Holy Cross you already in the world from the Gospel according to Luke but Jesus turning to them and said daughters of Jerusalem do"not sob for me yet sob for yourselves and for your kids for view the days are coming when they will say favored are the infertile and the bellies that" "never bore and the bosoms that never gave suck then they will start to state to the mountains fall on us and to the slopes spread us for on the off chance that they  do this when the wood is green what will happen when it is dry let us meditate with the Pope I cannot forget those who are sick with coronavirus people who are in hospitals 

I am aware of the generosity of those who put themselves at risk for the treatment of this virus or to guarantee essential services to society "such a large number of saints each day consistently 

I likewise recollect what number of are in money related waterways and are stressed overwork and the future I think about the destitute who" "try not to have a home to secure them let us implore Lord a portion of your companions we are connecting with you in your most noteworthy period of scarcity in these"challenging times we see instances of a family and friends helping one another we see friends and strangers alike taking it upon themselves to feed poor people medical professionals putting themselves in the line of duty every day we hold in our prayer all those who make many sacrifices to care for the patients watch over them Lord you encourage them holy spirits give them hope have mercy on us alone  mercy on us, mother phone whence love lost the world let me, lord of pain, that you let me weep as you are where the ninth station Jesus Falls the third time we adore you or Christ and we praise you because by your Holy Cross you already in the world from the Book of Lamentations it is good for a man that he bears the yoke in his youth let him sit alone in silence when he was laid it on him let him put his mouth in the dust there may it be hope let him give his cheek to the Smita and be filled with insults for the Lord will not cast off forever but though he causes grief he will have compassion according to the abundance of his steadfast love let us meditate with the Pope Lord may you bless the world give health to our bodies and comfort our hopes you asked us not to be afraid yet our faith is weak and we are fearful but you Lord will not leave us at the mercy of the stone tell us again do not be afraid and be together with Peter cast all our anxieties on to you for you care about us let us pray Lord your pain was so intense that you fell again no one can imagine what you were going through we have a hard time understanding that we are living in this day and age where the virus is making the world stands - this causes panic and frustration and fear what's over us Lord change our hearts Lord Holy Spirit fill our hearts with courage and strength to move on  have mercy on a solo oh mercy yours Lodi wine within me burning the dy now return me your son disheartened sir the tenth station Jesus is stripped of his clothes we although you oh Christ and we praise you because by your 

Holy Cross you have already in the from the Gospel according to mark, the soldiers divided his garments among them casting Lots for them to decide what each should take let us meditate with the Pope God's call to the converted resounds in our hearts this is a time to separate what is necessary from what is not it is a time to get our lives back on track with regard to the Lord and others let us
Sri Ramakrishna

Sri Ramakrishna


pray Lord when you were stripped of your clothing you were mocked and tortured we have seen instances of those who are being mocked as a consequence of the virus we pray for the migrant worker's daily wage earners farmers 
small businesspeople etc watch over them build them up Holy Spirit for your hearts from prejudice and give us the courage to stand up for those in need our mercy honest  mother is my prayer be ground those five words of his implanted in my breast iframe mercy the levant station Jesus is nailed to the cross we adore you or Christ and we praise you  because by your 

Holy Cross you are redeemed from the Gospel according to mark and it was the third hour when they crucified Him and the inscription of the charge against him read the King of the Jews and with him, 
they crucified two robbers one on his right and one on his left let us meditate with the Pope, we need the Lord like the ancient navigators needed the Stars let us invite Jesus into the boat of our lives let us hand over our fears to him so that he can conquer them 
like the disciples we will the experience that with him on board there will be no shipwreck let us pray Lord you were nailed to the cross and raised high for all to see even in your pain you reached out the thief next to you and assured him of salvation we also seek assurance in this time Lord jobs are being affected life has 

changed help us to find our assurance in you watch over us Lord Holy Spirit may they see Christ in each other hammer see on us  you know we're exceeding Heinz the bleeding why cause bleeding my love me with him share his cross with 
I the 12th station Jesus dies on the cross we adore you O Christ on we praise you  because by your Holy Cross you have redeemed 
the world from the Gospel according to Mark and when the sixth hour had come there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour and at the ninth hour Jesus cried out with loud voice Eloi e l OE lama sabachthani which means my God why hast thou forsaken me and Jesus uttered a loud cry and breathed his last when the Centurion who stood facing him so that he does breathe his last he said truly this man was the son of God let 

us meditate with the Pope Jesus descended into the abyss of most bitter sufferings culminating in betrayal and abandonment Jesus message to us today is this do not be afraid you are not alone I experienced all your desolation, in order to be ever close to you so in these holy days, let we stand before the crucified 
one the fullest measure of God's love for us and before the God who loves us to the point of giving his life let us pray Lord your death was a painful sacrifice you died for each one of us unselfish humble perfect and complete was your surrender we pray for those who have died from or will succumb to
 the coronavirus we pray that all the souls of the faithful departed through your mercy and goodness be united with you holy spirits may they are at rest in the knowledge of their worth and your love a mercy on us sometimes it causes me to tremble tremble tremble when they crew see farmboy 

13th station, Jesus is taken down from the cross we adore you oh Christ and we praise you  because by your Holy Cross you have redeemed from the Gospel according to mark and when evening had come to Joseph of Arimathea a respected member of the council 
who was also himself looking for the kingdom of God but Ellen insured and took the body of Jesus down from the cross let us meditate with the Pope today in the tragedy of a pandemic in the face of the many false securities that have 

now crumbled in the face of so many hopes betrayed in the sense of the abandonment that weighs upon our hearts Jesus tells to each one of us courage open your hearts to my love you will feel the consolation of God who sustains you let us pray Lord ya body was removed from 
the cross and your mother was there to accept your broken and lifeless body battling the unknown virus we live in a time of sadness and confusion a time of fear and anxiety we look to your mother our Blessed Mother as a model of Hope in the face of the unknown watch over us Mary, our mother Holy Spirit help us to find hope in the darkest of times because 

we know we are never abandoned her mercy on his soul  by the cross my wages give me I will send those are some P Guido Soros at your side  14th station Jesus is placed in the tomb, we adore your Christ and we praise you because by your Holy Cross you have redeemed from the Gospel according to mark joseph of Arimathea wrapped the body of Jesus in the linen shrewd and laid him in a tomb which had been hewn out of the rock and 
he rolled a stone against the door of the truth Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Jesus so where he was laid let us meditate with the Pope the Apostle Paul's us and he died for all that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for him who died for them and was raised again 2 Corinthians chapter 5 verse 15 and the reason Jesus life conquered death this Paschal faith nourishes our hope it is the hope of a better time in which we can

be better finally freed from evil and from this pandemic it is a hope hope does not disappoint us it is not an illusion it is hope let us pray Lord your body was put to rest in a new tomb we pray for those who feel or will feel complete separation because of this virus 
we must separate ourselves in social distancing separation maybe frightening and lonely but it is also a blessed time for healing we pray for those who have no place where they may be kept safe and cared for those who are homeless we pray for those who reside and work in slums and shelters and we pray for all those 
who feel complete separation from this world because of death holy spirits make your presence known to us in a special way when we feel alone hell mercy on us  when my bony lies forsook let my ransom so low we go saving bad ice with you  save us for Christ our Savior through the merits of your clothes you save it on the see how mercy honest let us pray at this time let us bring all our intentions especially that is brought before the crucified load all those who are suffering on account of the coronavirus all those 

who care for them all those who govern the world all those who are in fear and anxiety and worry that is praying for a total and complete healing of this world and every person who is affected by the virus Lord Jesus these are such difficult and painful times we have walked your way of the cross with you remembering your sacrifice now we ask that you walk our way of the cross, with us filling our lives with your love we know that whatever comes the future is safe in your hands 

I mean let us know pray for the intentions of our Holy Father 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 Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil amen 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 glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit ever shall be a world without end amen the Lord be with you and may Almighty God bless you the Father the Son and the Holy Spirit 

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