He starts with David: he prays this Psalm, and "David himself is not innocent." Let us pray. 4. Meditation: Devotion to the Passion of Jesus is the easiest way to be saved. Since the very beginning, monks and priests have prayed all 150 Psalms every week. A Prayer for Unity in the Midst of Injustice. Pray and experience the Stations of the Cross at Church with the audio version available for download at www.divinemercyrosary.com. This Psalm of vengeance is the prayer of the innocent." * He was forced to make a detour * - a detour that changed the course if his life. Way of the Cross A Reflection on Social Justice Written by Audrey Ferrer Prayers for each station adapted from the “Native Stations of the Cross”1 Notes: The video can be played first. (Mk 15:21) Prayer. However, "it pleased God to prepare in David the one who would be called the Son of David, Jesus Christ." On the Cross, Jesus’s last words are from the Psalms. But how can sinners like ourselves pray this Psalm? Simon just happened to pass there * on his way home from the fields. 5. Amen.
“Even if they have more sins than blades of grass in the fields, and grains of sand in the sea, all of them will be erased by The Way of the Cross.” *This does not eliminate by any means the need to go to confession.

Vatican II spread the Psalms out over four weeks only to help priests pray them well, and so to rediscover this centerpiece of traditional Catholic spirituality. “Those who pray The Way of The Cross … Then the Powerpoint slides can be shown to accompany each station, followed by the virtue slides for the closing prayer. Praying the psalms helps us to become more familiar with the prayer of Jesus … Thus, David is not praying alone, but with Christ. The crucifix is a book wherein we learn every virtue, we learn the science of the saints, and therein we find all. * Forced to carry your cross, Lord Jesus, * he himself became a victim of oppression and injustice. by Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira Opening Prayer: O Sorrowful Mother, in these times wherein the immense majority of men flee from the sacrifice inherent to the perfect fulfillment of all the commandments and counsels of thy Divine Son, obtain for all those who meditate on this Way of the Cross the necessary strength for each to carry his cross to the heights of Calvary. (Silence) Lord Jesus Christ, who commanded us to welcome the stranger: Teach us to be compassionate towards those who are thirsty and to help save the lives of those attempting to cross the desert. Praying the Psalms on the Way of the Cross Michael Ruzicki; Illustrated by Michael O’Neill McGrath, osfs Invite your parishioners to experience the Stations of the Cross as a spiritual pilgrimage, a chance to walk with Jesus in his suffering and reflect more deeply … Lord, we respond differently to acts of sin -- some are protesting peacefully, some are protesting angrily, some are confused, and many are hurting. A Light for my path provides a unique opportunity to pray the traditional fourteen Stations of the Cross by incorporating the Book of Psalms with the Gospel accounts of Jesus' Passion and Death. CHOIR Lord, hear my prayer, Psalm 143:1-2 and in your faithfulness heed my supplications; answer me in your righteousness. 5. Praying the Psalms alongside other Scriptures and other faithful expressions of faith over the years is one way of forming our hearts and minds daily. --Saint Paul of the Cross Prayer: When I receive Thee into my heart in Holy Communion, O Jesus, make it a fit abiding place for Thy adorable Body. Psalms in 30 Days Project This book (available for free, in digital form) relies on a pattern of prayer I developed in 2019. The soldiers pressed him into service to carry the cross of Jesus.