VIA CRUCIS – Station: 1. “Jesus carries His cross”                                  

  1. Adoramus te Christe et benedicimus tibi (We adore Thee, O Christ, and we bless Thee)
  2. Quia per Crucem tuam redemisti mundum (For by Thy holy cross Thou hast redeemed the world.)

In Roman times, criminals were punished by crucifixion. It was a death of dishonour and shame. The condemned died by suffocation.

Jesus is not only condemned to crucifixion; He has to carry His own cross. They want to make a spectacle of Him for the people.

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LEAD US NOT INTO TEMPTATION

“Lead us not into temptation” (Mt 6:13).

We all know that our Father does not allow us to be tempted beyond our capacity. On the contrary, He helps us to fight them and to grow in this struggle: “God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your strength, but with the temptation will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it” (1 Cor 10:13).

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