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Meditations on the Stations of the Cross, by BlessedJohn Henry Newman

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Meditations on the Stations of the Crossby Blessed John Henry Cardinal Newman, 1860

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Act of Contrition

O, my God, I am heartily sorry for having offended you. I detest all mysins because of your just punishment, but most of all because they offendyou, my God, who are all-good and deserving of all my love. I firmly re-solve, with the help of Your grace, to sin no more and to avoid the nearoccasion of sin.

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The First StationJesus Is Condemned to Death

We adore You, O Christ, and we praise You, because by Your holycross, You have redeemed the world.

Leaving the House of Caiphas, and dragged before Pilate and Herod,mocked, beaten, and spit upon, His back torn with scourges, His headcrowned with thorns, Jesus, who on the last day will judge the world, isHimself condemned by unjust judges to a death of ignominy and torture.

Jesus is condemned to death. His death-warrant is signed, and whosigned it but I, when I committed my first mortal sins? My first mortalsins, when I fell away from the state of grace into which Thou didst placeme by baptism; these it was that were Thy death-warrant, O Lord. TheInnocent suffered for the guilty. Those sins of mine were the voiceswhich cried out, "Let Him be crucified." That willingness and delight ofheart with which I committed them was the consent which Pilate gave tothis clamorous multitude. And the hardness of heart which followedupon them, my disgust, my despair, my proud impatience, my obstinateresolve to sin on, the love of sin which took possession of me - what werethese contrary and impetuous feelings but the blows and the blas-phemies with which the fierce soldiers and the populace received Thee,thus carrying out the sentence which Pilate had pronounced?

Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdomcome, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day ourdaily bread, and forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors. Lead usnot into temptation but deliver us from evil. Amen.

Hail Mary, full of grace. The Lord is with you. Blessed are you amongwomen, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb. Holy Mary, Mother ofGod, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen.

Miserere nostri, Domine. Miserere nostri. May the souls of the faithfuldeparted, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.

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The Second StationJesus receives His Cross


A strong, and therefore heavy Cross, for it is strong enough to bearHim on it when He arrives at Calvary, is placed upon His tornshoulders. He receives it gently and meekly, nay, with gladness of heart,for it is to be the salvation of mankind.

True; but recollect, that heavy Cross is the weight of our sins. As it fellupon His neck and shoulders, it came down with a shock. Alas! what asudden, heavy weight have I laid upon Thee, O Jesus. And, though inthe calm and clear foresight of Thy mind - for Thou seest all things -Thou wast fully prepared for it, yet Thy feeble frame tottered under itwhen it dropped down upon Thee. Ah! how great a misery is it that Ihave lifted up my hand against my God. How could I ever fancy Hewould forgive me! unless He had Himself told us that He underwent Hisbitter passion in order that He might forgive us. I acknowledge, O Jesus,in the anguish and agony of my heart, that my sins it was that struckThee on the face, that bruised Thy sacred arms, that tore Thy flesh withiron rods, that nailed Thee to the Cross, and let Thee slowly die upon it.




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The Third StationJesus falls the first time beneath the Cross


Jesus, bowed down under the weight and the length of the unwieldyCross, which trailed after Him, slowly sets forth on His way, amid themockeries and insults of the crowd. His agony in the Garden itself wassufficient to exhaust Him; but it was only the first of a multitude of suf-ferings. He sets off with His whole heart, but His limbs fail Him, and Hefalls.

Yes, it is as I feared. Jesus, the strong and mighty Lord, has found forthe moment our sins stronger than Himself. He falls - yet He bore theload for a while; He tottered, but He bore up and walked onwards.What, then, made Him give way? I say, I repeat, it is an intimation and amemory to thee, O my soul, of thy falling back into mortal sin. I repentedof the sins of my youth, and went on well for a time; but at length a newtemptation came, when I was off my guard, and I suddenly fell away.Then all my good habits seemed to go at once; they were like a garmentwhich is stripped off, so quickly and utterly did grace depart from me.And at that moment I looked at my Lord, and lo! He had fallen down,and I covered my face with my hands and remained in a state of greatconfusion.




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The Fourth StationJesus meets His Mother


Jesus rises, though wounded by His fall, journeys on, with His Crossstill on His shoulders. He is bent down; but at one place, looking up, Hesees His Mother. For an instant they just see each other, and He goesforward.

Mary would rather have had all His sufferings herself, could that havebeen, than not have known what they were by ceasing to be near Him.He, too, gained a refreshment, as from some soothing and grateful breathof air, to see her sad smile amid the sights and the noises which wereabout Him. She had known Him beautiful and glorious, with the fresh-ness of Divine Innocence and peace upon His countenance; now she sawHim so changed and deformed that she could scarce have recognisedHim, save for the piercing, thrilling, peace-inspiring look He gave her.Still, He was now carrying the load of the world's sins, and, all-holythough He was, He carried the image of them on His very face. Helooked like some outcast or outlaw who had frightful guilt upon Him.He had been made sin for us, who knew no sin; not a feature, not a limb,but spoke of guilt, of a curse, of punishment, of agony.

Oh, what a meeting of Son and Mother! Yet there was a mutual com-fort, for there was a mutual sympathy. Jesus and Mary - do they forgetthat Passion-tide through all eternity?



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The Fifth StationSimon of Cyrene helps Jesus to carry the Cross

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The Sixth StationJesus and Veronica


As Jesus toils along up the hill, covered with the sweat of death, a wo-man makes her way through the crowd, and wipes His face with a nap-kin. In reward of her piety the cloth retains the impression of the SacredCountenance upon it.

The relief which a Mother's tenderness secured is not yet all she did.Her prayers sent Veronica as well as Simon - Simon to do a man's work,Veronica to do the part of a woman. The devout servant of Jesus didwhat she could. As Magdalen had poured the ointment at the Feast, soVeronica now offered Him this napkin in His passion. "Ah," she said,"would I could do more! Why have I not the strength of Simon, to takepart in the burden of the Cross? But men only can serve the Great HighPriest, now that He is celebrating the solemn act of sacrifice." O Jesus! letus one and all minister to Thee according to our places and powers. Andas Thou didst accept from Thy followers refreshment in Thy hour of tri-al, so give to us the support of Thy grace when we are hard pressed byour Foe. I feel I cannot bear up against temptations, weariness, despond-ency, and sin. I say to myself, what is the good of being religious? I shallfall, O my dear Saviour, I shall certainly fall, unless Thou dost renew forme my vigour like the eagle's, and breathe life into me by the soothingapplication and the touch of the Holy Sacraments which Thou hastappointed.



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The Seventh StationJesus falls a second time


The pain of His wounds and the loss of blood increasing at every stepof His way, again His limbs fail Him, and He falls on the ground.

What has He done to deserve all this? This is the reward received bythe long-expected Messias from the Chosen People, the Children of Is-rael. I know what to answer. He falls because I have fallen. I have fallenagain. I know well that without Thy grace, O Lord, I could not stand;and I fancied that I had kept closely to Thy Sacraments; yet in spite of mygoing to Mass and to my duties, I am out of grace again. Why is it but be-cause I have lost my devotional spirit, and have come to Thy holy ordin-ances in a cold, formal way, without inward affection. I became luke-warm, tepid. I thought the battle of life was over, and became secure. Ihad no lively faith, no sight of spiritual things. I came to church fromhabit, and because I thought others would observe it. I ought to be a newcreature, I ought to live by faith, hope, and charity; but I thought more ofthis world than of the world to come - and at last I forgot that I was a ser-vant of God, and followed the broad way that leadeth to destruction, notthe narrow way which leadeth to life. And thus I fell from Thee.




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The Eighth StationJesus comforts the Women of Jerusalem


At the sight of the sufferings of Jesus the Holy Women are so piercedwith grief that they cry out and bewail Him, careless what happens tothem by so doing. Jesus, turning to them, said, "Daughters of Jerusalem,weep not over Me, but weep for yourselves and for your children."

Ah! can it be, O Lord, that I shall prove one of those sinful children forwhom Thou biddest their mothers to weep. "Weep not for Me," He said,"for I am the Lamb of God, and am making atonement at My own willfor the sins of the world. I am suffering now, but I shall triumph; and,when I triumph, those souls, for whom I am dying, will either be mydearest friends or my deadliest enemies." Is it possible? O my Lord, can Igrasp the terrible thought that Thou really didst weep for me - weep forme, as Thou didst weep over Jerusalem? Is it possible that I am one ofthe reprobate? possible that I shall lose by Thy passion and death, notgain by it? Oh, withdraw not from me. I am in a very bad way. I have somuch evil in me. I have so little of an earnest, brave spirit to set againstthat evil. O Lord, what will become of me? It is so difficult for me todrive away the Evil Spirit from my heart. Thou alone canst effectuallycast him out.




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The Ninth StationAgain, a third time, Jesus falls


Jesus had now reached almost to the top of Calvary; but, before Hehad gained the very spot where He was to be crucified, again He fell,and is again dragged up and goaded onwards by the brutal soldiery.

We are told in Holy Scripture of three falls of Satan, the Evil Spirit. Thefirst was in the beginning; the second, when the Gospel and the King-dom of Heaven were preached to the world; the third will be at the endof all things. The first is told us by Saint John the Evangelist. He says:"There was a great battle in heaven. Michael and his Angels fought withthe dragon, and the dragon fought, and his angels. And they prevailednot, neither was their place found any more in heaven. And that greatdragon was cast out, the old serpent, who is called the devil and Satan."The second fall, at the time of the Gospel, is spoken of by our Lord whenHe says, "I saw Satan, like lightning, falling from heaven." And the thirdby the same Saint John: "There came down fire from God out of heav-en, … and the devil … was cast into the pool of fire and brimstone."

These three falls - the past, the present, and the future - the Evil Spirithad in mind when he moved Judas to betray our Lord. This was just hishour. Our Lord, when He was seized, said to His enemies, "This is yourhour and the power of darkness." Satan knew his time was short, andthought he might use it to good effect. But little dreaming that he wouldbe acting in behalf of the world's redemption, which our Lord's passionand death were to work out, in revenge, and, as he thought, in triumph,he smote Him once, he smote Him twice, he smote Him thrice, each suc-cessive time a heavier blow. The weight of the Cross, the barbarity of thesoldiers and the crowd, were but his instruments. O Jesus, the only-be-gotten Son of God, the Word Incarnate, we praise, adore, and love Theefor Thy ineffable condescension, even to allow Thyself thus for a time tofall into the hands, and under the power of the Enemy of God and man,in order thereby to save us from being his servants and companions foreternity.

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The Tenth StationJesus is stripped, and drenched with gall


At length He has arrived at the place of sacrifice, and they begin toprepare Him for the Cross. His garments are torn from His bleedingbody, and He, the Holy of Holiest, stands exposed to the gaze of thecoarse and scoffing multitude.

O Thou who in Thy Passion wast stripped of all Thy clothes, and heldup to the curiosity and mockery of the rabble, strip me of myself hereand now, that in the Last Day I come not to shame before men and An-gels. Thou didst endure the shame on Calvary that I might be spared theshame at the Judgment. Thou hadst nothing to be ashamed of personally,and the shame which Thou didst feel was because Thou hadst taken onThee man's nature. When they took from Thee Thy garments, those inno-cent limbs of Thine were but objects of humble and loving adoration tothe highest Seraphim. They stood around in speechless awe, wonderingat Thy beauty, and they trembled at Thy infinite self-abasement. But I, OLord, how shall I appear if Thou shalt hold me up hereafter to be gazedupon, stripped of that robe of grace which is Thine, and seen in my ownpersonal life and nature? O how hideous I am in myself, even in my bestestate. Even when I am cleansed from my mortal sins, what disease andcorruption is seen even in my venial sins. How shall I be fit for the soci-ety of Angels, how for Thy presence, until Thou burnest this foul leprosyaway in the fire of Purgatory?



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The Eleventh StationJesus is nailed to the Cross


The Cross is laid on the ground, and Jesus stretched upon it, and then,swaying heavily to and fro, it is, after much exertion, jerked into the holeready to receive it. Or, as others think, it is set upright, and Jesus is raisedup and fastened to it. As the savage executioners drive in the huge nails,He offers Himself to the Eternal Father, as a ransom for the world. Theblows are struck - the blood gushes forth.

Yes, they set up the Cross on high, and they placed a ladder against it,and, having stripped Him of His garments, made Him mount. With Hishands feebly grasping its sides and cross-woods, and His feet slowly, un-certainly, with much effort, with many slips, mounting up, the soldierspropped Him on each side, or He would have fallen. When He reachedthe projection where His sacred feet were to be, He turned round withsweet modesty and gentleness towards the fierce rabble, stretching outHis arms, as if He would embrace them. Then He lovingly placed thebacks of His hands close against the transverse beam, waiting for the ex-ecutioners to come with their sharp nails and heavy hammers to dig intothe palms of His hands, and to fasten them securely to the wood. ThereHe hung, a perplexity to the multitude, a terror to evil spirits, the won-der, the awe, yet the joy, the adoration of the Holy Angels.




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The Twelfth StationJesus dies upon the Cross


Jesus hung for three hours. During this time He prayed for His mur-derers, promised Paradise to the penitent robber, and committed HisBlessed Mother to the guardianship of Saint John. Then all was finished,and He bowed His head and gave up His Spirit.

The worst is over. The Holiest is dead and departed. The most tender,the most affectionate, the holiest of the sons of men is gone. Jesus isdead, and with His death my sin shall die. I protest once for all, beforemen and Angels, that sin shall no more have dominion over me. ThisLent I make myself God's own for ever. The salvation of my soul shall bemy first concern. With the aid of His grace I will create in me a deephatred and sorrow for my past sins. I will try hard to detest sin, as muchas I have ever loved it. Into God's hands I put myself, not by halves, butunreservedly. I promise Thee, O Lord, with the help of Thy grace, tokeep out of the way of temptation, to avoid all occasions of sin, to turn atonce from the voice of the Evil One, to be regular in my prayers, so to dieto sin that Thou mayest not have died for me on the Cross in vain.




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The Thirteenth StationJesus is taken from the Cross, and laid in Mary's Bosom


The multitude have gone home. Calvary is left solitary and still, exceptthat Saint John and the holy women are there. Then come Joseph ofArimathea and Nicodemus, and take down from the Cross the body ofJesus, and place it in the arms of Mary.

O Mary, at last thou hast possession of thy Son. Now, when His en-emies can do no more, they leave Him in contempt to thee. As His unex-pected friends perform their difficult work, thou lookest on with un-speakable thoughts. Thy heart is pierced with the sword of whichSimeon spoke. O Mother most sorrowful; yet in thy sorrow there is a stillgreater joy. The joy in prospect nerved thee to stand by Him as He hungupon the Cross; much more now, without swooning, without trembling,thou dost receive Him to thy arms and on thy lap. Now thou art su-premely happy as having Him, though He comes to thee not as He wentfrom thee. He went from thy home, O Mother of God, in the strengthand beauty of His manhood, and He comes back to thee dislocated, tornto pieces, mangled, dead. Yet, O Blessed Mary, thou art happier in thishour of woe than on the day of the marriage feast, for then He was leav-ing thee, and now in the future, as a Risen Saviour, He will be separatedfrom thee no more.




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The Fourteenth StationJesus is laid in the Tomb


But for a short three days, for a day and a half - Mary then must giveHim up. He is not yet risen. His friends and servants take Him fromthee, and place Him in an honourable tomb. They close it safely, till thehour comes for His resurrection.

Lie down and sleep in peace in the calm grave for a little while, dearLord, and then wake up for an everlasting reign. We, like the faithfulwomen, will watch around Thee, for all our treasure, all our life, islodged with Thee. And, when our turn comes to die, grant, sweet Lord,that we may sleep calmly too, the sleep of the just. Let us sleep peace-fully for the brief interval between death and the general resurrection.Guard us from the enemy; save us from the pit. Let our friends remem-ber us and pray for us, O dear Lord. Let Masses be said for us, so that thepains of Purgatory, so much deserved by us, and therefore so truly wel-comed by us, may be over with little delay. Give us seasons of refresh-ment there; wrap us round with holy dreams and soothing contempla-tions, while we gather strength to ascend the heavens. And then let ourfaithful guardian Angels help us up the glorious ladder, reaching fromearth to heaven, which Jacob saw in vision. And when we reach the ever-lasting gates, let them open upon us with the music of Angels; and letSaint Peter receive us, and our Lady, the glorious Queen of Saints, em-brace us, and bring us to Thee, and to Thy Eternal Father, and to Thy Co-equal Spirit, Three Persons, One God, to reign with Them for ever andever.



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Closing Prayer

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About Blessed John Henry Newman

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Educated at Ealing and Trinity College, Oxford. Chosen a fellowof Oriel College. Ordained an Anglican priest in 1824. Curate ofSaint Clement’s, Oxford for two years. As he continued his stud-ies he began to be influenced by Catholic writers. Vicar of SaintMary’s in 1828. Resigned his position in 1832. Helped found andguide the Tractarian Movement beginning in 1833. His writingsgrew more and more in sympathy with Catholicism, and he wasforced to resign his position at Saint Mary’s. He claimed that hisphilosophy was a via media (middle way) between Catholicismand Luthero-Calvinism, but he came to see that this idea was justa repitition of old heresies. In 1841 he lived in seclusion withfriends at Littlemore, reading, studying, and praying. In 1845 hejoined the Catholic Church.

Ordained in Rome, Italy in 1846. Joined the Oratorians. Returnedto England in 1847 where he lived in Maryvale, Cheadle, SaintAnn’s, Birminghan, and finally Edgbaston where he lived thebulk of his remaining 40 years. Founded the London Oratory. In-fluential writer on matters of theology, philosophy, and apologet-ics bringing hundreds into the Church; noted poet. Made an hon-orary fellow of Trinity College in 1878. Created cardinal in 1879by Pope Leo XIII.

Born• 21 February 1801 at London, England

Died• 11 August 1890 at Edgbaston, Birmingham, West Midlands, Eng-

land of natural causesVenerated

• 22 January 1991 by Pope John Paul II (decree of heroic virtues)Beatified

• Sunday 19 September 2010 by Pope Benedict XVI• recognition celebrated at an outdoor Mass in Coventry, Diocese of

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• Apologia pro vita sua

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• Callista• Cathedra Sempiterna• Christianity and Scientific Investigation• Dream of Gerontius• Grammar of Assent• Lectures• Letters and Correspondence• Loss and Gain• Meditations and Devotions• On Consulting the Laity in Matters of Doctrine• Second Spring• Sermons to Mixed Congregations

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Hell: Questions and Answers, by Father Francis J Ripley (2011)Through the time-honoured method of questions and answers,Father Francis explains the tenets of the faith concerning Hell andthe afterlife for those in it based on scripture and the traditions ofthe faith. From SQPN Books.

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The Lie of Pope Joan (2011)The weird lie about a female pope has lasted for centuries, andstill gets trotted out today by anti-Catholic writers. In two shortarticles J P Kirsch and Father Bertrand L Conway describe thevarious forms of this nonsense tale, summarize the theories onhow it started, and explain the simple reasons why it didn't hap-pen and couldn't have happened. From SQPN Books.

Antichrist, by Father C C Martindale, SJ (2011)In a shocking departure from most works on the Anti-Christ, Fath-er Martindale looks at the scriptures and explains what they actu-ally say and would have meant to the writers and the history ofthe Church. The result is a realistic appraisal of their meaning andan explanation of the Anti-Christ, an evil that is far more real,mundane and insidious than the fantastic conspiracies we're usedto hearing about. From SQPN Books.

The Mystery of the Incarnation, by Father J E Canavan, SJ (2011)In a clear, brief and intelligent way, Father Canavan explains theneed, the purpose, the results, and the orthodox doctrine on theIncarnation of Jesus Christ. From SQPN Books.

The Real Presence, by Father F Mangan, SJ (2011)A short booklet explaining concept and proofs of the Real Pres-ence of Christ in the Eucharist, based on Scripture, Church Tradi-tion and the writings of the Fathers. From SQPN Books.

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