FIRST STATION - JESUS IS CONDEMNED TO DEATH
Victims of abortion
This station we remember those children living and growing in the womb right now who endure a great risk without having chosen it. They live in a
particular place that is becoming more dangerous than any battlefield and their lives hang in a balance at every moment. They did not choose this risk;
someone else chose it for them. They cry for acceptance and many times they are not heard. Many are killed! ... PAUSE
We pray that we who defend these children may choose to accept a share in that risk. That is our solidarity. We ask this through Christ our Lord.
Tomasi
SECOND STATION - JESUS TAKES UP THE CROSS
Single Mothers
We remember all single mothers at this very moment who find it difficult to cope with their family work in looking after their children. Most of these
single mothers are being looked down upon by our society and they need to be loved and cared by someone... PAUSE
Lord Jesus may your passion and death grant them the love and the care they need at this very moment. Help them in their family needs especially in
raising their children so that they may know that there is someone who always care and love them. And give us all the grace to love and to care for the
single mothers.
Olivia N'Vudivou
THIRD STATION - JESUS FALLS FOR THE FIRST TIME
Abandoned Street Kids
We commend to God in this Station all the street kids who suffer prejudice and discrimination. Some may have been abandoned, some were forced to run
away from home, some may have been victims of drugs. Their suffering manifests also the face of Christ on the streets... PAUSE
Father, we pray for these young ones, homeless and hungry. We pray that many more people will be moved to compassion to come to their aid. We
make this prayer through Christ our Lord. Diophil
FORTH STATION - JESUS MEETS HIS MOTHER
The old people
In this station we remember those elderly parents who are rejected from their own homes and forced to live in other homes by their own children...
PAUSE ... Almighty Father, we offer up to you the lives of these elderly people who are pushed away from their homes by their own children simply
because their children felt that caring for them will be a burden. Almighty Father, through your grace may they know that the love and care that they've
shared during their life time is never forgotten when they come into your kingdom. Nimilote Petero
FIFTH STATION - JESUS IS HELPED BY SIMON OF CYRENE
Pain and trauma of incest
We place at the foot of the Jesus' Cross, in this station, all families which had been inflicted with the destructive effects of incest. The young victims
suffer the most. Families are shamed. Perpetrators are marginalized and extremely confused. They are imprisoned physically but also psychologically,
socially, emotionally and morally. We pray for all of them... PAUSE
Loving Father, the sickness of our society has eaten into the very heart of families and the social good sense of decency. Look kindly on all these
families affected by these degrading morals and heal our society and communities. We make this prayer through Christ our Lord. Soane
SIXTH STATION - JESUS' FACE IS WIPED BY VERONICA
For barren and childless couples
This is the face of the suffering Jesus. These couples are anxious, shamed in front of their peers, their inability to have a child is a stigma, they suffer
with Jesus. Their love is tried beyond its limit as they try to find a meaning and purpose in their bareness.... PAUSE
Almighty Father, we offer you these couples with the sufferings of your only begotten Son. May they find consolation in his pains on the cross and
may they find hope to bear children through the merits of the suffering, death ad resurrection of Jesus, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy
Spirit one God, forever and ever. Moantau
SEVENTH STATION - JESUS FALLS THE SECOND TIME
Alcohol abuse and its victims
In this station we remember all families that have been ruined or destroyed by the use of alcohol. In our society today there are families who are
suffering from the effects of abuse of alcohol. This leads to family disputes, domestic violence and even divorce... PAUSE
Lord, in your suffering may these families that are facing difficulties this time because of alcohol find peace in you today. Oliva N Vudivou
EIGHTH STATION - JESUS MEETS THE WOMEN OF JERUSALEM
Prostitution
This station, we remember all those who are willing or forced victims of Prostitution. They suffered from the rejection of the families and of society.
They are labeled as sinners. They are unloved by friends and even by their own families..... PAUSE
Lord Jesus we pray for all men and women who are engaged in Prostitution that they may find true love and self acceptance to the true Christian Family
of Christ's Mystical Body. May they find their true identity as God's beloved children in union with the Father through Christ and in fellowship of the
Holy Spirit. Soane Vahe
NINTH STATION - JESUS FALLS THE THIRD TIME
Delinquent youth
We offer a special prayer in this station for all the delinquents. They use drugs, they drink, they break into homes, they steal, and sometimes they even
murder. Their suffering is unseen, psychological, emotional and they also make others suffer.... PAUSE
Lord Jesus, the confused youth cry with you in silent groans and bottled-up tears. Their suffering is often misunderstood. Lead more people in our
societies to understand these youth and to heal their wounds. Cyriaque
For growth in the Spirit of Mary |
| *** Please find below three more stations from the STATIONS OF THE CROSS presented at the Marist Center in Nausori, Fiji Islands South Pacific last year during the Feast of St Peter Channel, S.M. THE CRUCIFIED LORD IN THE FAMILY |
Submitted by Millie Lopez:
VATICAN CITY, 1 JUL 2008 (VIS) - Pope Benedict's general prayer intention for July
is: "That there may be an increase in the number of those who, as volunteers, offer their
services to the Christian community with generous and prompt availability".
His mission intention is: "That the World Youth Day held in Sydney, Australia, may
awaken the fire of divine love in young people and make them sowers of hope for a new
humanity".
VATICAN CITY, 1 JUL 2008 (VIS) - Pope Benedict's general prayer intention for July
is: "That there may be an increase in the number of those who, as volunteers, offer their
services to the Christian community with generous and prompt availability".
His mission intention is: "That the World Youth Day held in Sydney, Australia, may
awaken the fire of divine love in young people and make them sowers of hope for a new
humanity".