Prayer in the Steps of the Passion
Most dear Jesus,
filled with sorrow during the agony in the garden, covered with a sweat of blood while praying, have mercy on us,
O Lord.
Most dear Jesus,
delivered into the hands of the wicked by a kiss, bound like a robber, and abandoned by your disciples, have mercy on us,
O Lord.
Most dear Jesus,
condemned to death by an unjust Council, taken as an evildoer before Pilate, and ridiculed by the wicked Herod,
have mercy on us, O Lord.
Most dear Jesus,
publicly shorn of your garments, and most cruelly scourged at the pillar, have mercy on us, O Lord.
Most dear Jesus,
crowned with thorns, beaten and blindfolded, clothed in rich purple and mocked, have mercy on us, O Lord.
Most dear Jesus,
likened to the infamous Barabbas, rejected by your people, and unjustly sentenced to death, have mercy on us, O Lord.
Most dear Jesus,
burdened with the weight of the Cross and led to the place of execution like a lamb to the slaughter, have mercy on us,
O Lord.
Most dear Jesus,
reckoned with the wicked, blasphemed, and derided, and given gall to drink to mitigate your pain, have mercy on us,
O Lord.
Most dear Jesus,
dying on the Cross in the presence of Mary, pierced with a lance that drew blood and water from your side,
have mercy on us, O Lord.
Most dear Jesus,
taken down and placed in the arms of your Sorrowful Mother, have mercy on us, O Lord.
Most dear Jesus,
horribly bruised and marked with five wounds, annointed for burial and placed in a tomb, have mercy on us, O Lord.
My Jesus,
I thank you for dying on the Cross for my sins.
Have mercy on us, O Lord.
Amen.
