The Way of the Cross - Prepatory Prayer

PREPARTORY PRAYER

In the name of the + Father, and of the + Son, and of the + Holy Spirit. Amen.

To you, eternal Father, we now offer this tribute of our worship in a spirit of humility and with a contrite heart. May it redound to your honor and glory, and make us and all faithful Christians, both living and dead, deserving of the forgiveness of our sins, the increase of grace, and the reward of everlasting life.

V. Let us glory in the Cross of our Lord Jesus Christ.
R. In whom is our salvation, life, and resurrection.

Let Us Pray
O God, through the passion, death, and resurrection of your Son, you showed us the path to eternal glory by the way of the Cross. As we now follow him by our prayers to the place of Calvary, may we also share in his victory over sin and death, and be received into his kingdom for all eternity, where he lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit for ever. Amen.
Hymn:	See, how sad and sore distressed, Was that mother highly blessed Of the sole begotten one! Christ above in torment hangs: She beneath beholds the pangs of her dying glorious son.	FIRST STATION