Way Of The Cross Chaplet

(Stations of the Cross Chaplet)

This chaplet consists of 15 groups of 3 beads representing the 14 the stations of the cross and one group representing each stop along the Way of the Cross, between which are marker beads or medals.

A Suggested Way of Saying the Way of the Cross Chaplet

On the Crucifix or Medal pray: The Apostle's Creed.

On each of the first set of three beads, pray:
1. An Act of Contrition.
2. Prayer to Jesus Christ Crucified:
Behold, O kind and most sweet Jesus, I cast myself on my knees in Your sight and with the most fervent desire of my soul I pray and beg You to impress upon my heart lively sentiments of faith, hope and charity, with true repentance for my sins, and a firm desire of amendment, while with deep affection and grief of soul I ponder within myself and mentally contemplate Your five most precious wounds: having before my eyes that which David spoke in prophecy: "They have pierced My hands and My feet; they have numbered all My bones."
3. Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them; and may all the souls of the faithful departed through the mercy of God rest in peace. Amen

Prior to each group of beads, pray:
We adore You, O Christ, and we bless You, because by Your Holy Cross You have redeemed the world.

On each of the 14 sets of three beads, pray:
Pray an Our Father on the first bead, a Hail Mary on the second, and a Glory Be on the third bead of each group, while meditating on the particular station.

First Station: Jesus is condemned to death
Second Station: Jesus carries His cross
Third Station: Jesus falls the first time
Fourth Station: Jesus meets his mother
Fifth Station: Simon of Cyrene helps Jesus to carry his cross
Sixth Station: Veronica wipes the face of Jesus
Seventh Station: Jesus falls the second time
Eighth Station: Jesus meets the women of Jerusalem
Ninth Station: Jesus falls a third time
Tenth Station: Jesus clothes are taken away
Eleventh Station: Jesus is nailed to the cross
Twelfth Station: Jesus dies on the cross
Thirteenth Station: The body of Jesus is taken down from the cross
Fourteenth Station: Jesus is laid in the tomb