Stations of the Cross – Twelfth Station

Jesus dies on the cross

We adore you, O Christ, and we praise you
Because by your holy cross you have redeemed the world.

Scripture

“Seeing his mother and the disciple he loved standing near her, Jesus said to his mother, “Woman, this is your son.” Then to the disciple he said, “This is your mother.”…After this, Jesus knew that everything had now been completed, and to fulfill the scripture perfectly he said: “I am thirsty.” A jar full of vinegar stood there, so putting a sponge soaked in the vinegar on a hyssop stick they held it up to his mouth. After Jesus had taken the vinegar he said, “It is accomplished” and bowing his head he gave up his spirit.”

A Prayer

My Jesus, God, what can I say or do?

I offer you my death
with all its pains,
accepting now
the time and kind of death in store for me.
Not by a single instant
would I lengthen my life’s span.

I offer you my death
for my own sins
and for those of all humanity.

My God! My God! Forsake me not.
We know not what we do.