Di Stations of di Cross as Saint Alphonsus Liguori write am:
Also see di Stations according to Saint Francis of Assisi
Listen as you dey pray:
Prayer to Start:
EVERYBODY: My Lord, Jesus Christ,
You don make dis journey to die for me with love wey mouth no fit describe;
and plenty times, I don abandon You without gratitude. | But now I love You with all my heart;
and because I love You, I truly dey sorry for all di times wey I don offend You.
Forgive me, my God, and allow me follow You for dis journey.
You dey go die because of Your love for me;
my Redeemer wey I love, I want die because of my love for You.
My Jesus, I go live and die, always joined to You.
As she remain for her place near di cross
Di Mother wey sorrow fill stand dey cry
Near Jesus reach di very end
Di First Station: Pilate Condemn Jesus to Death
V: We adore You, O Christ, and we praise You. (Bend one knee touch ground)
R: Because, through Your holy cross, You don redeem di world. (Stand up)
V: Think about how, after dem flog Jesus Christ and put crown of thorns for His head, Pilate unjustly condemn Am to die for di cross. (Kneel down)
R: My Jesus wey deserve adoration,
no be Pilate;
no, na my sins condemn You to die.
I beg You, through di merits of dis journey wey full of sorrow,
make You help my soul for im journey to eternity.
I love You, Jesus wey I love so much;
I love You pass as I love myself.
With all my heart, I repent of all di times wey I don offend You.
Grant me di grace to love You always; then do with me as You want.
(Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be.)
Through her heart, as she dey share His sorrow
As she dey bear all His bitter pain
Di sword don finally pass now
Di Nomba Tu Steshon: Jesus Accept His Cross
V: We adore You, O Christ, and we praise You. (Bend one knee touch ground)
R: Because, through Your holy cross, You don redeem di world. (Stand up)
V: Think about Jesus as E dey waka for dis road with di cross for His shoulders, dey think about us, and dey offer to His Father, for our sake, di death wey E dey about to suffer. (Kneel down)
R: My Jesus wey I love pass,
I accept all di sufferings wey You don set for me until death.
I beg You, through all wetin You suffer as You carry Your cross,
make You help me carry my own with Your perfect peace and full acceptance of God’s will.
I love You, Jesus, my love;
I repent for all di times wey I don offend You.
No ever let me separate myself from You again.
Grant me di grace to love You always; then do with me as You want.
(Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be.)
Oh, how sorrowful and deeply troubled
Fill dat Mama wey God bless so much,
Di Mama of di Only Begotten Son
Di Nomba Tri Steshon: Jesus Fall di First Time
V: We adore You, O Christ, and we praise You. (Bend one knee touch ground)
R: Because, through Your holy cross, You don redeem di world. (Stand up)
V: Think about di first time wey Jesus fall. Di blood wey He lose from di flogging and di crown of thorns don make Him so weak sotey He hardly fit waka; yet He still get to carry dat heavy load for His shoulders. As di soldiers dey beat Him wickedly, He fall several times under di heavy cross. (Kneel down)
R: My dear Jesus, / no be di weight of di cross / but di weight of my sins make You suffer so much. / Through di merits of dis first fall, / save me make I no fall into mortal sin. / I love You, O my Jesus, with all my heart; / I dey sorry say I don offend You. / Make I no ever offend You again. / Grant me make I love You always; then do with me as You want.
(Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be.)
Christ hang above, dey suffer terrible pain
His Mama stand below, dey watch di pains
Of her glorious Son wey dey die
Di Nomba Fo Steshon: Jesus Meet His Mama Wey Dey Suffer Sorrow
V: We adore You, O Christ, and we praise You. (Bend one knee touch ground)
R: Because, through Your holy cross, You don redeem di world. (Stand up)
V: Think about how di Son meet His Mama on His way to Calvary. Jesus and Mary look each other, and their looks come be like many arrows wey wound their hearts, wey love each other so tenderly. (Kneel down)
R: My Jesus wey love pass all, / through di pain wey You suffer for dis meeting / give me di grace to truly devote myself to Your most holy Mother. / And You, my Queen, wey sorrow overwhelm, / through Your prayers, obtain for me / tender and lasting remembrance of di Passion of Your divine Son. / I love You, Jesus, my Love, pass everything. / I repent of all di times wey I don offend You. / No ever allow me offend You again. / Grant make I love You always; and then do with me as You wish.
(Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be.)
Anybody dey wey no go cry,
Wey deep sorrow no go overwhelm,
As e look Christ dear Mama?
Di Nomba Faiv Steshon: Simon Help Jesus Carry di Cross
V: We adore You, O Christ, and we praise You. (Bend one knee touch ground)
R: Because, through Your holy cross, You don redeem di world. (Stand up)
V: Think about how Jesus weak and tire reach. For every step wey E take, E nearly die. Dem dey fear say E go die for road, because dem want make E die di shameful death of di cross. So dem force Simon of Cyrene to help carry di cross behind Our Lord. (Kneel down)
R: My dear Jesus / I no go refuse di cross as Simon do: / I accept am and hold am close. / I accept especially di death wey dem don set for me / with all di pains wey fit follow am. / I join am to Your death / and I offer am to You. / You don die because You love me; / I go die because I love You and want please You. / Help me with Your grace. / I love You, Jesus, my Love; / I repent for all di times wey I don offend You. / No ever let me offend You again. / Grant me make I love You always; then do with me as You want.
(Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be.)
Human heart fit hold back
From sharing for her pain?
For dat Mama pain wey mouth no fit describe?
Station Six: Veronica Offer Jesus Her Veil
V: We adore You, O Christ, and we praise You. (Bend one knee touch ground)
R: Because, through Your holy cross, You don redeem di world. (Stand up)
V: Think about di compassion of di holy woman, Veronica. As she see Jesus for dis kind suffering, with sweat and blood all over His face, she give Am her veil. Jesus wipe His face, and leave di image of His holy face for di cloth. (Kneel down)
R: My beloved Jesus, / Your face fine before You begin dis journey; / but now, e no look fine again / and wounds and blood don spoil how e look. / Ah, my soul too fine before / when e receive Your grace for Baptism; / but since then, I don use my sins spoil am. / Na only You, my Redeemer, fit make am fine as e be before. / Do dis through di merits of Your suffering; then do with me as You want.
(Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be.)
Dem wound Am, mock Am, curse Am, disgrace Am
She look her gentle Pikin
Wey dem use whip wey blood stain tear all over.
Station Seven: Jesus Fall di Second Time
V: We adore You, O Christ, and we praise You. (Bend one knee touch ground)
R: Because, through Your holy cross, You don redeem di world. (Stand up)
V: Think about how, as Jesus fall di second time under His cross, di pain for all di wounds for di head and body of our suffering Lord start afresh. (Kneel down)
R: My Jesus wey gentle pass all, / see how many times You don forgive me; / and how many times I don fall again and begin offend You again! / Through di merits of dis second fall, / give me di grace to remain for Your love until I die. / Grant me grace so dat, for all my temptations, I go always turn to You for help. / I love You, Jesus, my Love, with all my heart; / I dey sorry say I don offend You. / No ever let me offend You again. / Grant me grace to love You always; then do with me as You want.
(Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be.)
Because of di sins of His own nation
She see Am hang for cross, forsaken
Till E give up Im spirit.
Station Eight: Jesus Talk to di Women
V: We adore You, O Christ, and we praise You. (Bend one knee touch ground)
R: Because, through Your holy cross, You don redeem di world. (Stand up)
V: Think about how di women cry with compassion as dem see Jesus so distressed, with blood dey drip from His body as He dey waka. Jesus tell dem, “No cry so much for me; instead, cry for your children.” (Kneel down)
R: My Jesus, wey sorrow weigh down, / I dey cry for di sins wey I don commit against You / because of di punishment wey I deserve for dem; / and even more, because of how dem don displease You, / You wey don love me with love wey no get end. / Na Your love, pass di fear of hell, / dey make me cry for my sins. / My Jesus, I love You pass myself; / I dey sorry say I don offend You. / No ever allow me offend You again. / Grant me grace to love You always; then do with me as You want.
(Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be.)
O sweet Mama! Source of Love,
Touch my spirit from above
Make my heart agree with your own.
Station Nine: Jesus Fall di Third Time
R: Because, through Your holy cross, You don redeem di world. (Stand up)
V: Think about how Jesus Christ fall for di third time. E weak well-well, and di people wey wan kill Am treat Am with too much wickedness; dem try make Am walk faster even though E hardly get strength to move. (Kneel down)
R: My Jesus wey dem don insult and mistreat, / through di weakness wey You suffer as You dey go Calvary, / give me enough strength to overcome all fear of wetin people go think / and all my evil desires wey don make me despise Your friendship. / I love You, Jesus my Love, with all my heart; / I dey sorry for all di times wey I don offend You. / No ever allow me offend You again. / Grant make I love You always; and then do with me as You wish.
(Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be.)
Make me feel wetin You don feel
Make my soul glow and melt
With di love of Christ, my Lord.
Station Ten:
Dem Strip Jesus of His Clothes
V: We adore You, O Christ, and we praise You. (Bend one knee touch ground)
R: Because, through Your holy cross, You don redeem di world. (Stand up)
V: Think about how di people wey wan execute Jesus violently strip His clothes from His body. Di inner clothes don stick to His torn flesh, and di soldiers tear dem comot so roughly sotey His skin follow dem comot. Pity your Saviour wey dem treat so wickedly, and tell Him: (Kneel down)
R: My innocent Jesus, / through di torment wey You suffer as dem strip You of Your clothes, / help me remove from myself every attachment to di things of dis world / so dat I fit put all my love for You, wey deserve my love so much. / I love You, O Jesus, with all my heart; / I dey sorry say I ever offend You. / No ever let me offend You again. / Grant me grace to love You always; then do with me as You want.
(Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be.)
Holy Mama, pierce me through
Make each wound fresh again for my heart
Wey concern my Saviour wey dem nail for cross.
Station Eleven: Dem Nail Jesus to di Cross
R: Because, through Your holy cross, You don redeem di world. (Stand up)
V: Think about Jesus, wey dem throw down for cross. E stretch out His arms and offer His life as sacrifice to His eternal Father to save us. Dem nail His hands and feet, then dem raise di cross and leave Am to die for terrible pain. (Kneel down)
R: My Jesus wey dem despise, / nail my heart to di cross / so e go always remain there to love You and never leave You again. / I love You pass myself; / I dey sorry say I don ever offend You. / No ever allow me offend You again. / Make I fit love You always; then do with me as You want.
(Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be.)
Make I join you bear His pain,
Wey dem kill because of all our sins,
Wey die for terrible suffering because of me.
Station Nomba Twelve: Jesus Die for Cross
V: We adore You, O Christ, and we praise You. (Bend one knee touch ground)
R: Because, through Your holy cross, You don redeem di world. (Stand up)
V: Think about how your Jesus, after three hours of terrible pain for cross, finally come under suffering wey overwhelm Am. E surrender Himself to di weight of His body, bow His head and die. (Kneel down)
R: My Jesus wey dey die, / with devotion I kiss di cross wey You go die on because You love me. / Because of my sins, I deserve to die a terrible death; / but Your death na my hope. / Through di merits of Your death, / give me di grace to die as I hold Your feet, with love for You dey burn for my heart. / I surrender my soul into Your hands. / I love You with all my heart. / I dey sorry say I don offend You. / No ever let me offend You again. / Grant make I love You always; and then do with me as You wish.
(Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be.)
Make my tears join your own
As I dey mourn Him wey mourn for me,
All di days wey I go live.
Station Nomba Thirteen:
Dem Bring Jesus Down from di Cross
V: We adore You, O Christ, and we praise You. (Bend one knee touch ground)
R: Because, through Your holy cross, You don redeem di world. (Stand up)
V: Think about how, after Our Lord don die, two of His disciples, Joseph and Nicodemus, bring Am down from di cross and put Am for di arms of His Mother wey sorrow dey wound. She receive Am with tenderness wey words no fit describe and hold Am close to her chest. (Kneel down)
R: O Mother of Sorrows, / because of di love wey you get for your Son, / accept me as your servant and pray to Am for me. / And You, my Redeemer, since You don die for me, / allow me to love You, / because na only You I want, nothing else. / I love You, Jesus my Love, / and I dey sorry say I don offend You. / No ever let me offend You again. / Make I fit love You always; then do with me as You want.
(Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be.)
To stay with you beside di cross
To cry and pray with you there
Na all I dey ask you to grant me.
Station Nomba Fourteen:
Dem Lay Jesus for Tomb
V: We adore You, O Christ, and we praise You. (Bend one knee touch ground)
R: Because, through Your holy cross, You don redeem di world. (Stand up)
V: Think about how di disciples carry di body of Jesus go bury Am, while His holy Mother follow dem and use her own hands arrange His body for di tomb. Then dem close di tomb and all of dem leave. (Kneel down)
R: O my Jesus wey dem bury, / I kiss di stone wey close You inside. / But You rise again with glory on di third day. / Through Your resurrection, I beg You make I rise with glory on di last day, / so I go dey united with You for heaven, to praise You and love You forever. / I love You, Jesus, and I repent of ever offending You. / Make I fit love You always; then do with me as You want.
(Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be.)
Virgin wey blessed pass all virgins!
Listen to wetin I dey ask with love:
Make I share your holy sorrow.
Prayer to Jesus Christ Wey Dem Crucify
My good Jesus wey I love well well,
I kneel down before You,
dey beg You with all my heart
to engrave for my heart
faith, hope and love wey deep and full of life,
with true repentance as I turn from my sins come back to You,
and strong determination to make things right.
As I dey reflect on Your five wounds,
and continue to think deeply about dem
with deep compassion and sorrow,
I remember, good Jesus,
di words wey Prophet David talk
long ago about You:
“Dem pierce My hands and My feet;
dem don count all My bones.”
See prayers and resources for Lent
Meditations on di mind and heart of our Blessed Mother as she stand faithfully for di foot of di Cross of Jesus, her Son.
40 Days for di Foot of di Cross:
A Look of Love from di Heart of Our Blessed Mother
Stations of di Cross
According to Saint Alphonsus Liguori