"We adore Thee, O Christ, and we bless Thee..."

Walking the Way of the Cross with Christ is one of the most beautiful devotions of the Lenten season. Each Friday afternoon, the sisters gather in the convent garden to make the Stations of the Cross together. We take turns selecting the set of Stations reflected upon, enriching our communal prayer by sharing our favorite meditations. Below are a few excerpts:

​"My people, what I have I done to thee? Or in what have I grieved thee? Behold I have planted thee as My fairest vine, and thou hast become bitter to Me. I went before thee in a pillar of cloud and thou hast brought Me before Pilate's judgment seat."

Lord Jesus crucified,
​have mercy on us.

"It is the Son of God who is passing by, a madman...madly in love! The beloved face of Jesus, which had smiled upon children and was transfigured with glory on Mount Tabor, is now as it were, concealed by suffering. But this suffering is our purification; the sweat and the
​blood which disfigure and tarnish his features, serve to cleanse us."

Have mercy, O Lord,
​have mercy on us!

​"O my dying Jesus, I kiss devoutly the cross on which Thou didst die for love of me. I have merited by my sins to die a miserable death, but Thy death is my hope. Ah, by the merits of Thy death, give me grace to die, embracing Thy feet and burning with love for Thee. I commit my soul into Thy hands.
Grant that I may love Thee always and then do with me as Thou wilt."

Mary, Mother of Sorrows and my Mother,
​obtain for me a heart filled with compassionate love for your Son.