10th Station: Jesus is stripped of his garments

Leader: We praise you, O Christ and we bless you.

All: Because by your holy cross, you have redeemed the world

Reader
Tsehaye is eight years old. She is an orphan living in the rift valley of Ethiopia. AIDS has stripped her of both her parents. In her suffering and emotional nakedness she has found hope in the orphanage in which she now lives, and among the religious sisters who care for her. In Ethiopia, as in so many African countries, AIDS is a merciless killer. It takes away the lives millions of people, the parents of children, the children of so many parents.

Let us pray

Lord Jesus, as you were stripped of your garments, there was no compassion shown to you, but only greed among those who shared out your clothes.
Give us the grace to be moved to compassion for those who, through AIDS, have lost parents and children, and to recognise your presence in their suffering.

All: Suffering for us, you set us free, rising you gave us life. You are the Saviour of the world.

SCIAF

Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund

10th Station: Jesus is stripped of his garments