9th Station: Jesus falls the third time

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

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

Reader 1
According to their calendar, on the 12th September 2007, the people of Ethiopia celebrated not only a new year but also a new millennium. When we celebrate the birth of Jesus two thousand years ago, we reflect that the Son of God willingly became man. As we walk the way of the cross with Jesus, we reflect that his birth leads to his passion and death. As Jesus walked slowly under the burden of his cross, exhausted and humiliated, he fell not once but three times. Many people living under the burden of poverty continually fall to the ground, weakened by hunger and disease. For them death is a reality they live with each day.

Let us pray

Lord, as we fall, so may we rise; as we close a day, so may we rise in hope; and as we close a year may we be grateful for God’s many blessings, even as we look forward to the joy which lies in the future.

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

9th Station: Jesus falls the third time