The 7th Station of the Cross-Jesus Falls the Second Time
Leader: We adore Thee, O Christ, and we praise Thee,
All (genuflect): Because by Thy cross Thou has redeemed the world.
The suffering Jesus, under the weight of His cross, again falls to the ground; but the cruel executioners do not permit Him to rest a moment. Pushing and striking Him. they urge Him onward. It is the frequent repetition of our sins which oppress Jesus. Witnessing this, how can I continue to sin?
O Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me! Offer me Thy helping hand, and aid me, that I may not fall again into my former sins. From this very moment, I will earnestly strive to reform: nevermore will I sin! Thou, O sole support for the weak, by Thy grace, without which I can do nothing, strengthen me to carry out faithfully this my resolution.
OUR FATHER
HAIL MARY
GLORY BE
STABAT MATER
Bruised, derided, cursed, defiled,
She beheld her tender child,
All with bloody scourges rent.