THE ELEVENTH STATION OF THE CROSS
Jesus Is Nailed to the Cross

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L:  We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you.
     (Bow)
All:  By your holy cross you have redeemed the world.

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L:  Two others also, who were criminals, were led away to be put to death with Jesus. When they came to the place that is called The Skull, they crucified Jesus there with the criminals, one on his right and one on his left. Then Jesus said, "Father, forgive them; for they do not know what they are doing."     (Luke 23:32-34a)

(Kneel/sit and pause for reflection)

L:  When we were dead in trespasses:

All:  God made us alive together with him, when he forgave us all our trespasses, erasing the record that stood against us with its legal demands. He set this aside, nailing it to the cross.     (Colossians 2:13-14)

L:  Let us pray.  Heavenly Father, despite his wounds, Jesus showed his love throughout his passion:  for his mother, for the women of Jerusalem, for the good thief, even for those who nailed him to the cross.  Bind us ever to that love, and help us to look beyond ourselves and our sufferings in order to share that love with others;  through Jesus Christ our Lord.

All:  Amen

(Stand and move to the next station, singing:)

          Life eternal, death defiant,
          Bowed his head -- the world was silent,
          Through his death came life anew.

On to THE TWELFTH STATION
Jesus Dies on the Cross...

The Stations Of The Cross: . .

OPENING PRAYER
Before the Altar

THE FIRST STATION
Jesus Is Condemned to Death

THE SECOND STATION
Jesus Carries His Cross

THE THIRD STATION
Jesus Falls the First Time

THE FOURTH STATION
Jesus Meets His Afflicted Mother

THE FIFTH STATION
Simon Helps Jesus Carry His Cross

THE SIXTH STATION
A Woman Offers Comfort to Jesus

THE SEVENTH STATION
Jesus Falls a Second Time

THE EIGHTH STATION
Jesus Meets the Women of Jerusalem

THE NINTH STATION
Jesus Falls a Third Time

THE TENTH STATION
Jesus Is Stripped of His Clothes

THE ELEVENTH STATION
Jesus Is Nailed to the Cross

THE TWELFTH STATION
Jesus Dies on the Cross

THE THIRTEENTH STATION
Jesus Is Taken Down from the Cross

THE FOURTEENTH STATION
Jesus Is Laid in the Tomb

Closing Prayer
Before the Altar