Palm Cross - Photo copyright 2012 John M. Kingery
Station 8: Jesus Falls the Third Time (Living Wisely)
Theme: We show our respect for the Creator by our stewardship of God’s creation
Tema: Mostramos nuestro respeto al Creador cuidando la creación de Dios
Scripture: Luke 17: 1-2
He said to his disciples, “Things that cause sin will inevitably occur, but woe to the person through whom they occur. It would be better for him if a millstone were put around his neck and he be thrown into the sea than for him to cause one of these little ones to sin.
Reflection by St. John Fisher Catholic Church:
The burden that crushes Jesus is like the burden of materialism. Every time the world worships things before people, power before justice, and consumption before the spirit, we lose what it means to be human and alive.
Prayers: We give thanks to the Lord for carrying our crosses when we did not have the strength to get up again.
WE THANK YOU, LORD
Petitions: Let us pray that Jesus Christ pick us up each time we fall.
O GOD, HEAR OUR PRAYER
Let us pray for the strength to go on when all seems hopeless.
O GOD, HEAR OUR PRAYER
We commit ourselves to live simply so that others may simply live.
O LORD, WE WANT TO WALK IN YOUR WAYS