The Carrying of the Cross
Spiritual Fruit: Patience in Trials & Endurance
"And bearing his own cross, he went out to the place called The Place of a Skull, which in Aramaic is called Golgotha."
Contemplation on The Carrying of the Cross
Exhausted and bruised, Jesus carries the heavy wooden cross through the streets of Jerusalem toward Calvary.
As we recite the ten Hail Marys of this decade, we fix our interior gaze upon this mystery of Christ's life. We ask for the grace to embody its spiritual fruit, Patience in Trials & Endurance, in our daily lives.
Sealing the Decade with the Glory Be
At the close of the ten Hail Marys for this decade, we stand in spirit with the Blessed Mother and offer all our contemplation back to the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit with the Glory Be (Gloria Patri), acknowledging that all holiness flows from and returns to the Blessed Trinity.
Canonical English doxology prayer text used in liturgical and private devotion across the United States.
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