FOURTEENTH STATION - Jesus is laid in the tomb
We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you:
Because by your holy cross you have redeemed the world.
Reading:
When it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who also was a disciple of Jesus. He went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate ordered it to be given to him. And Joseph took the body, and wrapped it in a clean linen shroud, and laid it in his own new tomb, which he had cut in the rock. And he rolled a great stone to the entrance of the tomb. Matthew 27:57-60
You will not abandon me to the grave:
Nor let your Holy One see corruption.
Let us pray.
O God, your blessed Son was laid in a tomb in a garden, and rested on the Sabbath day: Grant that we who have been buried with him in the waters of baptism may find our perfect rest in his eternal and glorious kingdom; where he lives and reigns for ever and ever. Amen.
Holy God,
Holy and Mighty,
Holy Immortal One,
Have mercy upon us.
Pray for the Elderly
Pray that God’s strength and peace will be poured out on those who are advanced in years. Pray for them to be honored and cared for so that loneliness would be banished with lasting friendships and family bonds. Pray for grace and strength to deal with illness. Pray that their latter years will be significant, reflecting the glory of God. Pray for special protection from COVID-19.
CONCLUDING PRAYERS BEFORE THE ALTAR
Savior of the world, by your cross and precious blood you have redeemed us:
Save us, and help us, we humbly beseech you, O Lord.
Let us pray.
We thank you, heavenly Father, that you have delivered us from the dominion of sin and death and brought us into the kingdom of your Son; and we pray that, as by his death he has recalled us to life, so by his love he may raise us to eternal joys; who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
To Christ our Lord who loves us, and washed us in his own blood, and made us a kingdom of priests to serve his God and Father, to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
The Proclamation of the Cross
Standing or kneeling in front of the altar
We glory in your cross, O Lord, and praise you for your mighty resurrection;
by virtue of your cross joy has come into our world.
God be gracious to us and bless us:
make his face shine upon us,
Let your ways be made known on the earth:
your liberating power among all nations.
Let the peoples praise you, O God:
all the peoples praise you.
We glory in your cross, O Lord, and praise you for your mighty resurrection;
by virtue of your cross joy has come into our world.
Almighty God, as we stand at the foot of the cross of your Son, may we know your love for us, that in humility, love and joy we may place at his feet all that we have and all that we are; through Jesus Christ our Saviour. Amen.
Lord, Jesus Christ, Son of the living God, we pray you to set your passion, cross and death between your judgment and our souls, now and in the hour of our death. Give mercy and grace to the living; pardon and rest to the dead; to your holy Church peace and concord; and to us sinners everlasting life and glory; for you live and reign now and for ever.
Amen.
Let us pray for the coming of the kingdom in the words our Saviour taught us:
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.
Most merciful God, who by the death and resurrection of your Son Jesus Christ delivered and saved mankind: Grant that by faith in him who suffered on the cross we may triumph in the power of his victory; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.