Fourth Sorrowful Mystery: The Carrying of the Cross

Matthew 27:33-54; Luke 23:33-43

The Carrying of the Cross – Weighed down by the cross, Jesus patiently walks the road to Calvary. Mary makes the stations of the cross with her dying son.

Resolution – I desire the virtue of patience. My Jesus, I will bear my cross patiently.

Thanks – Thank you, Father, for providing us with comforters as we bear our crosses.

? What do you think of when you review this mystery?

… being Mary watching her son carry a cross    …being one of those watching the whole scene    … helping him carry His cross or wiping His face    …what crosses do I bear?   …what crosses can I help others bear?

After reviewing the Resolution and Thanks statements and the meditations, can you think of additional ones?