For the virtue of patience.

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St. Matthew; St. Mark; St. Luke; St. John; St. Paul; St. Peter; Epistles of St. John
St. Anthony Mary Claret Meditations; Humility Meditations

St. Matthew [top]

A-I

³¹ And after they had mocked Him, they took off the cloak from Him, and put on Him His own garments, and led Him away to crucify Him.

A-II

³² And going out, they found a man of Cyrene, named Simon: him they forced to take up His cross.

A-III

³³ And they came to the place that is called Golgotha, which is the place of Calvary.

A-IV

³⁴ And they gave Him wine to drink mingled with gall. And when he had tasted, he would not drink.

St. Mark 15:20b-21 [top]

A-V

^21b They led him out to crucify him.

A-VI

²¹ And they forced one Simon a Cyrenian who passed by, coming out of the country, the father of Alexander and of Rufus, to take up His cross.

1 Peter

A-VII

2²⁰ For what glory is it, if committing sin, and being buffeted for it, you endure? But if doing well you suffer patiently; this is thankworthy before God.

A-VIII

2²¹ For unto this are you called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving you an example that you should follow his steps.

A-IX

2²² Who did no sin, neither was guile found in His mouth.

A-X

2²³ Who, when He was reviled, did not revile: when He suffered, He threatened not: but delivered himself to him that judged Him unjustly.

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St. Luke 23:25-31 [top]

B-I

²⁵ And he released unto them him who for murder and sedition, had been cast into prison, whom they had desired; but Jesus he delivered up to their will.

B-II

²⁶ And as they led Him away, they laid hold of one Simon of Cyrene, coming from the country; and they laid the cross on him to carry after Jesus.

B-III

²⁷ And there followed Him a great multitude of people, and of women, who bewailed and lamented Him.

B-IV

²⁸ But Jesus turning to them, said: Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not over Me; but weep for yourselves, and for your children.

B-V

²⁹ For behold, the days shall come, wherein they will say: Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that have not borne, and the paps that have not given suck.

B-VI

³⁰ Then shall they begin to say to the mountains: Fall upon us; and to the hills: Cover us.

B-VII

³¹ For if in the green wood they do these things, what shall be done in the dry?

B-VIII

³² And there were also two other malefactors led with Him to be put to death.

St. John 19:16-17 [top]

B-IX

¹⁶ Then therefore he delivered Him to them to be crucified. And they took Jesus, and led Him forth.

B-X

¹⁷ And bearing His own cross, He went forth to that place which is called Calvary, but in Hebrew Golgotha.

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Hebrews 12 [top]

C-I

12 And therefore we also having so great a cloud of witnesses over our head, laying aside every weight and sin which surrounds us, let us run by patience to the fight proposed to us:

C-II

² Looking on Jesus, the author and finisher of faith, who having joy set before Him, endured the cross, despising the shame, and now sitteth on the right hand of the throne of God.

C-III

³ For think diligently upon Him that endured such opposition from sinners against Himself; that you be not wearied, fainting in your minds.

C-IV

⁴ For you have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin:

Matthew 16

C-V

²² And Peter taking him, began to rebuke him, saying: Lord, be it far from thee, this shall not be unto thee.

C-VI

²³ Who turning, said to Peter: Go behind me, Satan, thou art a scandal unto me: because thou savourest not the things that are of God, but the things that are of men.

C-VII

²⁴ Then Jesus said to his disciples: If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

C-VIII

²⁵ For he that will save his life, shall lose it: and he that shall lose his life for my sake, shall find it.

C-IX

²⁶ For what doth it profit a man, if he gain the whole world, and suffer the loss of his own soul? Or what exchange shall a man give for his soul?

C-X

²⁷ For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels: and then will he render to every man according to his works.

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Isaiah

D-I

53 Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the Lord revealed?
² And he shall grow up as a tender plant before him, and as a root out of a thirsty ground: there is no beauty in him, nor comeliness: and we have seen him, and there was no sightliness, that we should be desirous of him:

D-II

³ Despised, and the most abject of men, a man of sorrows, and acquainted with infirmity: and his look was as it were hidden and despised, whereupon we esteemed him not.

D-III

⁴ Surely he hath borne our infirmities and carried our sorrows: and we have thought him as it were a leper, and as one struck by God and afflicted.

D-IV

⁵ But he was wounded for our iniquities, he was bruised for our sins: the chastisement of our peace was upon him, and by his bruises we are healed.

D-V

⁶ All we like sheep have gone astray, every one hath turned aside into his own way: and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.

D-VI

⁷ He was offered because it was His own will, and he opened not his mouth: He shall be led as a sheep to the slaughter, and shall be dumb as a lamb before his shearer, and He shall not open His mouth.

D-VII

⁸ He was taken away from distress, and from judgment: who shall declare his generation? because He is cut off out of the land of the living: for the wickedness of my people have I struck Him.

D-VIII

⁹ And He shall give the ungodly for His burial, and the rich for his death: because he hath done no iniquity, neither was there deceit in His mouth.

D-IX

¹⁰ And the Lord was pleased to bruise him in infirmity: if he shall lay down his life for sin, he shall see a long-lived seed, and the will of the Lord shall be prosperous in his hand.

D-X

¹¹ Because his soul hath laboured, he shall see and be filled: by his knowledge shall this my just servant justify many, and he shall bear their iniquities.

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St. Anthony Mary Claret Meditation Points: [top]

Fruit: to have compassion for my neighbors in their pains and toils. 

1-At the demand of the people, who have been roused by their leaders, Jesus is condemned to die on the Cross 

2-They present the Cross to Jesus, Who embraces it with love in His Heart 

3-Jesus shoulders the Cross and carries it in a spirit of good will 

4-Jesus carries the Cross, He falls beneath its heavy weight, so that we may consider the enormous weight of our sins 

5-On His journey with His Cross, Jesus meets His Mother, Who is plunged in terrible grief 

6-A pious woman wipes Jesus’ Face and His holy features leave their likeness on the cloth 

7-Some women of Jerusalem weep at seeing Jesus in such pain. Jesus tells them to weep for their sins and those of their children 

8-Simon of Cyrene helps Jesus carry His Cross 

9-Jesus again falls beneath the weight of the Cross 

10-After terrible pain and fatigue, Jesus reaches Mt. Calvary.

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THE ROSARY MEDITATED TO GAIN HUMILITY. [top]

Fourth Mystery.—Jesus carries His Cross.
Look at Jesus traversing Jerusalem laden with the infamous cross upon which He was soon to die! O what confusion! what ignominy!
O Mary, it is only by suffering that I can be saved! Obtain for me to endure all that may fall to my share with dispositions like unto those of thy Divine Son! Obtain for me, above all, the spirit of humility!

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