Prayed on Tuesdays and Fridays

The Agony in the Garden (Matthew 26:39) Jesus saw in the garden of olives saw the sins of the world unfolded before him, and his precious blood flowed from pore at the vision of the torture and death he was to undergo, and he cried out in anguish, "Abba! Father! If it be possible, let this chalice pass from me," but immediately resigning himself to his Father's will, he said, "Not as I will, but as you will."

The Scourging at the Pillar (Matthew 27:26) When at Pilate's command Jesus was stripped of his garments and bound to a pillar, his body lacerated from head to foot with cruel whips, and his flesh torn away until his mortified body could bear no more.

The Crowning with Thorns (Matthew 27: 28-29) The soldiers bound Jesus' head with a crown of sharp thorns, showered blows into his head, and in mock adoration knelt before him crying, "Hail, King of the Jews!"

The Carrying of the Cross (Matthew 27: 31-32) With the heavy wood of the cross upon his shoulders Jesus was dragged, weak and suffering yet patient, through the streets of Jerusalem to the hill of Calvary, falling often but urged along by the cruel blows of his executioners and the revilement of the crowd.

The Crucifixion (Matthew 27: 50-51) Jesus was stripped of his garments, nailed to the cross, and died after three hours of indescribable agony, during which he asked, "Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do."