Via Crucis: Catholic Meditations on the Way of the Cross by St. Francis of Assisi

Via Crucis is a simple, reverent companion for praying the Stations of the Cross. It follows the meditations traditionally attributed to St. Francis of Assisi, and walks you from the first station, Jesus condemned to death, to the fourteenth, Jesus laid in the tomb.

At each station you get the traditional opening, “We adore You, O Christ, and we praise You, because by Your holy cross You have redeemed the world,” then a short meditation and prayer, the Our Father, the Hail Mary and the Glory Be. The layout is clean and uncluttered, so it’s easy to follow in a quiet church or at home, and you move through the stations at your own pace.

It comes from Leonard Mamangkey, who has built a whole family of simple Catholic prayer apps, and it has been around since 2011. It hasn’t been updated in some years, so it looks its age, but the prayers don’t need updating. For Fridays in Lent, or any Friday, it’s a faithful way to walk the Way of the Cross.