Afterwards the group met in reidy hall for a potluck gathering. Also go to the way of the cross with meditations it is very important that we pray the way of the cross in this holy week to remember how our lord jesus christ suffered for the sins of ours. So many times i have sinned, but i repent sincerely because i love you. It involves meditating at way stations on the way to the cross, recalling jesus journey along the via dolorosa in jerusalem on good friday. The stations of the cross is a lenten devotion that offers witness to jesus passion and death. Jesus went out and made his way, as was his custom, to the mount of olives. Kneeling before the altar, make an act of contrition, and form the intention of gaining the indulgences, whether for yourself or for the souls in purgatory. Because, by your holy cross, you have redeemed the world. Beautiful bas relief wood carvings on 12 x 18 panels of northern white birch. He has already experienced profound solidarity with so many on this earth, by being beaten and tortured. The following stations of the cross are based on those celebrated by pope john paul ii on good friday 1991. The stations of the cross are an ancient form of christian devotion. Stations of the cross from a douayrheims bible the stations of the cross, also known as the way of the cross, is normally prayed each friday during lent.
The celebration of the stations of the cross is common on the fridays of lent, especially good friday. The 14 devotions, or stations, focus on specific events of his last day, beginning with his condemnation. It uses the list of stations recently approved by the bishops of the philippines. Here are a number of sites which display the 14 traditional stations of the crosss. With this in mind, poet and liturgist pat bennett and visual artist kerry davies have produced a series of stations for those who wish to mark good friday in some way but whose time commitments or particular circumstances may make it difficult to participate in a traditional stations of the cross service.
Ancient cross marks and signs of the 6th station of the cross, jerusalem via dolorosa. We adore you, o christ, and we bless you, because by your. Scripture selections in the modern meditations taken from the nrsv. The stations of the cross english and filipino by awit at papuri communications. Each picture given above shows them in the order of occurrence during the way of the cross on calvary. We offer these stations as a resource for use by parishes during the season of lent or on good friday. Prayers are taken from the stations of the cross in the colosseum, rome. As you walk from one station to the next, your walking becomes a devotional act, because you are walking with jesus as he walks to calvary. In the same way, after the supper, he took the cup saying, this cup is the new covenant in my blood. At each station we use our senses and our imagination to reflect prayerfully upon jesus suffering, death, and resurrection, and to simply experience the. Francis xavier church for the way of the cross this past friday, march 17th. Alternatively, the cut images can be carefully inserted and tacked in place to the inside of the glass, and illuminated by a tealight. Today is good friday, the day traditionally set aside in the year to remember the death of jesus on the cross. A simple and useful lenten printable resources featuring the 14 stations of the cross.
Pilate brought jesus outside and said to the people, what shall i do, then, with the one you call the king of the jews. They were originally observed by pilgrims visiting the holy land, and were popularized by the franciscans when they were given custody of the holy sites in jerusalem in the 14 th century eight of the fourteen stations come from scripture, with the remaining ones being drawn from tradition and legend. Stations of the cross for our times ossory diocese. Joseph of arimathea took the body of jesus, and wrapping it in a clean linen cloth he laid it in his new tomb, which he had hewn out of rock. Along the stations of the cross and in the old city, you can find many stands and stores offering holy land christian souvenirs, gifts and crafts marking the way of the cross. Catholic for life, catholic prayers, stations of the cross, way of the cross. Consider jesus as he walked this road with the cross on. Change our hearts that we may see with new eyes those we might otherwise condemn.
This printable stations of the cross booklet is so handy. Because by your holy cross you have redeemed the world. The stations of the cross for children is written in simple language geared toward introducing younger children to the story of the passion for the first time. Stations of the cross jesus is condemned to death click on every slide to get to the next. Here are the 14 stations in the way of the cross in pictures. The stations of the cross for our times have been devised by the faith development services team at the request of the vicars forane of the diocese. The stations of the cross are a 14step catholic devotion that commemorates jesus christs last day on earth as a man. Station of the cross way of the cross this devotion arose in jerusalem during the middle ages when pilgrims retraced the steps of the via dolorosa, the distance from the praetorium, where jesus was condemned, to calvary, where he was cruci. A printer friendly version of the stations a 4 page handout of the stations stations booklet that prints on an 11x17 sheet stations booklet that prints on two 8.
For example, the religious complex of santo stefano in bologna, italy, replicated the church of the holy sepulchre and other religious sites, including mount of olives and valley of josaphat. The church through the centuries has used many forms of praying the stations of the cross. For the fourth year in a row, the filipino community gathered at st. The stations of the cross for children printable pdf. Because by your holy cross, you have redeemed the world. Stations of the cross for our times about these stations. By passing on to new generations the sign of the cross, may we be authentic. Children love having their own copy and even coloring the beautiful pictures of jesus on his way of the cross. The traditional 14 stations of the cross or way of the cross. The stations are commonly used as a mini pilgrimage as the individual moves from station to station.
The stations of the cross originated in pilgrimage to jerusalem and a desire to reproduce the via dolorosa. Read it online, print, or listen to the traditional audio recording below. Specific prayers are recited, then the individual moves to the next station until all 14 are complete. The way of the crossstations of the crossextended version 2015 duration. This free instant download is a perfect stations of the cross list to give to children or those learning more about the stations of the cross any time of year. The pictures of the stations of the cross taken from church of the holy trinity, gainesville, virginia. For this purpose, one visits a certain number of stations fourteen since the six teenth century, stopping before each and. Instead, on this day, most catholic churches say the stations of the cross these are normally found an pictures around the inside walls of all. Stations of the cross franciscan friars of the atonement.
These may perhaps be regarded as the germ from which the stations afterwards developed, though it is tolerably certain that nothing that we have before about the fifteenth century can strictly be called a way of the cross in the modern sense. They are presented here as an alternative to the traditional stations and as a way of reflecting more deeply on the scriptural accounts of christs passion. The stations of the cross depict 14 events in the passion of jesus christ, beginning with jesus being condemned to death and ending with his body being laid in a tomb. Holy mother, pierce me through in my heart each wound renew. Reflections on the stations of the cross lent, 2012. The stations were spoken in tagalog, a major language of the philippines. Battery operated tealights are available at the dollarstorefor an even safer version.
Click to share on twitter opens in new window click to share on facebook opens in new window tags. The via dolorosa 14 stations of the cross jerusalem map. The stations of the cross are commonly found in churches as. The stations of the cross are a 14 step catholic devotion that commemorates jesus christs last day on earth as a man. The pious practice of praying the stations of the cross originated in medieval europe when pilgrims were unable to visit the holy land, so instead visited these holy places. We adore you, o christ, and we praise you, because by your holy cross you have redeemed the world. The 14 stations of the cross also known as the way of the cross, via crucis, via dolorosa, way of sorrows has been a christian devotional practice going back to the time of st. Consider how jesus, in making this journey with the cross on. Printable stations of the cross booklet according to st. The form here, prepared by the episcopal churchs office of government relations, offers the. Stations of the cross for our times bishop of ossory.
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