The stations of the cross is a lenten devotion that offers witness to jesus passion and death. Jesus carried the heavy cross without complaining once. Adore this powerlessness willed by the almighty divinity. The way of the cross leads us to contemplate the passion of our lord and savior jesus christ, to consider his great love for us, his humility, and the glory of the perfect offering he made in the work of our redemption. You do not need to spend time at all of the stations. The stations of the cross can also be found at ministry matters.
The body of jesus is taken down from the cross we adore you, o christ, and we praise you. Christs cross, embraced with love, never leads to sadness, but to joy, to the joy of. Stations of the cross for our times diocese of ossory. More than a simple oldlooking background building, this temple speaks of the virginal nature of the mother of god. 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 stations of the cross are a 14step catholic devotion that commemorates jesus christs last day on earth as a man. Feb 08, 2016 the stations of the cross are a 14step catholic devotion that commemorates jesus christs last day on earth as a man. The cross is the nourishment and the means of love. Good friday is one of only two days in the year that roman catholics do not have mass.
Through word and image radcliffe offers a profound experience of reflecting on the stations of the cross that is both visually and spiritually inspiring. Dear jesus, like you, we carry our crosses to remind us of your suffering. The stations of the cross stock photos and images 123rf. He went out to what is called the place of the skull, which in hebrew is called golgatha. In the medieval period, when pilgrimage to jerusalem was popular, people there began to walk the traditional path jesus took from his arrest to his passion and death. The traditional 14 stations of the cross or way of the cross. It has the preparatory prayer and both the latin and the english stabat mater with the prayer before a crucifix in the back a wonderful audio stations of the cross a priest reads the same words as are in the booklet and as are on with the coloring. Stations on our journey of faith video feature renewing the stations of the cross online stations of the cross audio stations click here to listen to the stations of the cross via crucis. Jesus told us that to follow him we must take up our cross. 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.
Stations of the cross introduction, contents, ideas for use. The stations of the cross with meditations written by pope john paul ii and prayed on good friday, 2003. I have used a few specific sources for the format and content. While you are encouraged to process through them in that order, please feel free to move about. It was now about the sixth hour, and there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour, and the sun was darkened, and the curtain of the temple was torn in the middle. Carry his cross we adore you, o christ, and we praise you. Vincentian reflections on the stations of the cross. Stations of the cross st stephen lutheran church in.
Today is good friday, the day traditionally set aside in the year to remember the death of jesus on the cross. Then the powerpoint slides can be shown to accompany each station, followed by the virtue slides for the closing prayer. This booklet will help guide your journey through the prayer stations. The stations of the cross invite us to enter more deeply into the mystery of jesus death and resurrection. Stations of the cross united states conference of catholic. And on the cross, the church of the gentiles is born. The stations of the cross are commonly found in churches as a series of fourteen small icons or images. First on this page is a reprint of a printable stations of the cross booklet according to the method of st. When the soldiers came to jesus, they saw that he was already dead so that they did not break his legs, but one of them opened his side with a lance, and immediately there came out blood and water. Then he takes up the cross but in his heart jesus places cross he asks his heavenly father on his shoulder to help him carry it bravely.
Stations of the cross for our times about these stations. Stations of the cross in both traditional and scriptural versions. Ideas for using stations of the cross we use the stations of the cross cd kit twice each year. Far be it from me to glory in anything save in the cross of my lord and redeemer. Prayers are taken from the stations of the cross in the colosseum, rome. He has already experienced profound solidarity with so many on this earth, by being beaten and tortured. Affordable and search from millions of royalty free images, photos and vectors. Stations of the cross belmont united methodist church. O beloved cross, i embrace thee, i kiss thee, i joyfully accept thee from the hand of my god.
Stations of the cross stations of the cross according to st. The pictures of the stations of the cross taken from church of the holy trinity, gainesville, virginia by timeline media. In stations of the cross, renowned author and spiritual master timothy radcliffe, op, offers readers a thoughtful meditation on this powerful devotion. It has the preparatory prayer and both the latin and the english stabat mater with the prayer before a crucifix in the back. Designate where each station will be so that you can travel a bit between each station, yet not so much that those with less physical stamina will have trouble keeping up. Stations of the cross jubilee year of mercy the cross of. The stations of the cross walk alongside christ on the journey of his passion and remember our brothers and sisters both around the world and in our own cities who experience suffering and poverty each day. Stations of the cross are available for download in powerpoint or pdf formats. Stations of the cross 2020 pp stations of the cross 2020 pdf.
Later, for the many who wanted to pass along the same route, but could not make the trip to jerusalem, a practice developed that eventually took the form of the fourteen stations currently found in. Stations of the cross according to the method of st. As the cd plays in the background, the youth reenact the 14 stations. Catholic for life, catholic prayers, stations of the cross, way of the cross. Stations of the cross power point repentance jesus. By it the world shall be crucified to me, and i to the world, that i may be thine forever. Augustines reflections on the stations provided many of the summary statements at the beginning of each. The form here, prepared by the episcopal churchs office of government relations, offers the. Station jesus is nailed to the cross we adore you, o christ, and we praise you. They compelled a passer by who was coming in from the country to carry his cross. The 14 devotions, or stations, focus on specific events of his last day. They can also appear in church yards arranged along paths. The way of the cross is a school of faith, the faith which by its very nature works through love galatians 5. Mission stations of the cross for children holy childhood association canada leader.
How i wish that all men and women of good will would look to the cross if only for a moment. The stations are most commonly prayed during lent on wednesdays and fridays, and especially on good friday, the day of the year upon which the events actually occurred. The 14 devotions, or stations, focus on specific events of his last day, beginning with his condemnation. And to tell people to wear comfortable walking shoes. See more ideas about jesus on the cross, jesus help and prayer stations. Because not everyone could travel to jerusalem, the church began to offer. Because by your holy cross, you have redeemed the world.
We offer these stations as a resource for use by parishes during the season of lent or on good friday. The first station is located in the fellowship hall, but the remaining stations are set up clockwise around the sanctuary. The stations of the cross originated in pilgrimage to jerusalem and a desire to reproduce the via dolorosa. Our middle school youth use it as the centerpiece of the stations of the cross prayer service held in our church on a friday evening, open to all parishioners. Full text of stations of the cross see other formats preparatory prayer all. The stations are commonly used as a minipilgrimage as the priest moves from station to station. Amen then jesus told his disciples, if any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take of their cross and follow me. Full text of stations of the cross internet archive. The church through the centuries has used many forms of praying the stations of the cross. 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. Traditional and modern meditations the way of the cross leads us to contemplate the passion of our lord and savior jesus christ, to consider his great love for us, his humility, and the glory of the perfect offering he made in the work of our redemption. At each station we use our senses and our imagination to reflect prayerfully upon jesus suffering, death, and resurrection, and to simply experience the visual images to reflect on christs love for us. This is the good jesus does for us on the throne of the cross. 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.
Way of the cross a reflection on social justice written by audrey ferrer prayers for each station adapted from the native stations of the cross1 notes. In this prayer, fourteen traditional events in the passion of jesus are recalled and meditated upon. Jesus on the cross feels the whole weight of the evil, and with the force of gods love he conquers it, he defeats it with his resurrection. The way of the cross, as a devotion, has its origin in the faithfuls. Because by your holy cross you have redeemed the world. The stations of the cross began as the practice of pious pilgrims to jerusalem who would retrace the final journey of jesus christ to calvary. The stations of the cross from ancient times, christians have made pilgrimages to holy places. Be sure to educate beforehand to allay fears that such a service might not be reformed. It is the weight of the cross i should not be astonished to feel it, at times to be crushed by it. Stations of the cross power point free download as powerpoint presentation. We pray for ourselves, and for all those who need strength, that the love of christ will keep us going.