0
Want this question answered?
Be notified when an answer is posted
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
What are the Stations of the Cross also referred as?
The Way of the Cross.
What are stations of the cross made of?
The Stations of the Cross are usually a series of pictures or statues. They can use any artisitic medium.
What are areas of a church called that begin with a?
It is the altar. Atrium?
What period of time do the Stations of the Cross take place in?
The Stations of the Cross are primarily prayed on Fridays during Lent.
How is Lent linked to the Stations of the Cross?
The Stations of the Cross depict Our Blessed Lord carrying the cross up to His death and burial. Lent is the preparation for Christ to carry His cross, die on it, and be buried.
What is living stations of the cross?
Usually a "living Stations of the Cross" mean that you have live people posed acting out or portraying each Station.
Why does the protestant church have 15 stations of the cross?
I don't think that many (if any) Protestant churches have the stations of the cross - I know Presbyterians and Baptists do not.
Where is the altar location in the church?
at the front of the church normally in front of an cross
Why is the cross put on the altar and where should it face?
Roman Catholic AnswerA crucifix (not a cross, a cross with a corpus on it) is required by the rubrics (the rules for saying Mass) for the celebration of Mass. It may be on or near the altar. Normally it faces the celebrant (the priest celebrating the Mass).
Can you name a Lenten Devotion?
Stations of the Cross
What is a Christian altar?
The (Christian) Altar is where the Holy Communion takes place. It is a kind of high table usually located at the front of churches with a cross on it. The word Alter reminds Christians of the sacrifice and death of Jesus on the cross.
What is the second station in the stations of the cross?
The second station is Jesus accepts the cross (Jesus carries the cross).
