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from Modern Catholic Dictionary by John A. Hardon, S.J. Doubleday & Co., Inc. Garden City, NY 1980
A devotion performed by meditating on the Passion of Christ, successively before fourteen stations of the Cross, normally wooden crosses, attached to the interior walls of a church, although they may be erected anywhere, and may have pictures of representations depicted various scenes from Christ’s Via Crucis as aids to devotion on the traditional stations:
1. Jesus Is Condemned to Death
2. Jesus Bears His Cross
3. Jesus Falls the First Time
4. Jesus Meets His Mother
5. Jesus is Helped by Simon
6. Veronica Wipes the Face of Jesus
7. Jesus Falls a Second Time
8. Jesus Consoles the Women of Jerusalem
9. Jesus Falls a Third Time
10. Jesus Is Stripped of His Garments
11. Jesus is Nailed to the Cross
12. Jesus Dies on the Cross
13. Jesus Is Taken Down from the Cross
14. Jesus Is Laid in the Tomb.
Pope John Paul II made up a set of the Stations of the Cross based solely on the Biblical text:
First Station: Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane
Second Station: Jesus, Betrayed by Judas, is Arrested
Third Station: Jesus is Condemned by the Sanhedrin
Fourth Station: Jesus is Denied by Peter
Fifth Station: Jesus is Judged by Pilate
Sixth Station: Jesus is Scourged and Crowned with Thorns
Seventh Station: Jesus Bears the Cross
Eighth Station: Jesus is Helped by Simon the Cyrenian to Carry the Cross
Ninth Station: Jesus Meets the Women of Jerusalem
Tenth Station: Jesus is Crucified
Eleventh Station: Jesus Promises His Kingdom to the Good Thief
Twelfth Station: Jesus Speaks to His Mother and the Disciple
Thirteenth Station: Jesus Dies on the Cross
Fourteenth Station: Jesus is Placed in the Tomb
What else can I help you with?
Does the UK need new power stations?
It will do soon, as old stations are retired
How many times does Jesus fall in the Stations of the Cross?
Jesus falls three times in the Stations of the Cross.
How many stations of the cross are typically included in the traditional Catholic devotion?
The traditional Catholic devotion of the Stations of the Cross typically includes 14 stations.
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 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 are the New and Old railway stations in Gujranwala?
the old gujranwala railway station is near by sialkoti drwaza
What significance do the Protestant stations of the cross hold in the Christian faith and how do they differ from the traditional Catholic stations of the cross?
The Protestant stations of the cross hold significance in the Christian faith as they symbolize the journey of Jesus to his crucifixion and resurrection. They differ from the traditional Catholic stations in that Protestants may have fewer stations or focus more on the spiritual meaning rather than specific events.
Can you name a Lenten Devotion?
Stations of the Cross
