Some people believe that Jesus, the Son of God, died on the cross to save people's sins. Going to the Stations of the Cross gives people an idea on how good Jesus was when he gave his life to save ours. When you go there, you realize if Jesus saved our lives, we owe them to him, and should always respect that.
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The Stations originated in Jerusalem in the early days of the Church when pilgrims to that city wanted to follow the footsteps of Our Lord during his passion. Francis of Assis started the tradition of the chapel devotion which extended throughout the Catholic Church in the Medieval period.
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yes but i saw her walking out of a church with a cross
A crucifix is a cross with an image of the crucified Christ hanging on it. A cross is just a plain cross.
The Way of the Cross.
The Stations of the Cross are usually a series of pictures or statues. They can use any artisitic medium.
The Stations of the Cross are primarily prayed on Fridays during Lent.
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.
Usually a "living Stations of the Cross" mean that you have live people posed acting out or portraying each Station.
I don't think that many (if any) Protestant churches have the stations of the cross - I know Presbyterians and Baptists do not.
Stations of the Cross
The second station is Jesus accepts the cross (Jesus carries the cross).
The Circle Line and Central Line run between these two stations.
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The Stations of the Cross are actually a private devotion, although sometimes done together in a group in the Church. As a private devotion there is no set ritual to them.
Kings Cross and Charing Cross.