Stations of the Cross

First Station
Jesus is condemned to death.

  Jesus stands in front of Pilate.  Pilate wants to please the people so he believes their false stories about Jesus.  He orders that Jesus be crucified.

Second Station
Jesus is given his cross to carry.

  The soldiers make Jesus carry a big, heavy cross through the streets.

Third Station
Jesus falls the first time.

  The cross is too heavy for Jesus and he falls to the ground.

Fourth Station
Jesus Meets His Blessed Mother

Mary, Jesus’ mother, pushes herself to the front of the crowd and meets her son.  She is very sad that this is happening to her son but she can’t do anything to stop it.

Fifth Station
Simon of Cyrene Helps Jesus Carry His Cross

The soldiers notice that Jesus is having a hard time carrying his cross so they force a man called Simon to help Jesus to carry his cross.

Sixth Station
Veronica Wipes the Face of Jesus

Veronica sees Jesus as he passes by.  His face is covered in sweat and blood.  She wipes the face of Jesus with a soft cloth.  Jesus smiles and thanks her.

Seventh Station
Jesus falls a second time.

  Jesus is so tired that he falls again under the weight of the heavy cross.  The soldiers force him to get up.

Eighth Station
Jesus speaks to the women of Jerusalem.

   There are women lining the way that Jesus travels with his cross.  They love him very much and cry because they feel sorry for Jesus.  Jesus speaks to them, and asks them not to cry for him.

Ninth Station
Jesus falls the third time.

Jesus is exhausted.  He has come to the hill where he will be crucified.  As he carries the cross up the hill, he falls a third time.

Tenth Station
Jesus is stripped of his clothes. 

The soldiers roughly tear Jesus’ clothes from his body, and leave him only with his underwear.  He looks so weak and hurt.

Eleventh Station
Jesus is nailed to the cross.

  The soldiers nail his hands and feet to the cross.  Jesus asks his Father in heaven to forgive the soldiers.

Twelfth Station
Jesus dies on the cross.

  After three long hours on the cross, poor Jesus dies.

Thirteenth Station
Jesus is taken down from the cross.

  The body of Jesus is taken down from the cross.  His mother, Mary holds him in her arms and cries.

Fourteenth Station
Jesus is laid in the tomb.

  A kind neighbour called Joseph offers a tomb to Mary for the body of Jesus.  His body is wrapped in a clean sheet and laid in the tomb.  A big stone is rolled across the opening of the tomb.

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Audio Stations Of The Cross

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You may be familiar with the Stations of the Cross, but did you know that there are Stations of the Resurrection as well? Each station is something that happened between Easter and Pentecost.

Stations of the Resurrection (Via Lucis)
  1. Jesus Rises From the Dead (Matthew 28:1-10)
  2. The Finding of the Empty Tomb (John 20:1-10)
  3. The Risen Lord Appears to Mary Magdalene (John 20:11-18)
  4. Jesus Appears on the Road to Emmaus (Luke 24:13-27)
  5. Jesus is Known at the Breaking of Bread (Luke 24:28-35)
  6. Jesus Appears to His Disciples in Jerusalem (Luke 24:36-43)
  7. Jesus Gives the Disciples the Power to Forgive Sins (John 20:19-23)
  8. Jesus Strengthens the Faith of Thomas (John 20:24-29)
  9. Jesus Appears by the Sea of Tiberias (John 21:1-14)
10. Jesus Tell Peter to Feed His Sheep (Primacy of Peter) (John 21:15-17, 19b)
11. Jesus Commissions the Disciples on the Mountain (Matthew 28:16-20)
12. Jesus Ascends into Heaven (Acts 1:6-12a)
13. Mary and the Disciples Wait in Prayer (Acts 1:12-14)
14. The Holy Spirit Descends at Pentecost (Acts 2:1-13)

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