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The Stations of the Cross or the Way of the Cross, also known as the Way of Sorrows or the Via Crucis, refers to a series of images depicting Jesus Christ on the day of his crucifixion and accompanying prayers.
Print Download PDF. The following stations of the cross are based on those celebrated by Pope John Paul II on Good Friday 1991. They are presented here as an alternative to the traditional stations and as a way of reflecting more deeply on the Scriptural accounts of Christ's passion. The presiding minister may be a priest, deacon, or layperson.
Eighth Station: Jesus meets the women of Jerusalem. Catholic Online. Prayers. Jesus, as you carry your cross you see a group of women along the road. As you pass by you see they are sad. You stop to spend a moment with them, to offer them some encouragement.
FOURTH STATION Jesus meets his afflicted mother Pr.: We adore You, O Christ, and we praise You. All: Because by your holy Cross You have redeemed the world. Pr.: Now there were standing by the cross of Jesus his mother and his mother's sister, Mary of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus, therefore, saw his mother
Jesus, carrying his cross on the way to Calvary, turns to speak to the women accompanying him (Luke 23:27-31). The scene is more complex than it looks. Who is comforting whom? The women are encouraging Jesus in his suffering, and he is bracing them for what they will have to face themselves.
To learn more about the Stations of the Cross - including their history and practice, see: Praying the Stations of the Cross – Finding Hope in a Weary Land, by Katherine Sonderegger & Margaret Adams Parker (Eerdmans Publishing, 2019.) Praying the Stations of the Cross also includes a liturgy with
1. Jesus is condemned to death. Fear is the enemy. It was in Pilate’s power to be merciful. We know that he was moved to release Jesus but his instinct for mercy was held in check by fear: the fear of being thought weak. So, he called for water to wash his hands of Jesus and of blame.
