The Stations of the Cross represent events from Jesus’ Passion and death. At each station, we use our senses and imagination to reflect prayerfully upon Jesus’ suffering, death, and Resurrection.
- Jesus is condemned to death. Pontius Pilate condemns Jesus to death.
- Jesus takes up His cross. Jesus willingly accepts and patiently bears His cross.
- Jesus falls the first time. Weakened by torments and by loss of blood, Jesus falls beneath His cross.
- Jesus meets His sorrowful mother. Jesus meets His mother, Mary, who is filled with grief.
- Simon of Cyrene helps Jesus carry the cross. Soldiers force Simon of Cyrene to carry the cross.
- Veronica wipes the face of Jesus. Veronica steps through the crowd to wipe the face of Jesus.
- Jesus falls a second time. Jesus falls beneath the weight of the cross a second time.
- Jesus meets the women of Jerusalem. Jesus tells the women to weep not for Him but for themselves and for their children.
- Jesus falls the third time. Weakened almost to the point of death, Jesus falls a third time.
- Jesus is stripped of His garments. The soldiers strip Jesus of His garments, treating Him as a common criminal.
- Jesus is nailed to the cross. Jesus’ hands and feet are nailed to the cross.
- Jesus dies on the cross. After suffering greatly on the cross, Jesus bows His head and dies.
- Jesus is taken down from the cross. The lifeless body of Jesus is tenderly placed in the arms of Mary, His mother.
- Jesus is laid in the tomb. Jesus’ disciples place His body in the tomb.
Make a commitment to attend the Stations of the Cross one time this Lenten season.
