Sunday, February 24, 2008

Stations of the Cross

The TRADITIONAL Stations of the Cross

1. Jesus is condemned to death
2. Jesus receives the cross
3. Jesus falls the first time
4. Jesus meets His Mother
5. Simon of Cyrene carries the cross
6. Veronica wipes Jesus’ face with her veil
7. Jesus falls the second time
8. Jesus meets the women of Jerusalem
9. Jesus falls the third time
10. Jesus is stripped of His garments
11. Jesus is nailed to the cross
12. Jesus dies on the cross
13. Jesus’ body is removed from the cross
14. Jesus is laid in the tomb


The ALTERNATE FORM of the Stations of the Cross

1. Jesus institutes the Eucharist
2. Jesus prays in Gethsemane
3. Jesus before the Sanhedrin
4. Jesus is scourged and crowned with thorns
5. Jesus carries the cross to Calvary
6. Jesus falls under the weight of the cross
7. Jesus is helped by Simon of Cyrene
8. Jesus meets the pious women of Jerusalem
9. Jesus is nailed to the cross
10. Jesus promises Heaven to the repentant thief
11. Jesus entrust Mary and John to each other
12. Jesus dies on the cross
13. Jesus is laid in the tomb
14. Jesus rises from the dead


The SCRIPTURAL Stations of the Cross
by Pope John Paul the Great


1. Jesus in the Garden of Olives
2. Jesus is betrayed by Judas and arrested
3. Jesus us condemned by the Sanhedrin
4. Jesus is denied by Peter
5. Jesus us judged by Pilate
6. Jesus is scourged and crowned with thorns
7. Jesus takes up His cross
8. Jesus us helped by the Cyrenean to carry His cross
9. Jesus meets the women of Jerusalem
10. Jesus is crucified
11. Jesus promises His kingdom to the good thief
12. Jesus and His Mother and disciple
13. Jesus dies on the cross
14. Jesus is laid in the tomb