Stations of the Cross
with Deacon John
Stations of the Cross are at 7:00 pm on Friday’s during Lent. We will be using two different booklets for the service this year: (1) The Way of the Cross which is the “traditional” Stations of the Cross; and (2) The Stations of the Cross with Pope John Paul II based on his Good Friday Service in 1991.
The two different booklets give us different stations and call to mind different events as Jesus journeyed through the streets of Jerusalem on his way to his Crucifixion. Below are the dates and the booklets we will be using:
Feb 19– Stations of the Cross with Pope John Paul II
Feb 26 – Way of the Cross (Traditional)
March 5 – Stations of the Cross with Pope John Paul II
March 12 – Way of the Cross (Traditional)
March 19 – Stations of the Cross with Pope John Paul II
March 26 – Way of the Cross (Traditional)
Good Friday April 2 – Seven Last Words with Veneration of the Cross and Communion
The Stations of the Cross with Pope John Paul II
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 stations1 and as a way of reflecting more deeply on the Scriptural accounts of Christ's passion.
First Stattion: Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane
Second Station: Jesus Betrayed by Judas, is Arrested
Third Station: Jesus is Condemned by the Sanhedrin
Fourth Station: Jesus is Denied by Peter
Fifth Station: Jesus is Judged by Pilate
Sixth Station: Jesus is Scourged and Crowned with Thorns
Seventh Station: Jesus Bears the Cross
Eighth Station: Jesus is Helped by Simon the Cyrenian to Carry the Cross
Ninth Station: Jesus Meets the Women of Jerusalem
Tenth Station: Jesus is Crucified
Eleventh Station: Jesus Promises His Kingdom to the Good Thief
Twelfth Station: Jesus Speaks to His Mother and the Disciple
Thirteenth Station: Jesus dies on the ccross
Fourteenth Station: Jesus is placed in the Tomb
The Way of the Cross
First Station – Jesus is condemned to death
Second Station – Jesus carries his Cross
Third Station – Jesus fall the first time
Fourth Station – Jesus meets his afflicted mother
Fifth Station – Simon of Cyrene helps Jesus to carry his Cross
Sixth Station – Veronica wipes the face of Jesus
Seventh Station – Jesus falls the second time
Eighth Station – Jesus meets the women of Jerusalem
Ninth Station - Jesus falls the third time
Tenth Station – Jesus is stripped of his clothes
Eleventh Station – Jesus is nailed to the Cross
Twelfth Station – Jesus dies on the Cross
Thirteenth Station: The body ofJesus is taken down from the cross
Fourteenth Station: Jesus is laid in the Tomb