What are the Catholic Stations of the Cross?
What are the Catholic Stations of the Cross?
Catholicism portal. 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.
What are the Stations of the Cross for children?
Stations of the Cross for kids is a simplified version of the Christian Lenten tradition of the Stations of the Cross that children can understand. Christian worshippers perform Stations of the Cross in remembrance of what happened to Jesus while he carried the cross along Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem.
What is station 11 of the cross?
11th Station- Jesus is Nailed to the Cross The struggle between those who are of God and those who are of the devil, those who are of the virgin and those who are of the Serpent, is shown in the people at the Holy Crucifixion. While some people supported Jesus Christ, others hated Him and everything He stood for.
What is the 11th station of the cross?
Eleventh Station of the Cross. Twelfth Station of the Cross. Jesus is nailed to the cross. Leader: We adore you, O Christ, and we praise you. All: Because by your holy cross You have redeemed the world. You are stretched out on the cross you have carried so far.
How to pray the Stations of the Cross?
1) Attend a guided Stations of the Cross with your parish on the Fridays of Lent. 2) Using the Stations of the Cross inside your parish, spend a few minutes prayerfully meditating on each station (usually there will be an image depicting each station to help 3) Use a traditional prayer format (with a Catholic prayer book which includes the Stations, or with a separate Stations of the Cross booklet) to pray the Stations at home. 4) Pray the Stations with a Stations of the Cross rosary (see image below). 5) Pray the Stations virtually with the Via Dolorosa Experience DVD (video of the guided Stations tour in Jerusalem with the Franciscan Friars). 6) Pray the Stations with an audio CD at home or while commuting. 7) Pray with your children using children’s Way of the Cross multi-media tools. 8) Design and erect your own Stations of the Cross for your home or garden. Get creative!
