Stations of The Cross

Hi!

I wonder, what are "The Stations of The Cross"?

BB

BelzeBob wrote:Hi!

I wonder, what are "The Stations of The Cross"?

BB

There is a 'station' in London called "King's Cross"!

Please excuse my humour ~ I just couldn't resist this.

Apart from the Catholic dogma, I do not know the answer.

PLU

I'll stop a Catholic on the street and not let him go before he gives me an answer!

:-)

BB

Maybe it is where you get tickets to 'heaven', or 'hell'....

The Stations of the Cross (or Way of the Cross; in Latin, Via Crucis; also called the Via Dolorosa or Way of Sorrows, or simply, The Way) refers to the depiction of the final hours (or Passion) of Jesus, and the devotion commemorating the Passion. The tradition as chapel devotion began with St. Francis of Assisi and extended throughout the Catholic Church in the medieval period. It is less often observed in Anglicanism, and Lutheranism as well. It may be done at any time, but is most commonly done during the Season of Lent, especially on Good Friday and on Friday evenings during Lent.
The object of the Stations is to help the faithful to make a spiritual pilgrimage of prayer to the chief scenes of Christ's sufferings and death, and this has become one of the most popular devotions for Catholics.
The Stations themselves are usually a series of 14 pictures or sculptures depicting the following scenes:

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. Crucifixion: Jesus is nailed to the cross
    
12. Jesus dies on the cross
    
13. Jesus' body is removed from the cross (Pieta)
    
14. Jesus is laid in the tomb
    

An alternate set of stations.

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 on the cross
   
10. Jesus promises Heaven to the repentant thief
    
11. Jesus entrusts 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 alternate version is widely used in the Philippines, where most of the population is Roman Catholic. Although not part of the traditional set of Stations, the Resurrection of Jesus Christ is now more and more integrated as part of The Way.

stacey wrote:The Stations of the Cross (or Way of the Cross; in Latin, Via Crucis; also called the Via Dolorosa or Way of Sorrows, or simply, The Way) refers to the depiction of the final hours (or Passion) of Jesus, and the devotion commemorating the Passion. The tradition as chapel devotion began with St. Francis of Assisi and extended throughout the Catholic Church in the medieval period. It is less often observed in Anglicanism, and Lutheranism as well. It may be done at any time, but is most commonly done during the Season of Lent, especially on Good Friday and on Friday evenings during Lent.
The object of the Stations is to help the faithful to make a spiritual pilgrimage of prayer to the chief scenes of Christ's sufferings and death, and this has become one of the most popular devotions for Catholics.
The Stations themselves are usually a series of 14 pictures or sculptures depicting the following scenes:

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. Crucifixion: Jesus is nailed to the cross
    
12. Jesus dies on the cross
    
13. Jesus' body is removed from the cross (Pieta)
    
14. Jesus is laid in the tomb
    

An alternate set of stations.

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 on the cross
   
10. Jesus promises Heaven to the repentant thief
    
11. Jesus entrusts 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 alternate version is widely used in the Philippines, where most of the population is Roman Catholic. Although not part of the traditional set of Stations, the Resurrection of Jesus Christ is now more and more integrated as part of The Way.

Hi Stacey

In the Philippines (where I live) each Easter there are many groups of individuals who walk about the streets barefoot and dressed only in loincloths and carrying a whip which they use to flagellate their backs (dripping with blood).

Also there are several each year who actually crucify themselves on crosses by actually having real nails driven through their hands. SEE (CLICK) HERE for pictures!

I personally feel that such practises are quite sick.

PLU

Thanks Stacey!

This doesn't seem that significant (to me) though. Except it's interesting to again see the number 12 used, which is often used in Christianity, and other interesting places.

BB

Stacey that was one of the best explanitive articles on the stations I have ever read, and I was Ritual Boy years ago haveing to serve in those every friday, Novinas also, and never knew all that stuff. I was younger then when we were doing the mass in Latin. Oh joy... lol

very interesting just the same

brother Thomas

There there to trick a man into following man, rather than following Lord Yahweah.

Man devised them in an order he calls a "church" i.e. The Catholics. I call them a Beast, but they call me something else.