Catholic Identity

PRAYER

As we come to the end of term, we start to think about Holy Week and the sacrifice Jesus made for us during that time. 

The Stations of the Cross

First Station – Jesus is condemned:  Jesus is unfairly accused and put on trial for loving and caring about others.

Second Station – Jesus receives the cross:  Jesus takes on the great burden of carrying the cross.

Third Station – Jesus falls the first time:  The cross is heavy and Jesus is weak.

Fourth Station – Jesus meets his mother:  Along the road, Mary catches a glimpse of her son and for a brief moment, their eyes meet.

Fifth Station – Simon helps Jesus carry the cross:  Simon is just an ordinary person who is selected out of the crowd to help Jesus carry his cross.

Sixth Station – Veronica wipes the face of Jesus:  Jesus is hot and sweaty.

Seventh Station – Jesus falls the second time:  Jesus falls again, the cross seems heavier now and the pain is stronger.

Eighth Station – Jesus meets the women of Jerusalem:  Despite his own suffering Jesus takes time to comfort the women and children in the crowd.

Ninth Station – Jesus falls the third time:  Jesus falls for the last time under the weight of the cross only to get up again.

Tenth Station – Jesus is stripped of his clothing:  Jesus stands on top of the hill and is stripped of his clothes.

Eleventh Station – Jesus is nailed to the cross:  The soldiers roughly place Jesus down on the cross, and nails are driven into his hands and feet.

Twelfth Station – Jesus dies on the cross:  Jesus knows now that everything is completed.

Thirteenth Station – Jesus is taken down from the cross:  The suffering is over and the body of Jesus now rests peacefully in the arms of his mother.

Fourteenth Station – Jesus is laid in the tomb:  Jesus’ body is placed in the tomb where it remains for three days.

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