This powerful Lenten devotion has taken different forms over the centuries. Here are the traditional Stations of the Cross (Way of the Cross) that were common for the past few centuries:
- Pilate condemns Jesus to die
- Jesus accepts his cross
- Jesus falls for the first time
- Jesus meets his mother, Mary
- Simon helps carry the cross
- Veronica wipes the face of Jesus
- Jesus falls for the second time
- Jesus meets the women of Jerusalem
- Jesus falls for the third time
- Jesus is stripped of his clothes
- Jesus is nailed to the cross
- Jesus dies on the cross
- Jesus is taken down from the cross
- Jesus is placed in the tomb

Some of these Stations aren’t rooted in scripture. In 2007, Pope Benedict XVI approved a set of stations for meditation and public celebration that all are found in scripture.
- Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane;
- Jesus is betrayed by Judas and arrested;
- Jesus is condemned by the Sanhedrin;
- Jesus is denied by Peter;
- Jesus is judged by Pilate;
- Jesus is scourged and crowned with thorns;
- Jesus takes up his cross;
- Jesus is helped by Simon of Cyrene to carry his cross;
- Jesus meets the women of Jerusalem;
- Jesus is crucified;
- Jesus promises his kingdom to the repentant thief;
- Jesus entrusts Mary and John to each other;
- Jesus dies on the cross; and
- Jesus is laid in the tomb.
Creighton University Ministries http://onlineministries.creighton.edu/CollaborativeMinistry/stations.html
Busted Halo: Virtual Stations of the Cross and Questions about the Stations of the Cross
http://bustedhalo.com/video/virtual-stations-of-the-cross
Fish Eaters: History and Ritual of the Stations of the Cross http://www.fisheaters.com/stations.html
Vatican: Way of the Cross http://www.vatican.va/news_services/liturgy/documents/index_via-crucis_en.html
Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops http://www.cccb.ca/site/images/stories/pdf/EN-Way_of_the_Cross-With_Pictures.pdf
Christine Way Skinner: Links to Stations of the Cross http://www.stjohnchrysostom.on.ca/resources/resources_page/StationsOfTheCrossOnTheWeb-byCWS.pdf
Images on Wikimedia Commons https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Stations_of_the_Cross
Basilica of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré http://www.sanctuairesainteanne.org/index.php?lang=en&Itemid=208
United States Bishops Stations of the Cross http://www.usccb.org/prayer-and-worship/prayers-and-devotions/stations-of-the-cross/scriptural-stations-of-the-cross.cfm
St. Charles Borromeo Stations of the Cross http://www.scborromeo.org/prayers/soc.pdf
Art and the Bible Way of the Cross https://www.artbible.info/art/way-of-the-cross.html
Development and Peace: Women at the Heart of Change https://www.devp.org/sites/www.devp.org/files/documents/materials/devpeace_sharelent2017_way_of_the_cross_en.pdf
Via Crucis http://www.christusrex.org/www1/jsc/TVCmenu.html
Commissariat of the Holy Land in Canada https://commissariat.ca/way-cross-way-peace
Short Way of The Cross http://peaceandallgood.org/short-way-of-the-cross/
From Catholic Online
The Stations of the Cross are a 14-step Catholic devotion that commemorates Jesus Christ’s last day on Earth as a man. The 14 devotions, or stations, focus on specific events of His last day, beginning with His condemnation. The stations are commonly used as a mini pilgrimage as the individual moves from station to station. At each station, the individual recalls and meditates on a specific event from Christ’s last day. Specific prayers are recited, then the individual moves to the next station until all 14 are complete.
The Stations of the Cross are commonly found in churches as a series of 14 small icons or images. They can also appear in church yards arranged along paths. The stations are most commonly prayed during Lent on Wednesdays and Fridays, and especially on Good Friday, the day of the year upon which the events actually occurred.
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The link to my stations of the cross is:
http://www.stjohnchrysostom.on.ca/resources/resources_page/StationsOfTheCrossOnTheWeb-byCWS.pdf
It was updated last year and that’s probably why the link was changed.
Christine
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