Stations Of The Cross

Stations of the Stations of the CrossCross

As we look at these As we look at these pictures, we think of pictures, we think of the journey that the journey that Jesus made to the Jesus made to the place he was place he was crucified, carrying his crucified, carrying his cross.cross.

First Station: Jesus is First Station: Jesus is condemned to Death.condemned to Death.

Second Station: Jesus Second Station: Jesus takes up his Cross.takes up his Cross.

Third Station: Jesus falls Third Station: Jesus falls for the First Timefor the First Time

Jesus was in a bad Jesus was in a bad way, the soldiers way, the soldiers had beaten him. He had beaten him. He was weak and he was weak and he fell. fell.

Think about what Think about what the crowds might the crowds might have shouted when have shouted when he fell over.he fell over.

Fourth Station: Jesus Fourth Station: Jesus meets his Mother.meets his Mother.

We have all got We have all got very special very special people in our lives people in our lives that we are really that we are really glad to see. This glad to see. This is a very sad is a very sad meeting between meeting between Jesus and his Jesus and his mother, Mary. mother, Mary.

Fifth Station: Simon of Fifth Station: Simon of Cyrene helps Jesus carry his Cyrene helps Jesus carry his cross.cross.

Simon of Cyrene Simon of Cyrene didn’t really want to didn’t really want to help Jesus, but the help Jesus, but the Roman soldiers Roman soldiers made him come and made him come and help. However, help. However, Simon soon realised Simon soon realised that he was that he was privileged to help privileged to help Jesus.Jesus.

Sixth Station: Veronica Sixth Station: Veronica wipes the face of Jesus.wipes the face of Jesus.

Veronica was very Veronica was very brave, she fought her brave, she fought her way through the crowd way through the crowd to wipe the face of to wipe the face of Jesus. She felt sorry Jesus. She felt sorry for Jesus. The story for Jesus. The story says that after she had says that after she had wiped the face of wiped the face of Jesus, the image of Jesus, the image of his face appeared on his face appeared on her cloth.her cloth.

Seventh Station: Jesus Seventh Station: Jesus falls for the second time.falls for the second time.

Jesus has the heavy Jesus has the heavy cross lying on his cross lying on his back. He is so tired back. He is so tired and full of pain that and full of pain that he can’t carry it and he can’t carry it and he falls again. With he falls again. With Simon’s help he Simon’s help he struggles to his feet struggles to his feet and carries on.and carries on.

Eighth Station: The women Eighth Station: The women of Jerusalem weep for Jesus.of Jerusalem weep for Jesus.

Not everybody is against Not everybody is against Jesus, we see a group of Jesus, we see a group of women from Jerusalem women from Jerusalem crying. They didn’t want to crying. They didn’t want to see him suffer this way. see him suffer this way. Jesus is in a lot of pain, but Jesus is in a lot of pain, but he stops to talk to them. he stops to talk to them. He tells them not to cry for He tells them not to cry for him, but to cry for him, but to cry for themselves and their themselves and their children. Why would Jesus children. Why would Jesus say this?say this?

Ninth Station: Jesus falls Ninth Station: Jesus falls for the third time.for the third time.

Jesus has had Jesus has had enough. enough. Thankfully he is Thankfully he is almost at the place almost at the place where they are where they are going to crucify going to crucify him. Yet, he can’t him. Yet, he can’t get there without get there without falling again.falling again.

Tenth Station: Jesus is Tenth Station: Jesus is stripped of his garments.stripped of his garments.

This was a very painful This was a very painful moment for Jesus. His moment for Jesus. His body was covered with body was covered with bruises and he had bruises and he had also been beaten with also been beaten with a whip.a whip.

As a member of the As a member of the crowd, how would you crowd, how would you feel?feel?

Eleventh Station: Jesus is Eleventh Station: Jesus is nailed to the cross.nailed to the cross.

Jesus arrives at Jesus arrives at Golgotha, where he is to Golgotha, where he is to be crucified. He is made be crucified. He is made to lie on the cross while to lie on the cross while his wrists and feet are his wrists and feet are nailed to the cross. He nailed to the cross. He must have been in must have been in terrible agony.terrible agony.

How might you have felt How might you have felt if you had been in the if you had been in the crowd?crowd?

Twelfth Station: Jesus Twelfth Station: Jesus dies on the cross.dies on the cross.

This is the saddest This is the saddest moment in the life of moment in the life of Jesus. He hung on the Jesus. He hung on the cross for three hours. His cross for three hours. His disciples, mother and disciples, mother and friends were there with friends were there with him. Before he died he him. Before he died he asked God, his Father to asked God, his Father to forgive those who had forgive those who had done this to him, because done this to him, because they didn’t really know they didn’t really know what they were doing.what they were doing.

Thirteenth Station: Jesus is Thirteenth Station: Jesus is taken down from the cross.taken down from the cross.

After he had died, After he had died, Jesus’ body was taken Jesus’ body was taken off the cross and off the cross and placed in the arms of placed in the arms of Mary his Mother. Mary his Mother.

Imagine how she must Imagine how she must have felt. The son she have felt. The son she had loved and cared had loved and cared for was now dead.for was now dead.

Fourteenth Station: Jesus Fourteenth Station: Jesus is placed in the tomb.is placed in the tomb.

Joseph of Joseph of Arimathea Arimathea asked Pilate for asked Pilate for the body of the body of Jesus. He was a Jesus. He was a disciple of Jesus disciple of Jesus and wanted to and wanted to bury Jesus’ bury Jesus’ body in a tomb. body in a tomb. A huge stone is A huge stone is rolled in front of rolled in front of the tomb.the tomb.

Fifteenth Station: Jesus is Fifteenth Station: Jesus is risen from the dead.risen from the dead.

Three days after all this Three days after all this happens, Jesus is found to happens, Jesus is found to be alive. His body has gone be alive. His body has gone from the tomb, the stone has from the tomb, the stone has been rolled away. He been rolled away. He appears to Mary Magdalene appears to Mary Magdalene and some of the disciples.and some of the disciples.

Jesus is often shown holding Jesus is often shown holding bread to represent the story bread to represent the story of Jesus walking along the of Jesus walking along the road to Emmaus, not road to Emmaus, not recognised by his disciples, recognised by his disciples, until he breaks bread with until he breaks bread with them with them. Then they them with them. Then they realise that it is him and he is realise that it is him and he is alive.alive.