The stations of the cross teachers notes page 1 of 17. Suited for use as church stations or as religious home decor. We offer these stations as a resource for use by parishes during the season of lent or on good friday. Lent calendar part i lent calendar pages 3 and 4 lent calendar pages 2 and 5 lent calendar pages 1 and 6. The stations of the cross walk alongside christ on the journey of his passion and remember our brothers and sisters both around the world and in our own cities who experience suffering and poverty each day. The stations of the cross web stapleford resources.
This is a great resource for devotions during lent, doing a prayer walk through physical stations of the cross, or a personal retreat any time of year. In whom is our salvation, our life and resurrection. For example, the religious complex of santo stefano in bologna, italy, replicated the church of the holy sepulchre and other religious sites, including mount of olives and valley of josaphat. A website for the interactive passion week experience started by houstons 58,000member. Stations of the cross the stations of the cross began as the practice of pious pilgrims to jerusalem who would retrace the final journey of jesus christ to calvary. Pray the stations of the cross with these beautiful images. Also provides other printable pages on the rosary and the creed. Stations of the cross excellent, free, printable booklet. Protestant stations of the cross while researching the way of the cross i came across the article the stations of the cross for protestant worship. We aim at helping catholics understand better the message of jesus christ through words of mouth and charity. First on this page is a reprint of a printable stations of the cross booklet according to the method of st. Because by th y holy cross, th ou hast redeemed the world. The traditional lenten practice of praying the stations of the cross is a great way to not only teach the story of the suffering and death of jesus, but to also enter. Stations of the cross minibook 15 page booklet featuring pages that are 4.
They compelled a passer by who was coming in from the country to carry his cross. There are fourteen stations in the service, with eight sta. Walking the stations of the cross reformed worship. Evangelicals have begun incorporating variations of these stations into their worship services, too. We hope that the content of these resources will help our parish communities.
Say stations of the cross and most people think of the catholic church. It was nearly the same as a traditional stations except he did change a few stations to correspond with the gospel telling of the scriptures. In the medieval period, when pilgrimage to jerusalem was popular, people there began to walk the traditional path jesus took from his arrest to his passion and death. The 14 stations of the cross also known as the way of the cross, via crucis, via dolorosa, way of sorrows has been a christian devotional practice going back to the time of st. The meditation consists of 5 stations, which are each divided in 10 parts. Or your family may choose to focus on one station each evening during the last two weeks of lent. Stations of the cross st stephen lutheran church in. In one sense, the stations of the cross refers to the liturgical practice of using various events in the final hours of jesus life as a structure for prayer and meditation also called the via crucis or way of the cross.
The stations of the cross originated in pilgrimage to jerusalem and a desire to reproduce the via dolorosa. It behooves us not to glory, save only in the cross of our lord jesus christ. Read it online, print, or listen to the traditional audio recording below. The evangelical church and some other protestant churches also pray the cross of the cross. Protestant stations of the cross noncatholic religions. The protestant stations of the cross as i have discovered by research are an attempt to provide a biblical form of worship for protestants so they can reflect on the path to calvary and have a better understanding on christs redemptive act and be more joyful at his resurrection on easter sunday.
The stations of the cross has two related meanings. Stations of the cross online roman catholic archdiocese. As a result, there has been an increasing interest from protestants in the stations of the cross, especially as part of a good friday service of worship. The stations of the cross is above all a prayer we pray when we remember jesus suffering. It involves meditating at way stations on the way to the cross, recalling jesus journey along the via dolorosa in jerusalem on good friday. Tenebrae latin for shadows or darkness is a service of worship for good friday before easter sunday. The way of the cross this is my onsite version, with text from the scriptures. Feb 14, 2018 the stations of the cross with text from scripture, also known as the way of the cross, recounts fifteen key moments of the passion of jesus christ, beginning with jesus being condemned to death. Stations of the cross online we adore you, o christ, and we bless you. The pictures of the stations of the cross taken from church of the holy trinity, gainesville, virginia by timeline media. Printable stations of the cross for children booklet and. My parish uses every ones way of the cross, a contemporary stations of the cross, not jpiis version.
Follow jesus on the stations of the cross soul shepherding. Stations of the cross for global justice and reconciliation the stations of the cross also called the way of the cross is a traditional liturgical devotion commemorating the last day of jesus life. In this prayer, fourteen traditional events in the passion of jesus are recalled and meditated upon. The stations of the cross are also celebrated in jerusalem each year by thousands of christian pilgrims along the via dolorosa. However, i dont see any reason not to focus solely on the cross for a good friday meditation so long as you dont neglect the resurrection on easter sunday. To gain a plenary indulgence, the following norms must be followed, in addition to the usual conditions. Stations of the cross without the cross episcopalian liturgy for stations of the millennium development goals truncates the gospel, critics say. Printable stations of the cross booklet print this stations of the cross pdf booklet here. A brief explanation of the stations of the cross and how they can be used in protestant worship. Protestants have sometimes been turned off by the stations of the cross because of its sole focus on the cross and neglect of the resurrection. So this alternative way of the cross begins with the lords supper and ends with the resurrection. Then he took with him peter and the two sons of zebedee, and he began to be. Catholic stations of the cross, and more recently lutherans, presbyterians, and other protestant churches do. Stations for young people stations of the cross for kids 10 and under.
The stations of the cross are an ancient form of christian devotion. Walking the walk of the stations of the cross 57 of eight, monastic religious order founder, and contemplative who ruminated all her life on christs passion. Walking the walk of the stations of the cross 59 6. We want to reach out to every part of the world with this message, by forming our organization in every catholic parish and school. However, the stations are used, they can become a powerful, and for many innovative, means of worship. The stations of the cross, also known as the way of the cross, is normally prayed each friday during lent. The stations of the cross for protestant worship the. Printable stations of the cross booklet according to st. Making the way of the cross carries with it a partial indulgence under the usual conditions. A return visit will be made to do stations at an anglican church during lent. The stations of the cross can be meditated on as a family or can be used as an act of solitary prayer. Stations of the cross for our times about these stations. Several years ago, some folks at irvine presbyterian church, where i served as pastor, decided to offer the stations of.
Pilate condemns jesus to death jesus accepts his cross jesus falls the first time jesus meets his mother simon helps jesus carry the cross veronica offers her veil to jesus jesus falls the second time jesus speaks. We immerse ourselves mentally into the passion of jesus and we suffer with him, which yields amazing fruits 1. These events encompass jesus journey carrying his cross from the. Some churches combine the stations of the cross with a tenebrae service, a service of darkness that climaxes the services of holy week before easter sunday. It has the preparatory prayer and both the latin and the english stabat mater with the prayer before a crucifix in the back a wonderful audio stations of the cross a priest reads the same words as are in the booklet and as are on with the coloring. The stations of the cross for personal devotions redeemer. Alternate stations of the cross or way of the cross for.
Via crucis is a visual representation of jesus suffering from the time when pontius pilate condemned him to death until the moment when he was put in the grave. Carry his cross we adore you, o christ, and we praise you. We adore you, o christ, and we bless you, because by your. Stations of the cross for protestants and catholics the way of the. 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. The devotion originated with pilgrims in jerusalem retracing the traditional steps jesus is believed to have followed on good friday. The via dolorosa a virtual online tour of the way of sorrows in jerusalem. Kneeling before the altar, make an act of contrition, and form the intention of gaining the indulgences, whether for yourself or for the souls in purgatory. It was now about the sixth hour, and there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour, and the sun was darkened, and the curtain of the temple was torn in the middle. Jun 12, 2016 the meditation consists of 5 stations, which are each divided in 10 parts. The kids bulletin sunday also, here are the lent calendar and stations of the cross. Alternate stations of the cross or way of the cross for protestants. One of the bible study participants mentioned a baptist church praying the stations of the cross. The stations of the cross from ancient times, christians have made pilgrimages to holy places.
Fortunately, protestants have begun to recover this ancient practice, the roots of which began about the year 400 when devoted christians made pilgrimages to jerusalem during holy week. Because by your holy cross you have redeemed the world. So through my experience of taking prayer walks along the stations of the cross, i wrote a biblicallybased devotional booklet. Walking the walk of the stations of the cross baylor university. Ewtn stations of the cross stations of the cross from eternal word television network, with reflections written by mother angelica. In a very short time protestant missions introduced an era of expansion of christianity that in many ways outstripped the missionary activities of the roman catholic. Lent stations of the cross fourteen sculptures found in catholic churches depicting christs journey from sentencing to his burial. Mar 20, 2010 the protestant stations of the cross as i have discovered by research are an attempt to provide a biblical form of worship for protestants so they can reflect on the path to calvary and have a better understanding on christs redemptive act and be more joyful at his resurrection on easter sunday. Because not everyone could travel to jerusalem, the church began to offer. Im curious as to the numbers of stations a protestant would use and what events of the passion they would commemorate. It can be said as a private form of prayer or, particularly on fridays in lent, as a public liturgy. The stations of the cross opening prayer stand jesus came with his disciples to a country place called gethsemane, and he said to them, sit down here, while i go over yonder and pray.
Stations of the cross for protestants and catholics the. We are committed towards renewing and rebuilding a strong catholic faith, through writing, preaching, and outreaches. The stations of the cross have been practiced by roman catholics, anglicans, and lutherans, though other christian denominations are learning the value of this practice, said to have begun with st. Nov 20, 20 stations of the cross excellent, free, printable booklet from st. Annes helper free printable stations of the cross pdf booklet with prayers to print your own way of the cross devotional booklet or you can read it online. Jan 29, 2018 stations of the cross minibook 15 page booklet featuring pages that are 4. The stations of the cross presented by the 5th grade, our lady of the assumption claremont ca 2012.
Children love having their own copy and even coloring the beautiful pictures of jesus on his way of the cross. The stations of the cross with text from scripture, also known as the way of the cross, recounts fifteen key moments of the passion of jesus christ, beginning with jesus being condemned to death. Stations of the cross as composed by saint alphonsus ligouri opening prayer. Later, for the many who wanted to pass along the same route, but could not make the trip to jerusalem, a practice developed that eventually took the form of the fourteen stations. In the church of england we are free to use the same traditional 14 stations that you use.
The pious practice of praying the stations of the cross originated in medieval europe when pilgrims were unable to visit the holy land, so instead visited these holy places. They were originally observed by pilgrims visiting the holy land, and were popularized by the franciscans when they were given custody of the holy sites in jerusalem in the 14 th century eight of the fourteen stations come from scripture, with the remaining ones being drawn from tradition and legend. Your family may choose to meditate on the stations of the cross together. The pious exercise must be made before stations of. O jesus, whosoever does not take up his cross and follow thee, is not worthy of thee. This printable stations of the cross booklet is so handy. According to the author the eight stations of the cross that have direct biblical references are often used by protestants in place of the catholic fourteen. A couple of days ago i went to stations at the local roman catholic church where we had anglicans and methodists together with catholics of the regular parish and the ordinariate. The stations grew out of imitations of via dolorosa in jerusalem which is believed to be the actual path jesus walked to mount calvary. The body of jesus is taken down from the cross we adore you, o christ, and we praise you. A printer friendly version of the stations a 4 page handout of the stations stations booklet that prints on an 11x17 sheet stations booklet that prints on two 8. When the soldiers came to jesus, they saw that he was already dead so that they did not break his legs, but one of them opened his side with a lance, and immediately there came out blood and water.
They walked long distances, fasted, and rested very little so they could travel. Mar 30, 2018 one of the most powerful ways to enter into the passion and death of jesus is to pray the pious devotion known as the stations of the cross. The whole indulgence scene became quite messy and was in fact one of the major reasons for the protestant reformation. Stations of the cross franciscan friars of the atonement. Catholic for life, catholic prayers, stations of the cross, way of the cross. The stations of the cross for our times have been devised by the faith development services team at the request of the vicars forane of the diocese. Tenebrae is characterized by a series of scripture readings and meditations done in stages while lights andor candles are gradually extinguished to symbolize the growing. One of the most powerful ways to enter into the passion and death of jesus is to pray the pious devotion known as the stations of the cross. The stations of the cross depict 14 events in the passion of jesus christ, beginning with jesus being condemned to death and ending with his body being laid in a tomb. I desire to carry it with all patience until death, that i may prove worthy of thee. Four stations of the cross in the sanctuary of irvine presbyterian church.