For the Friends of the Cross, the Way of the Cross is not just a devotion—it is a mirror. It reflects the narrow road we walk with Christ, step by step, sorrow by sorrow. Each station is a moment of pause in the drama of redemption, where we find not just Christ’s suffering, but our own—accepted and united with His.
This path began in the streets of Jerusalem, where pilgrims once traced the final footsteps of Jesus to Calvary. But for those who could not go, the Church—especially through the Franciscan tradition—brought the Via Dolorosa home. By the 18th century, 14 stations were placed in churches throughout the world: a way to journey with Jesus, wherever one stood. As we walk the Way of the Cross, we walk not as spectators, but as companions—friends who do not flee on Calvary.
Station 1. Jesus is Condemned to Death
Station 2. Jesus Carries the Cross
Station 3. Jesus Falls the First Time Under the Cross
Station 4. Jesus Meets His Afflicted Mother
Station 5. Simon of Cyrene Helps Jesus to Carry the Cross
Station 6. Veronica Wipes the Face of Jesus
Station 7. Jesus Falls the Second Time with the Cross
Station 8. The Women of Jerusalem Weep for Jesus
Station 9. Jesus Falls for the Third Time with the Cross
Station 10. Jesus Is Stripped of His Garments
Station 11. Jesus Is Nailed to the Cross
Station 12. Jesus Dies on the Cross
Station 13. Jesus is Taken Down from the Cross
Station 14. Jesus Is Laid in the Tomb
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