Stations of the Cross



Stations of the Cross, also known as The Way is a series of 14 pictures or carvings depicting from Christ's condemnation by Pilate to His death and burial. They were written by Francis of Assisi and later by Pope John Paul II.

Stations
1. Jesus is condemned to death
 * Traditional:

2. Jesus carries the cross

3. The first fall

4. Jesus meets His mother Mary

5. Simon of Cyrene helps Jesus to carry the cross

6. Veronica wipes the face of Christ

7. The second fall

8. The Women of Jerusalem

9. The third fall

10. Jesus is stripped of His garments

11. Jesus is crucified

12. Jesus dies

13. The descent

14. Jesus is laid in the tomb.



1. Jesus insitutes the Eucharist
 * New:

2. Agony in Gethsemane

3. Jesus is condemned to death

4. The Crowning with Thorns

5. Jesus carries the cross

6. Jesus falls

7. Simon of Cyrene helps Jesus to carry the cross

8. The Women of Jerusalem

9. Jesus is nailed to the cross

10. The Good Thief

11. Mary and John

12. Jesus dies

13. Jesus is laid in the sepulcher

14. The Resurrection