Way Of The Cross

I am so happy that I was able to help organize the Way Of The Cross that was held in our subdivision last Palm Sunday, March 5. I arranged for the priest that lead us in the prayers and provided for his transportation. I also looked for a megaphone to borrow to be used in the affair. The fourteen stations commemorated the passion of Christ up to his death and ressurection. We were assigned in our house the 5th station where Jesus Received the Cross. We started with the first station at the house of the organizer, where a picture of the first station, the Last Supper was displayed at the gate on a table with white linens, flowers, and lighted candles. The host read the first station using a booklet guide and the crowd answered, reading the guide also. The crowd sang at the end of the reading. Then the crowd walked to the next station, on the gate of another house, and recited the rosary while walking. When it was time for the fifth station at our house, my son lead the prayers. After the fourteen stations, the crowd gathered at the multipurpose hall of the subdivision, where the final prayers was lead by the priest, who also delivered some sermon on the importance of meditating on the passion of Christ.

The Fourteen Stations are the following:

I. First Station, The Last Supper
II. Second Station, The Agony In The Garden
III. Third Station, Jesus Before The Sanhedrin
IV. Fourth Station, The Scourging And Crowning With Thorns
V. Fifth Station, Jesus Receives The Cross
VI. Sixth Station, Jesus Falls Under The Weight Of The Cross
VII. Seventh Station, Simon Of Cyrene Carries The Cross Of Jesus
VIII.Eight Station, Jesus Meets The Pious Women Of Jerusalem
IX. Ninth Station, Jesus Is Nailed To The Cross
X. Tenth Station, The Repentant Thief
XI. Eleventh Station, Mary And John At The Foot Of The Cross
XII. Twelfth Station, Jesus Dies On The Cross
XIII.Thirteenth Station, Jesus Is Laid In The Tomb
XIV. Fourteenth Station, Jesus Rises From The Dead

The Station Of The Cross are usually prayed by the Catholic family in the church, in front of the images of the different stations, before or after the mass. This is the way of the faithful of meditating on the passion, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, during the lenten season.