10cf746e54 Jesus meets his mother, Mary, who is filled with grief. (11 September 2014). These 14 stops form a route ending at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher that pilgrims have walked for centuries and are the inspiration for the stations of the cross in many churches today. The number of stations varied between seven and thirty; seven was common. In the Roman Catholic Church, Pope John Paul II led an annual public prayer of the Stations of the Cross at the Roman Colosseum on Good Friday. The stations are commonly used as a mini pilgrimage as the individual moves from station to station. continue reading More Prayer of the Day June 2016 S M T W T F S 1234 567891011 12131415161718 19202122232425 2627282930 Prayer Cards by CatholicShopping.com In the centuries old Catholic tradition, holy cards or prayer cards are small, devotional cards for the use of the faithful. In 1731, Pope Clement XII extended to all churches the right to have the stations, provided that a Franciscan father erected them, with the consent of the local bishop. (1981).
^ "The Official Web Site for the Archdiocese of Detroit" (PDF). Station 5: Simon of Cyrene helps Jesus carry the Cross, Good Friday procession 2011 at Ulm, Germany . Jesus Dies on the Cross. The stations themselves must consist of, at the very least, fourteen wooden crosses, pictures alone do not suffice, and they must be blessed by someone with the authority to erect stations.[16][dubious discuss]. Jesus turned to them and said, "Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me; weep instead for yourselves and for your children, for indeed, the days are coming when people will say, 'Blessed are the barren, the wombs that never bore and the breasts that never nursed.' At that time, people will say to the mountains, 'Fall upon us!' and to the hills, 'Cover us!' for if these things are done when the wood is green what will happen when it is dry?"(Luke 23: 27-31)Minister:Lord,grant us gentle spiritsthat we may comfort those who mourn.Tenth Station: Jesus is CrucifiedReader: When they came to the place called the Skull, they crucified him and the criminals there, one on his right, the other on his left. This devotion is also known as the "Way of the Cross", the "Via Crucis", and the "Via Dolorosa." It commemorates 14 key events on day of Christ's crucifixion. Copyright 2016 Catholic Online.
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