Description: Stations of the Cross
Stations of the Cross at Sacred Heart Cathedral
Every Friday, February 24th – March 30th
6:00pm in English
8:30pm in Spanish
As early as the 4th century, Christian pilgrims to the Holy Land would walk the route that Our Lord walked as He made His way to Golgotha for our salvation. When Muslims captured Jerusalem and it became too dangerous to make this pilgrimage, Christians replicated the sites back home in Europe, and there developed the “Stations of the Cross” devotion (also known as “Way of the Cross,” “Via Dolorosa,” or “Via Crucis”).
The devotion consists of meditating on 14 events — that number being fixed in 1731 by Pope Clement XII — which took place during Christ’s Passion, from His being condemned to His burial. Franciscans popularized the devotion, which was originally made outside, often along roads to shrines or churches. The Way of the Cross can still be made outside, of course — a perfect idea for a Mary Garden — but is usually made inside nowadays, especially during the Season of Lent and most especially on Good Friday.
When you enter the Cathedral, look along the walls of the nave (where the parishioners sit) and you will see 14 representations on the walls which depict 14 events of Christ’s Passion that have been singled out for contemplation.
The 14 stations are :
Jesus is Condemned to Die
Jesus is Made to Bear His Cross
Jesus Falls the First Time
Jesus Meets His Mother
Simon Helps Jesus Carry His Cross
Veronica Wipes Jesus’ Face
Jesus Falls the Second Time
Jesus Meets the Women of Jerusalem
Jesus Falls the Third Time
Jesus is Stripped
Jesus is Nailed to the Cross
Jesus Dies on the Cross
Jesus is Taken Down from the Cross
Jesus is Laid in the Tomb
~from FishEaters.com/stations.html
Fish Fry follows Stations in the Sacred Heart Eagle Cafe.
Place: Cathedral
When: Friday, February 24, 2012 6:00pm – 6:30pm
Friday, March 02, 2012 6:00pm – 6:30pm
Friday, March 09, 2012 6:00pm – 6:30pm
Friday, March 16, 2012 6:00pm – 6:30pm
Friday, March 23, 2012 6:00pm – 6:30pm
Friday, March 30, 2012 6:00pm – 6:30pm