In the end it was Leonard of Port Maurice or Porto Maurizio (Italy) (1676–1751), a Franciscan of the Riformella, who established what we know as the 14 Stations of the Cross. During his long life as ...

The Way of the Cross, also known as the Stations of the Cross, are a way to pray and meditate on Christ's sacrifice for us. It is divided into fourteen stations from the time He was condemned to ...

along with the Via Crucis or the Way of the Cross. Instead of the usual seven churches, Filipinos during the Spanish period visited 14 churches on foot, reciting all 14 stations at each church.

But I wanted the Stations of the Cross to become a guide that reveals and demonstrates how Jesus reacted to suffering. All of us suffer and will suffer. It’s not a happy thought, but Jesus’s ...

These stations are a cross-section of elements ... He will rise three days later. Matthew 26:14-16 (CEV) Judas Iscariot[a] was one of the twelve disciples. He went to the chief priests and asked, “How ...

The Christian loves to follow the Way of the Cross in the Savior's footsteps. The Stations, from the Prætorium to Golgotha and the tomb, trace the passion and death of Christ, who by his holy ...

Visit the homepage for more information. Q: Why is Mary included in the fourth and thirteenth Stations of the Cross since there is no specific biblical reference to this? The early references to ...

Art: Adolfo Pérez Esquivel's "Stations of the Cross" paintings espouse Jesus' program of liberation in their images of oppression in Latin America, showing us how to bridge the gap between Jesus ...