The Stations of the Cross, also called the "Way of the Cross," or "Via Crucis," refers to the devotional prayer practice that commemorates the events leading up to the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.

Though traditionally set at fourteen, some churches have a fifteenth station representing the Resurrection. Jesus’ way of the cross did not end on Calvary; God raised him up to new life for us all.

For centuries, Christians throughout the world have marked Lent, particularly Good Friday, with prayers and devotions to the Stations of the Cross ... some traditional, some quite modern ...

They said a prayer, sung a hymn ... particularly on Good Friday. The traditional 14 stations are as follows: Jesus is condemned to death; Jesus takes up his cross; Jesus falls the first time ...

The Scripture-based prayers caught on ... have used the revised Way of the Cross is Sacred Heart Parish in small Gervais, Ore. Its scriptural stations are traditional in size and were blessed ...

Prayers for the devotion were drawn ... said he wanted to write a Stations of the Cross that incorporated traditional Catholic devotion with Indigenous perspectives on creation, community and ...

Begun as a Catholic tradition, the Stations of the Cross, also known as the Way of ... help the faithful to make a spiritual pilgrimage of prayer, through meditating upon the chief scenes of ...

Readings from scripture were read at each church along with periods of prayer, walking through the story of the conviction and crucifixion of Jesus. The Stations of the Cross Walk was held on Good ...

Michael Quaine of St. Michael the Archangel Parish led the prayers as a Stations of the Cross ceremony was held. Fr. Michael Quaine of St. Michael the Archangel Parish led prayers at Resurrection ...

The Lenten season is upon Catholics. To mark the beginning of the Lenten season, or the 40-day period prior to Easter, Catholic Cemeteries of Long Island held a Stations of the Cross prayer ...

Each station had a sign depicting the traditional image which were held by members of the cathedral youth group. The priests or deacons led everyone in prayer at each station and in between.

The procession will mark the 12 traditional Stations of the Cross while offering prayers for city of Jamestown and the most vulnerable. The walk will begin at 3 p.m. at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church on ...