The university of notre dames alliance for catholic education ace sustains and strengthens underresourced catholic schools through leadership formation, research and professional service to ensure that all children, especially those from lowincome families, have the opportunity to experience the gift of an excellent catholic education. Reflections on the stations of the cross chase oaks church. When you read what i have written, please understand these thoughts to be a reflection of where i am right now. We can only imagine the pain he endured as he walked, the beam chafing his fleshtorn back. Hail, true body, born of the virgin mary, who having truly suffered, was sacrificed on the cross for mankind, whose pierced side flowed with water and blood. This presentation makes the stations of the cross into a very active prayer for the smaller kiddos. Mar 25, 2016 station the body of jesus is taken down from the cross. The station across jesus taken down from the cross. Holy spirit las vegas th station of the cross facebook. You are stretched out on the cross you have carried so far. Stations of the cross is a great way to meditate upon jesus passion, death and resurrection. Fill out the form below to receive the free station to station questions for reflection and discussion. If anyone wishes to come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. The route relates to the immaterial religious heritage of walking the stations during lent.
My thoughts go to mary as she follows the body of her dead son into the tomb. Here is an explanation about what they mean, including the relevant passage from the bible, a reflection about what this may mean to us, and a prayer. Prayerful meditation through these stations is a common practice during lent and on fridays throughout the year in a number of christian faith traditions. We adore you, o christ, and we praise you because by your holy cross you have redeemed the world. When it was evening, there came a rich man from arimathea named joseph, who was himself a disciple of jesus. When the centurion and those who were with him, keeping watch over. Station reflection series stations of the cross st. The text used in these insightful meditations on the fourteen stations of the cross, is taken from the book the way of the cross written by prof. A simple and useful lenten printable resources featuring the 14 stations of the cross. As god, jesus could have released himself from the hands of his executioners.
He did not powerlessly succumb to being nailed to the cross. Thirteenth station jesus is taken down from the cross and. In bethlehem on christmas day, mary delivered us the spotless lamb of god, born to take our sins away. May it be for us a foretaste of the heavenly banquet in the trial of death. Illustrated stations of the cross list for kids and adults.
Station the body of jesus is taken down from the cross. Stations of the cross for teachers the ninth station. Thirteenth station jesus is taken down from the cross and given to his mother. Each station includes the traditional call and response we adore you as well as actions that the students can do to iden. I have used a few specific sources for the format and content. As i reflect on what filled my heart and mind as i pondered the stations of the cross, im forced to consider. As the cross is lifted up, the weight of his life hangs on those nails. Because by thy holy cross thou hast redeemed the world.
Thirteenth station jesus is taken down from the cross and given to. Augustines reflections on the stations provided many of the summary statements at the beginning of each. The second station jesus receives the cross a heavy wooden cross is placed upon the bruised and torn shoulders of jesus. Mar 26, 2016 as poignantly imagined by the artistsculptor michelangelo, the sorrowful mother held her son, taken down off the wood of his cross, the son she first placed in a wooden manger.
The body of jesus is taken from the cross it is easy to be kind and to do good when someone is obviously in pain. This free instant download is a perfect stations of the cross list to give to children or those learning more about the stations of the cross any time of year. And on the cross, the church of the gentiles is born. As the stations of the cross are prayed during the season of lent in catholic churches, each station is traditionally followed by a verse of the stabat mater, composed in the th century by franciscan jacopone da todi.
Consider jesus as he walked this road with the cross on his. Reflections on the stations of the cross the american tfp. Thirteenth station of the cross jesus is taken down from the cross and given to his mother with cardinal joseph ratzinger pope benedict xvi good friday 2005, at the colosseum in rome. One common devotion is the way of the cross, which is more commonly referred to as the stations of the cross. Stations of the cross definition, description, history. After looking at her son jesus nailed with straps to the cross with a puncture wound on his side, water and blood flowing from the wound, mary was afraid the soldiers would return, remove her son and take him to the burial site for criminals. Holy spirit las vegas reflection of the day facebook. Under the cross stand mary, his mother, the sister of his mother, mary, mary magdalen and the disciple whom he loved. He has already experienced profound solidarity with so many on this earth, by being beaten and tortured. There is no life, no color, and no softness of warm flesh just silence quiet, deafening silence. Scholars generally agree that jesus carried the horizontal beam of the cross, which weighed about 125 pounds. After this, joseph of arimathea, secretly a disciple of jesus for fear of the jews, asked pilate if he could remove the body of jesus.
Pilate brought jesus outside and said to the people, what shall i do, then, with the one you call the king of the jews. Consider making the stations of the cross personal. The roman centurion understands this, and acknowledges jesus as the son of god. Lord jesus, the dark night of death has engulfed you. Those were the last words i heard my grandmother speak before she went into a coma. Message of christ jesus 03112020 reading and reflection of the message. For me, this wasnt simply an historical journey remembering the steps of jesus. The stations of the cross with bishop robert barron. Thirteenth station jesus is taken down from the cross. Huge nails are hammered through his hands and feet to fix him on the cross. Apr 10, 2020 reflection video based on our station at holy spirit catholic church, narrated by. Give me moments to ponder in my heart your supreme love, a love greater than all others, a love for each and every one of your children. Help children and adults follow along with the stations of the cross at church or at home with this illustrated list available in both black and white and in color.
James matthew wilsons poetic sequence, the stations of the cross, is written in the same meter as da todis poem. Fourteen stations of the cross smithsonian libraries. After these things joseph of arimathea, who was a disciple of jesus, but secretly for fear of the jews, asked pilate that he might take away the body of jesus, and pilate gave him permission. Stations of the cross, families choosing the way of the cross. On calvary on good friday, sinful humanity gave mary back her son, bruised and bloody, drained of every drop of his precious blood and water. Reflections adapted from the latest way of the cross version posted by the vaticans office for the liturgical celebrations of the. After looking at her son jesus nailed with straps to the cross with a puncture wound on his side, water and blood flowing from the wound, mary was afraid the soldiers would return, remove her son and continue reading. Jesus is taken down from the cross reflection by rai edwards. Reflection video based on our station at holy spirit catholic church, narrated by. Jesus is taken down from the cross and given to his mother. Reflections on the stations of the cross lent, 2012. Thirteenth station of the cross jesus is taken down from the cross and given to his mother. And now a member of the council arrived, a good and upright man named joseph.
At the cross her station keeping, stood the mournful mother weeping, close to jesus to the last. Fourteen stations of the cross keith dietrich stellenbosch, south africa, 2007 3 volumes edition. Help those you serve apply the lessons of the stations to their own lives. Jesus is taken down from the cross reflection by rai. This list includes both a 14 stations of the cross list and a 15 stations of the cross list. Thirteenth station stations of the cross grotto network.
Mar 09, 2016 if i had to select one station that especially convicts me in this jubilee of mercy, it is this eleventh station. Message of christ jesus 03112020 reading and reflection of. It is easy to be kind and to do good when someone is obviously in pain. Stations of the cross for teachers the ninth station ace. Jesus is covered in blood, sweat, and spit, bent under the weight of the cross, subjected to angry. This can be a moving experience for individuals or families. As poignantly imagined by the artistsculptor michelangelo, the sorrowful mother held her son, taken down off the wood of his cross, the son she first placed in a wooden manger. Stations of the cross, a series of 14 pictures or carvings portraying events in the. When the centurion and those who were with him, keeping watch over jesus, saw the earthquake and what took place, they were filled with awe, and said, truly this was the son of god.
Stations of the cross for teachers the thirteen station ace at. He had not consented to what the others had planned and carried out. The soldiers take big nails and drive them into your hands and feet. Xiii jesus is taken down from the cross and given to his mother. His body hangs on the cross, limp and lifeless, until at last it is taken down and placed in the lap of his mother. Elaborate in your writing as needed, remembering this piece is important for your later reflection. Mar 22, 2019 as the stations of the cross are prayed during the season of lent in catholic churches, each station is traditionally followed by a verse of the stabat mater, composed in the th century by franciscan jacopone da todi. Because by your holy cross you have redeemed the world. Stations of the cross, a series of 14 pictures or carvings portraying events in the passion of christ, from his condemnation by pontius pilate to his entombment. In the darkness of the sepulcher, the only brightness comes. The thirteenth station the body of jesus is taken down from the cross. You feel abandoned by the people you loved so much. Stations of the cross th station our lady of lourdes. What are the stations of the cross and what can we learn from.
We adore you, o christ, and we praise you, because by your holy cross you have redeemed the world. Christs body is taken down from the cross we are now at the thirteenth station of the cross jesus is removed from the cross and placed into the arms of his blessed mother. The thirteenth station jesus is taken down from the cross. Carrying his own cross, he went out to the place of the skull which in aramaic is called golgotha. Or provide copies in the pews for parishioners to consider during a weekly experience of the stations of the cross. Begin by examining each station and put to writing how you can personally reflect or spiritually grow by imitating our lord. Because by your holy cross, you have redeemed the world. My kindergartners struggle with the stations of the cross. Mar 18, 2019 or provide copies in the pews for parishioners to consider during a weekly experience of the stations of the cross.
When the sabbath was over, mary magdalene, and mary the mother of james, and salome bought spices, so that they might go and anoint him. If i had to select one station that especially convicts me in this jubilee of mercy, it is this eleventh station. Vincentian reflections on the stations of the cross. Your suffering and pain are ended, and you are put in the lap of your mother. The body of jesus is taken down from the cross 14th station. Reflections on the stations of the cross st augustines and many other churches have the stations of the cross on the walls around the church. Praying with the stations of the crosswith free station to. A traditional station of the cross is represented in a new way at every stop by the interaction of the work of art with the locations where passion, enthusiasm and commitment to each other are visible in the local community.
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