STATIONS OF CROSS

This PRAYER is a wonderful way to meditate on the Passion of Jesus

History of Stations of The Cross

This is a good article on Stations of The Cross
http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/stations_of_the_cross_date_back_to_the_fourth_century/

There are many versions of Stations of The Cross

Search and book mark one.

 http://www.vatican.va/news_services/liturgy/documents/index_via-crucis_en.html

or as follows:

• Opening Prayer
• 1st Station: Jesus is condemned to death
• 2nd Station: Jesus carries His cross
• 3rd Station: Jesus falls the first time
• 4th Station: Jesus meets his mother
• 5th Station: Simon of Cyrene helps Jesus to carry his cross
• 6th Station: Veronica wipes the face of Jesus
• 7th Station: Jesus falls the second time
• 8th Station: Jesus meets the women of Jerusalem
• 9th Station: Jesus falls a third time
• 10th Station: Jesus clothes are taken away
• 11th Station: Jesus is nailed to the cross
• 12th Station: Jesus dies on the cross
• 13th Station: The body of Jesus is taken down from the cross
• 14th Station: Jesus is laid in the tomb

There are indeed other meditations
Pope Benedict, then as Cardinal Ratzinger
composed the following Stations of The Cross:

1.    Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane,

2.   Jesus is betrayed by Judas and arrested,

3.   Jesus is condemned by the Sanhedrin.

4.   Jesus is denied by Peter

5.   Jesus is judged by Pilate,

6.   Jesus is scourged and crowned with thorns,

7.   Jesus takes up His cross,

8.   Jesus is helped by Simon to carry His cross,

9.   Jesus meets the women of Jerusalem,

10. Jesus is crucified,

11.  Jesus promises His kingdom to the repentant thief,

12. Jesus entrusts Mary and John to each other,

13. Jesus dies on the cross,

14. Jesus is laid in the tomb.