Does anyone know the source of the Stations of the Cross? I know some of it is in the bible, but not all.
2007-05-03 07:50:27 · 4 answers · asked by momo5j7 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
As early as the 4th c., 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 .
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
FIRST STATION
Jesus is Condemned to Death
(John 3:16, Isaiah 53:7, John 18:33-John 19:1-16)
SECOND STATION
Jesus is Made to Bear His Cross
(Isaiah 53:4-6, Matthew 27:31, Luke 9:23)
THIRD STATION
Jesus Falls for the First Time
(Isaiah 53:6)
FOURTH STATION
Jesus Meets His Mother
(John 19:25-27, John 16:22)
FIFTH STATION
Simon Helps Jesus Carry His Cross
(Matthew 27:30-32, Matthew 25:40, Galatians 6:2)
SIXTH STATION
Veronica Wipes the Face of Jesus
(Isaiah 52:14, John 14:9)
SEVENTH STATION
Jesus Falls a Second Time
(Hebrews 4:15)
EIGHTH STATION
Jesus Meets the Women of Jerusalem
(Luke 23:27-31, John 15:6)
NINTH STATION
Jesus Falls the Third Time
(Philippians 2:5-7, Luke 14:11)
TENTH STATION
Jesus is Stripped of His Garments
(John 19:23-25, Luke 14:33)
ELEVENTH STATION
Jesus is Nailed to the Cross
(Psalm 22:17-18, Zechariah 12:10, Luke 23:33)
TWELFTH STATION
Jesus Dies on the Cross
(Luke 23:46, John 19:30, Philippians 2:8-9)
THIRTEENTH STATION
Jesus is Taken Down from the Cross
(Luke 23:50-53, John 19:31-37, Luke 24:26)
FOURTEENTH STATION
Jesus is Laid in His Tomb
(Luke 23:50-56, John 19:38-42, John 12:24-25, Romans 6:10-11)
2007-05-03 07:56:02 · answer #1 · answered by Isabella 6 · 4⤊ 1⤋
It is based on the Bible and Sacred Traditions of the Catholic Church. The Stations originated in medieval Europe when wars prevented Christian pilgrims from visiting the Holy Land. European artists created works depicting scenes of Christ's journey to Calvary. The faithful installed these sculptures or paintings at intervals along a procession route, inside the parish church or outdoors. Performing the devotion meant walking the entire route, stopping to pray at each station.
God bless,
Stanbo
2007-05-03 08:03:05 · answer #2 · answered by Stanbo 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I have read that Our Lady started this devotion of the Stations of the Cross in her backyard and the apostles would gather together and pray.
2007-05-04 02:06:15 · answer #3 · answered by Pat 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Follow the link
2007-05-03 07:54:30 · answer #4 · answered by Monte T 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋