Introduction to the Stations of the Cross

What are The Stations Of The Cross? 
The Stations Of The Cross are a popular devotion which commemorates the Passion and death of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. 

What do the fourteen stations mean? 
Each of the fourteen stations stands for an event which occurred during Jesus' Passion and death at Calvary on Good Friday.

Where does one make the Stations Of The Cross? 
At many Churches and Chapels, mounted along the sides of the interior walls are fourteen plaques which depicts each Station Of The Cross. A person making the Stations will go to each station and pray and meditate about that particular event which Jesus went through in His Passion and death.

When did the devotion to the Stations Of The Cross begin? 
The Stations were originally performed many centuries ago by Christian pilgrims who actually visited the Holy Land, and went to the sites of Jesus' Passion. There are records of similar forms of this devotion which date back to the 400s.
 
Who were the great promoters of this devotion? 
Promotion of the devotion to the Stations began in earnest with the Franciscans, who were given custody of the Holy Places in the Holy Land in the 1300s. Many great Saints, numerous Popes, and countless others, have all enriched their spiritual lives with this powerful devotion.

The Stations of the Cross

These Stations were carved by former St Paul's Deacon Phil Corbett

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