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The Stations of the Cross or the Way of the Cross is a special commemoration of the 14 important events which occured when Jesus made on His journey from His condemnation to the crucifixion and his death and burial. The way of the Cross replcates the visitation of these places of Jesus' Passion in Jerusalem by early Christian pilgrims. Eight stations are based on events recorded in the Gospels. the remaining six (3, 4,6,7,9,13) are based on inferences from the Gosples or pious legends. For each of the 14 stations, we have an icon in the church to help us focus on that aspect of Christ's travail.
Tuesday evening in Holy week, we take time to pray and meditate about this journey. The Stations of the Cross in Grace Church were a gift in 2006 from Mrs. Katherine Wellons, a member of St. Edmund's Church in Chicago, Illinois. She and her sister, Pauline Johnson, visit Grace Church annually. Because of Mrs. Wellon's generosity, we can pray and meditate about this journey Christ took on the behalf of all of us at any time.
Sometimes called the Via Delorosa, the journey marks the following events in Jesus walk:
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Opening Devotions
I.Jesus is condemed to death
II.Jesus takes up His Cross
III.Jesus falls the first time
IV.Jesus meets his afflicted mother
V. The Cross is laid on Simon of Cyrene
VI. A woman wipes the face of Jesus
VII. Jesus falls a second time
VIII. Jesus meets the women of Jerusalem
IX. Jesus falls a third time
X. Jesus is stripped of his garments
XI. Jesus is nailed to the Cross
XII. Jesus dies on the Cross
XIII. The body of Jesus is placed in the arms of his mother
XIV. Jesus is laid in the tomb
Concluding Prayers before the Altar
The service is from The Book of Occasional Services
Father Bill and Cinthia Barnes
at the Blessing Service
for the Stations of the Cross
Holy Week 2006