Stations of the Cross

We started out our Good Friday making pretzels.  We would eat them later in the evening.  The children are always so creative.  I think all of us are becoming quite successful in our pretzel making.

One of my favorite customs of the season is the reflection on Christ's Passion through the Stations of the Cross.  In recent years, we have found various ways of bringing this to life...physically but more importantly spiritually.

This year the older boys were asked to participate in a live re-enactment for our church.  Edward and Sean played the part of the Roman soldiers and Henry led the parishioners through the stations.

I was quite proud of them and I would love to share these photos of the experience.

Station 1...Jesus condemned to death

Station 2...Jesus takes up the cross

Station 3...Jesus falls for the first time

Station 4...Jesus meets his mother

Station 5...Jesus is helped by Simon the Cyrene

Station 6...Veronica wipes the face of Jesus

Station 7...Jesus falls the second time

Station 8...Jesus meets the women of Jerusalem

Station 9...Jesus falls the third time

Station 10...Jesus is stripped of his garments

Station 11...Jesus is nailed to the cross

Station 12...Jesus dies on the cross

Station 13...Jesus is taken down from the cross and given to his mother

Station 14...Jesus is laid in the tomb

The stations were followed by the veneration of the cross.  I time to remember our own shortcomings and place them at the foot of the cross.  We kiss the cross to show our devotion.