Fridays in Lent
7:00pm
Feb. 24th-March 30th
Please join us as we observe this ancient devotional practice
of walking the final stages of the earthly life of Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
Enter the parish through the red side -doors near the front of the church.
All Are Welcome.
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7:00pm
Feb. 24th-March 30th
Please join us as we observe this ancient devotional practice
of walking the final stages of the earthly life of Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
Enter the parish through the red side -doors near the front of the church.
All Are Welcome.
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The Stations of the Cross are a series of 14 plaques designed for a devotional purpose
that depict incidents in the last journey of Christ from Pilate’s house to the tomb of St. Joseph of Arimathea where He was buried.
Visiting the Stations, in order, probably arose out of the early attested practice of the pilgrims at Jerusalem following the traditional route of Jesus’ journey.
When these pilgrims returned to their home countries, they wished to observe a similar
devotion in their parish churches. The Franciscans especially, during the Middle Ages, made visiting the stations a popular devotion throughout the parish churches of Europe.
Participating in the ancient devotion of walking the Stations of the Cross is a means of sharing an intimate time with Christ, going through the journey with Christ who walked this road “for us men and for our salvation”.
On this road we become not mere visitors, not mere tourists
observing from afar something that happened nearly 2000 years ago.
In the mysterious way in which worship operates we somehow become drawn into Christ’s passion as participants ourselves.
We inflict the pain. We receive the pain. We share in Christ’s passion and in so doing,
we learn what it means to be followers of Christ.
that depict incidents in the last journey of Christ from Pilate’s house to the tomb of St. Joseph of Arimathea where He was buried.
Visiting the Stations, in order, probably arose out of the early attested practice of the pilgrims at Jerusalem following the traditional route of Jesus’ journey.
When these pilgrims returned to their home countries, they wished to observe a similar
devotion in their parish churches. The Franciscans especially, during the Middle Ages, made visiting the stations a popular devotion throughout the parish churches of Europe.
Participating in the ancient devotion of walking the Stations of the Cross is a means of sharing an intimate time with Christ, going through the journey with Christ who walked this road “for us men and for our salvation”.
On this road we become not mere visitors, not mere tourists
observing from afar something that happened nearly 2000 years ago.
In the mysterious way in which worship operates we somehow become drawn into Christ’s passion as participants ourselves.
We inflict the pain. We receive the pain. We share in Christ’s passion and in so doing,
we learn what it means to be followers of Christ.
