The Stations of the Cross - Reflections on Jesus' Love

The Stations of the Cross - 

Reflections on Jesus' Love

The Stations of the Cross, sometimes called The Way of The Cross, is a meditative prayer based on the Passion, Death, and Resurrection of Jesus. This devotion grew out of the custom of Holy Land pilgrims who retraced the last steps of Jesus on his way to Calvary. These early Christians marked significant places along the way of Jesus so that others could follow. These places became the Stations of the Cross. In the 17th century, churches placed stations around the walls to commemorate these events.

When praying the Stations of the Cross we pause at each station remembering all that Jesus did for us, and we reflect prayerfully on the scene depicted. We can pray alone or as a group, use our own heartfelt prayers or prayers written by various people throughout the centuries. This meditation helps us to deepen our commitment to follow Jesus, to reflect on his Suffering, Death, and Resurrection and his amazing love for us all.

The Stations of the Cross

• Jesus is condemned to death on the cross.
• Jesus accepts his cross.
• Jesus falls the first time.
• Jesus meets his sorrowful Mother.
• Simon of Cyrene helps Jesus carry his cross.
• Veronica wipes the face of Jesus.
• Jesus falls the second time.
• Jesus meets and speaks to the women of Jerusalem.
• Jesus falls the third time.
• Jesus is stripped of his garments.
• Jesus is nailed to the cross.
• Jesus dies on the cross.
• Jesus is taken down from the cross.
• Jesus is placed in the tomb.
• The Resurrection of the Lord.

The Stations of the Cross (Full Version)

March 13, 2012

This is the full length version of the Stations of the Cross.  Thanks to youtube they have allowed this full version to be broadcast without interruption.  It is the same as the broken up version showed on this network.  Please send this link out for Lent for others to experience.  Share the faith in a more intimate way by following Jesus Christ on the way to the cross.  This version is bound to move the hardest of hearts thanks to the Most Holy Spirit.

The Stations of the Cross with Father Reed

Mar 19, 2011

The Stations of the Cross (or Way of the Cross; in Latin, Via Crucis; also called the Via Dolorosa or Way of Sorrows, or simply, The Way) refers to the depiction of the final hours (or Passion) of Jesus, and the devotion commemorating the Passion. The tradition as chapel devotion began with St. Francis of Assisi and extended throughout the Roman Catholic Church in the medieval period. It is less often observed in the Anglican and Lutheran churches. It may be done at any time, but is most commonly done during the Season of Lent, especially on Good Friday and on Friday evenings during Lent.

The Stations of the Cross originated in pilgrimages to Jerusalem. A desire to reproduce the holy places in other lands seems to have manifested itself at quite an early date.

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THE STATIONS OF THE CROSS

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First Station

Jesus is Condemned to Death

We adore You, O Christ, and we praise You.

Because by Your holy cross You have redeemed the world.

O Jesus! So meek and uncomplaining, teach me resignation in trials.

Lord Jesus, help us walk in Your steps.

Second Station

Jesus Carries His Cross

We adore You, O Christ, and we praise You.

Because by Your holy cross You have redeemed the world.

O Jesus! This Cross should be mine, not Thine! My sins crucified Thee.

Lord Jesus, help us walk in Your steps.

Third Station

Jesus Falls the First Time

We adore You, O Christ, and we praise You.

Because by Your holy cross You have redeemed the world.

O Jesus! By this first fall, never let me fall into mortal sin.

Lord Jesus, help us walk in Your steps.

Fourth Station

Jesus Meets His Mother

We adore You, O Christ, and we praise You.

Because by Your holy cross You have redeemed the world.

O Jesus! May no human tie, however dear, keep me from following the road of the Cross.

Lord Jesus, help us walk in Your steps.

Fifth Station

Simon, the Cyrenean,

Helps Jesus Carry His Cross

We adore You, O Christ, and we praise You.

Because by Your holy cross You have redeemed the world.

Simon unwillingly assisted Thee; may I with patience suffer all for Thee.

Lord Jesus, help us walk in Your steps.

Sixth Station

Veronica Wipes the Face of Jesus

We adore You, O Christ, and we praise You.

Because by Your holy cross You have redeemed the world.

O Jesus! Thou didst imprint Thy sacred features upon Veronica’s veil; stamp them also indelibly upon my heart.

Lord Jesus, help us walk in Your steps.

Seventh Station

Jesus Falls the Second Time

We adore You, O Christ, and we praise You.

Because by Your holy cross You have redeemed the world.

By Thy second fall, preserve me, dear Lord, from relapse into sin.

Lord Jesus, help us walk in Your steps.

Eighth Station

Jesus Consoles the Women of Jerusalem

We adore You, O Christ, and we praise You.

Because by Your holy cross You have redeemed the world.

My greatest consolation would be to hear Thee say: “Many sins are forgiven thee, because thou hast loved much.”

Lord Jesus, help us walk in Your steps.

Ninth Station

Jesus Falls the Third Time

We adore You, O Christ, and we praise You.

Because by Your holy cross You have redeemed the world.

O Jesus! When I am weary upon life’s long journey, be Thou my strength and my perseverance.

Lord Jesus, help us walk in Your steps.

Tenth Station

Jesus is Stripped of His Garments

We adore You, O Christ, and we praise You.

Because by Your holy cross You have redeemed the world.

My soul has been robbed of its robe of innocence; clothe me, dear Jesus, with the garb of penance and contrition.

Lord Jesus, help us walk in Your steps.

Eleventh Station

Jesus is Nailed to the Cross

We adore You, O Christ, and we praise You.

Because by Your holy cross You have redeemed the world.

Thou didst forgive Thy enemies; my God, teach me to forgive injuries and forget them.

Lord Jesus, help us walk in Your steps.

Twelfth Station

Jesus Dies on the Cross

We adore You, O Christ, and we praise You.

Because by Your holy cross You have redeemed the world.

Thou art dying, my Jesus, but Thy Sacred Heart still throbs with love for Thy sinful children.

Lord Jesus, help us walk in Your steps.

Thirteenth Station

Jesus is Taken Down from the Cross

We adore You, O Christ, and we praise You.

Because by Your holy cross You have redeemed the world.

Receive me into thy arms, O Sorrowful Mother, and obtain for me perfect contrition for my sins.

Lord Jesus, help us walk in Your steps.

Fourteenth Station

Jesus is Laid in the Tomb

We adore You, O Christ, and we praise You.

Because by Your holy cross You have redeemed the world.

When I receive Thee into my heart in Holy Communion, O Jesus, make it a fit abiding place for Thy adorable Body.

Lord Jesus, help us walk in Your steps.

Amen.

Prayers highlighted in bold in the "Short Way of the Cross" as used by The Franciscan Fathers on their Missions. The accompanying prayers are from traditional Stations of the Cross.

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“For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.” Matthew 18: 20

Links to other videos:

ROSARIES:

• Pray the Holy Rosary: The Glorious Mysteries https://youtu.be/3UbhPm43h-c
• Pray the Holy Rosary: The Joyful Mysteries https://youtu.be/Au4_3TZ12uU
• Pray the Holy Rosary: The Luminous Mysteries https://youtu.be/soj1oAMo6bM
• Pray the Holy Rosary The Sorrowful Mysteries https://youtu.be/372YtaNXAWI ...

CHAPLETS:

• Pray the Chaplet of Divine Mercy https://youtu.be/w6R-nWcZd8E
• Pray the Chaplet of Saint Joseph https://youtu.be/rl2qRISI6Co
• Pray the Chaplet of Saint Michael the Archangel https://youtu.be/rG_aqkTo75M
• Pray the Chaplet of the Seven Sorrows of Mary https://youtu.be/8PWDgzoYgdg
• Pray the Chaplet of the Two Hearts (Sacred Heart of Jesus + Immaculate Heart of Mary) https://youtu.be/doAWrP0DZfw ...

PRAYERS:

• Pray the Fifteen Saint Bridget Prayers https://youtu.be/nz9mshgqHLY
• Pray the Stations of the Cross: A Short Way of the Cross https://youtu.be/mVM0Mn0AgHw
• Prayer for the Sick https://youtu.be/tEEntBNiSIM
• Prayer to Our Mother of Compassion https://youtu.be/ZqJkyeN1Ln4
• Prayer to Saint Michael the Archangel https://youtu.be/HCwynvLzDxA
• Coronavirus Pandemic Prayers to Our Lady for Protection by Pope Francis.
• (To be recited after praying the Rosary in May 2020 - https://youtu.be/tg2mzzE_YPM)

Pentatonix's Lindsey Stirling Rejoices in the Lord playing "Hallelujah" & "Shatter Me"

God's Season of Advent has become His Resurrection Song. A poetry that the very elements of the Eucharist speaks to through serving and loving one another rather than using or harming one another. String violinist and performer Lindsey Stirling speaks to this divine melody she hears within her soul when proclaiming Jesus as her Savior and benevolent Lord come to shatter us into His resurrection song. Hallelujah! Christ is King!

Peace.

R.E. Slater

December 17, 2015

Related links - Pentatonix - Medleys of Christmas

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Hallelujah- Lindsey Stirling- #aSaviorIsBorn

Website - http://www.lindseystirling.com/home/

FaceBook - https://www.facebook.com/lindseystirlingmusic

Published on Dec 7, 2015
Merry Christmas Stirlingites!

Please watch this video that shares the Christmas story:
https://www.mormon.org/christmas?cid=...

Buy this song on
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/hal...
Google Play: http://bit.ly/LShallelujah
Amazon: http://bit.ly/AMZhallelujah

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Wikipedia Bio - 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindsey_Stirling

Lindsey Stirling (born September 21, 1986) is an American violinist, dancer, performance artist, singer and composer. She presents choreographed violin performances, both live and in music videos found on her YouTube channel, Lindsey Stirling, which she introduced in 2007.

Stirling performs a variety of music styles, from classical to pop and rock to electronic dance music. Aside from original work, her discography contains covers of songs by other musicians and various soundtracks. Her music video, "Crystallize" finished as the eighth-most watched video of 2012, and her cover version of Radioactive with Pentatonix won Response of the Year in the first YouTube Music Awards in 2013. Stirling achieved one million singles sold worldwide by August of 2014. As of April 2015, her LindseystompYouTube channel exceeded 7 million subscribers and over a billion total views.

Stirling has been named in Forbes magazine's, 30 Under 30 In Music: The Class Of 2015. Forbes notes her quarter-finalist position on America's Got Talent season five in 2010, a No. 2 position on the Billboard 200 for her second album Shatter Me in 2014, and her 7 million subscribers on YouTube.

Stirling's eponymous debut album was a commercial success in Europe, selling 200,000 copies in Germany, winning a platinum certification; three additional certifications were given by Austria, Switzerland and Poland. The debut album was nominated for the 2014 Billboard Music Awards for Top Dance/Electronic Albums. Stirling's second album Shatter Mewon the 2015 Billboard Music Awards for Top Dance/Electronic Album.

Shatter Me Featuring Lzzy Hale - Lindsey Stirling

Jeff Cook - How Unlike the Eucharist, Parts 1 & 2

The Celebration of the Christ of the Eucharist

Less for Tech (by Jeff Cook)

Dec 10, 2014 @ 0:05 by Scot McKnight 11 Comments

Jeff Cook lectures on philosophy at the University of Northern Colorado and he is the author of Seven: The Deadly Sins and the Beatitudes(Zondervan 2008) and Everything New (Subversive 2012). He helps pastors Atlas Church in Greeley, Colorado. You can connect with him atwww.everythingnew.org and @jeffvcook

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Spend Less on Tech, More on Wine (by Jeff Cook)

A wedding at taco bell is clever but lacks some of the holy.

I was baptized in a hot tub. I’m still bummed I didn’t wait for a more celebratory time and space.

I am aware there isn’t a secular/sacred divide (“for the earth is the Lord’s and everything in it”). But as churches across our country spend countless dollars hiring speakers, purchasing the best tech, paying for upgrades to the building and new carpet for the floor–Don’t you think it’s time to move past cheap crackers and plastic thimbles in order to enjoy and receive the body of Christ broken for you?

Intimacy with your spouse ought to be elevated.

“Quality time” with your children deserves first consideration—so too, the sacramental: the physical events, times and symbols God tells us uniquely unveil his nature, love and character.

The quality of the elements churches purchase and offer speak to us all of how highly we view the meal, especially when compared to other events in our gatherings.

It’s no secret that many of us tend to idolize the sermon, to idolize our tradition, idolize the music, idolize the community itself. We have a tendency to idolize our buildings and our programming. If you are a church worker like me responsible for creating a weekly gathering, you will be tempted to spend vastly more time thinking on such things, than on how your community enjoys the Lord’s Supper, how it will be experienced, unpacked and enjoyed.

But “This is Christ’s body broken for you.” And for all your guests, family and enemies. And it should be elevated.

Those who love Jesus, may have come to hear a speaker or lift up their hands to music, but these are secondary, and need to be viewed as secondary by service creators. Is not the experience of Jesus, and that alone, worthy of your community gathering regularly? Are not all other centering events and experiences mere idols in comparison? Should we not embrace the perspective of the Baptist, who, when many came out to him, said: “A man can receive only what is given him from heaven … [Jesus] must become greater; I must become less”?

How can churches elevate communion in their gatherings? How can we transform large church auditoriums with theater seating to showcase the table? What are the most meaningful qualities to your communion experience?

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Lord’s Supper: Who is Unworthy? (Jeff Cook)

Dec 15, 2014 @ 4:56 by Scot McKnight 48 Comments

Who is Unworthy to Celebrate in Church? (by Jeff Cook)

I went to a large wedding a few years back in which the clergy invited only those who had jumped through the right hoops to come forward and receive the body and blood of Jesus. The leader then asked those of us who had not jumped through their hoops to “pray for the unity of all believers.” Of course, I sat there thinking, “The only thing keeping us disunified are your silly hoops.”

Unfortunately many choose to use the Lord’s Supper to display the in-crowd versus "everyone else". In such “celebrations” the power of the Lord’s Supper is actually inverted—showcasing the division of humanity and unveiling a God whose displays of affection and grace are conditional.

How unlike Jesus.

Christ didn’t give those who came to him a theological quiz before he fed them. Levi didn’t have his theology all lined out when he rose to eat with Jesus. The 5,000 were basically a mob. Some who received the first Lord’s Supper rejected the cross (Matthew 16.21-23)—and still Jesus invited them to the table and said: “This is my body broken for you.” In fact, the Gospel writers go out of their way to call Jesus’ dining companions “the sinners” (Mark 2.16, et al).

For some, communion was where clarity started.

In my previous post, I critiqued churches that have too low a view of Communion. In the next two posts I’d like to critique those who have elevated the Lord’s Supper so high It loses its primary function—the tangible display of God’s grace extend to all.

I would challenge those who reject an open table to answer the following: Where is the boundary marker clearly displayed in the Bible for who may eat the meal Jesus offers? And has God really made it our job to judge who can and cannot commune with the Church?

In a previous conversation, some immediately turned to 1 Corinthians to argue that exclusivity at the table is Biblically required, that if the table were open to everyone some would receive the Eucharist in “an unworthy manner” (1 Cor 11.27). Those arguing this position apparently believed they (or their church) had the authority to tell the rest of us who is unworthy (something lacking in 1 Corinthians 11) and which hoops the guests they exclude have failed to jump through (something also lacking in 1 Corinthians).

Ironically, the purpose of 1 Corinthians 11 is to rebuke those who have excluded others (namely the poor) when gathering for the Eucharist (11.17-22). In response Paul teaches how to receive the elements, not who has the qualifications for feasting. Paul said, “Everyone ought to examine themselves before they eat of the bread and drink of the cup” (v. 28). And again, “If we learn how to judge ourselves, we will not incur judgment” (v.31).

Paul does not say, “Pastors and overseers, ensure that only [enter the description of worthy folks] come to the table.” No. The only person Paul says you have the authority to deem unworthy is yourself.

By making the table exclusive, some churches are ironically telling those they believe most need a transformative encounter with Jesus not to come forward and have a transformative encounter with Jesus. How unlike Christ.

Next time we will push into this and discuss how Jesus’ table fellowship with sinners was prototypical and sets the standard for our practice today.