Category: Stations of the Cross

The couple that prays together stays together

by bcadmin | Sep 7, 2022 | Bible reading, Chaplet of Divine Mercy, Christian marriage, Eucharistic Adoration, Faith Fundamentals, hymns, Litanies, News, novenas, Stations of the Cross | 0 |

Prayer is communication with God, it needs to have a central place in every Christian marriage, and it has a powerful unifying effect for a couple. Healthy communication strengthens relationships, and if prayer is communication with God, regular, sincere communication with God strengthens a person’s relationship with God, as regular, sincere communication between a husband and wife strengthens the person’s relationship with one’s spouse.

Simon’s Greatest Honor

by bcadmin | Apr 15, 2022 | Between the Sundays, Cross, Good Friday, Jesus Christ, Living the Faith, News, Simon of Cyrene, Stations of the Cross, The Passion | 0 |

Maybe this Good Friday, you are suffering under a cross. It may be a large cross – sickness, divorce, loneliness, infertility, or the loss of a loved one. Or it may be a small cross – a misunderstanding, changes of plans, inconveniences, or…

Praying The Stations of the Cross

by bcadmin | Apr 15, 2022 | Featured, News, Saint Alphonsus Liguori, Stations of the Cross, Way of the Cross | 0 |

One of my favorite devotions is the Stations of the Cross. It is a devotion that transports us to be with Jesus during His long, painful Way of the Cross and crucifixion, death, and burial. As we pray at each Station, we accompany Jesus and are present to Him. Praying the Stations can give us […]

After 120 years, paintings become focus of Stations of the Cross

by bcadmin | Apr 9, 2022 | Catholic News Service, Lent, News, St. Peter's Basilica, Stations of the Cross, Vatican, Vatican museums | 0 |

Italian painter Gaetano Previati in 1902 completed a series of large oil paintings of Jesus’ passion, death and burial.

Faith is caught, more than it is taught

by bcadmin | Apr 7, 2022 | Faith is caught, Good Friday, Holy Thursday, Holy Week, Mass of the Lord’s Supper, News, Stations of the Cross, Sunday Scriptures, Sunday Vespers, Tenebrae service, Veneration of the Cross | 0 |

I was raised in the Catholic Church, and every year during Holy Week, that took a literal meaning. From Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday, we practically lived at church!

Dupré’s organ masterwork ‘Le Chemin de la Croix’ to be presented at Cathedral

by bcadmin | Mar 14, 2022 | cathedral, Cathedral Heritage Foundation, Concert organist, East Rose Window, How massive weighs the cross, Le Chemin de la Croix, Lent, Lenten season, Local News, Marcel Dupré, Mary Schaffner, Michael Barone, News, Picks, Pipedreams, Stations of the Cross, Stephen Hamilton | 0 |

This Lenten season, the Cathedral of St. Paul in St. Paul will be the site of a unique musical meditation on the Stations of the Cross. “Le Chemin de la Croix” is set for 7 p.m. April 8 at the mother church of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis.

Scottish Catholic museum reopens highlighting engravings of Stations of the Cross

by bcadmin | Mar 11, 2022 | Church in Scotland, Church in UK and Ireland, Great Britain, lead, News, religious art, Scotland, Scottish bishops, Stations of the Cross, United Kingdom | 0 |

Scotland’s Blairs Museum is showcasing a series of engravings of the Stations of the Cross for its 2022 season.

Stations of the Cross remind faithful of Christ’s perfect example, depth of his love

by bcadmin | Mar 8, 2022 | Crusades, Featured, Lent, News, Stations of the Cross, Veronica, Via Dolorosa | 0 |

From partaking in the sacrament of reconciliation to fasting to choosing what to give up, Lent is full of traditions that Catholics around the world take part in as they prepare to celebrate Christ’s passion, death and resurrection.

Going to confession and praying Stations of the Cross

by bcadmin | Jun 2, 2021 | confession, Featured, Forgive sins, Jn 20:23, Lent, News, Stations of the Cross, Why Do Catholics Do That | 0 |

Q) Why do Catholics go to confession instead of directly to God for forgiveness?
Q) Why do Catholics pray the Stations of the Cross? And, do they only do that during Lent?

Stations of the Cross: Seven, or 30, or 14?

by bcadmin | Mar 26, 2021 | Johan van Parys, News, Practicing Catholic, Stations of the Cross | 0 |

How many Stations of the Cross are there? Throughout history, seven to about 30 stations have been used, said Johan van Parys, director of liturgy and the sacred arts at the Basilica of St. Mary in Minneapolis. Pope Clement XII codified the 14 stations that have become so familiar, Van Parys said.

St. Peter Claver to host Stations of the Cross reflection on racism March 26

by bcadmin | Mar 24, 2021 | African-American, black, Chauvin, Father Erich Rutten, Featured, George Floyd, Local News, News, Racism, St. Peter Claver, Stations of the Cross | 0 |

“It’s Lent, so we’re supposed to think about these things,” Father Rutten said, “and especially, racism can be one of those things we’re unconscious of, so it’s just a nice time to reflect on it and say, ‘What difference can we make?’”

Archbishop Ganswein: The First & Second Stations of the Cross

by bcadmin | Apr 2, 2020 | Faith & Spirituality, Featured, News, Sophia Excerpts, Stations of the Cross, Way of the Cross | 0 |

Archbishop Ganswein: The First & Second Stations of the Cross Editor’s note: The following is the first station of the Way of the Cross by Archbishop Georg Ganswein. We also recommend “Praying the Stations of the Cross Amidst COVID-19” by Kathleen Beckman. We will offer these and other reflections on the Stations in hopes of preparing for Good Friday and, ultimately, Easter. We pray for […]