I love you Jesus, my love above all things.
I repent with my whole heart of having offended you.
Never permit me to separate myself from you again.
Grant that I may love you always and then do with me what you will.
For Roman Catholics throughout the world, the Stations of the Cross are synonymous with Lent, Holy Week and especially Good Friday. This devotion is also known as the ‘Way of the Cross’. It commemorates 14 key events on day of Christ's crucifixion. The majority concern His final walk through the streets of Jerusalem, carrying the Cross. These paintings shown here are the Stations of the Cross found in the Sacred Heart Church in Bournemouth. As can be seen, they are beautiful paintings and depict the Way of the Cross sympathetically.
The Stations originated in medieval Europe when wars prevented Christian pilgrims from visiting the Holy Land. European artists created works depicting scenes of Christ's journey to Calvary. The faithful installed these sculptures or paintings at intervals along a procession route, inside the parish church or outdoors. Performing the devotion meant walking the entire route, stopping to pray at each ‘station.’
Today, images of the Stations are on display in almost all Catholic churches. They serve mainly as a focus for Lenten worship services. But the Stations can also be performed privately, at any time of the year, at home and even through the internet.
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