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STUNNING Tapestry Large Catholic Icon Madonna & Child 3 crosses CROSS Room Door
STUNNING Tapestry Large Catholic Icon Madonna & Child 3 crosses CROSS Room Door
US $39.25
Catholic Pray The San Damiano Cross Rosary Glowing Blue Glass Beads Virgin Mary
Catholic Pray The San Damiano Cross Rosary Glowing Blue Glass Beads Virgin Mary
US $24.95
21 Angel Cross In My Pocket Religious Christian Catholic Coin Token Lot
21 Angel Cross In My Pocket Religious Christian Catholic Coin Token Lot
US $10.00
Catholic Silver Gold Saint Benedict Cross Crucifix Jesus Religious Wall Art
Catholic Silver Gold Saint Benedict Cross Crucifix Jesus Religious Wall Art
US $24.95
Catholic Holy Trinity Crucifixion Wood Cross Crucifix Depicting Jesus' Life
Catholic Holy Trinity Crucifixion Wood Cross Crucifix Depicting Jesus' Life
US $9.95
Suffering: The Catholic Answer : The Cross of Christ and Its Meaning for You Van
Suffering: The Catholic Answer : The Cross of Christ and Its Meaning for You Van
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lot 5 Bracelet Rosary Beads Catholic CRUCIFIX holyland Cross  gift
lot 5 Bracelet Rosary Beads Catholic CRUCIFIX holyland Cross gift
US $16.80
Lift High the Cross: Anglo-Catholics and the Congress Movement Gunstone, John
Lift High the Cross: Anglo-Catholics and the Congress Movement Gunstone, John
US $66.85
Silver ep rosary Jesus mary Cross Catholic necklace
Silver ep rosary Jesus mary Cross Catholic necklace
US $12.91
Catholic Rosary 41
Catholic Rosary 41" Wood Beads/Cross (Dark Brown)
US $14.99
Catholic CRISTO/CHRIST Resin Statue /Wooden Cross 18'
Catholic CRISTO/CHRIST Resin Statue /Wooden Cross 18'
US $23.99
Catholic Rosary 21
Catholic Rosary 21" Wood Beads w plastic Cross (Brown)
US $6.99
Catholic Saints Martyrs Rome Vatican Catacombs Relic Crucifix Rosary Beads Cross
Catholic Saints Martyrs Rome Vatican Catacombs Relic Crucifix Rosary Beads Cross
US $4.99
JESUS CATHOLIC CROSS TOPAZ WHITE GOLD PLATED PENDANT NECKLACE FREE NECK CHAIN
JESUS CATHOLIC CROSS TOPAZ WHITE GOLD PLATED PENDANT NECKLACE FREE NECK CHAIN
US $.99
Lot 5 Crucifix Catholic Religious INRI Wood Look Cross
Lot 5 Crucifix Catholic Religious INRI Wood Look Cross
US $9.95
Catholic Wooden Beaded Rosary Cross Necklace 30
Catholic Wooden Beaded Rosary Cross Necklace 30" Long
US $4.75
Lot 5 Crucifix Catholic Religious Mixed Style Cross NR!
Lot 5 Crucifix Catholic Religious Mixed Style Cross NR!
US $9.95
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2" Cross brown Hematite Rosary Mary Catholic Saints Jesus Cross long Necklace
US $13.91
Silver Plate Crucifix 5 Medal Lot Catholic Cross Rosary Charm Pendant 1 1/2
Silver Plate Crucifix 5 Medal Lot Catholic Cross Rosary Charm Pendant 1 1/2"
US $9.07
Black Stainless Steel Open Cut Out Christian Catholic CROSS Band Ring Size 11
Black Stainless Steel Open Cut Out Christian Catholic CROSS Band Ring Size 11
US $7.99
Black Stainless Steel Open Cut Out Christian Catholic CROSS Band Ring Size 10
Black Stainless Steel Open Cut Out Christian Catholic CROSS Band Ring Size 10
US $7.99
Black Stainless Steel Open Cut Out Christian Catholic CROSS Band Ring Size 8
Black Stainless Steel Open Cut Out Christian Catholic CROSS Band Ring Size 8
US $7.99
Black Stainless Steel Open Cut Out Christian Catholic CROSS Band Ring Size 12
Black Stainless Steel Open Cut Out Christian Catholic CROSS Band Ring Size 12
US $7.99
Crucifix Cross Silver Plate 5 Medal Lot Catholic Rosary Charm Pendant 1 1/2
Crucifix Cross Silver Plate 5 Medal Lot Catholic Rosary Charm Pendant 1 1/2"
US $8.92
Silver ep Rosary Catholic Mary Jesus Cross Necklace
Silver ep Rosary Catholic Mary Jesus Cross Necklace
US $9.91
Wood Cross & St. Saint Michael Charm Bracelet Catholic Religious Item
Wood Cross & St. Saint Michael Charm Bracelet Catholic Religious Item
US $7.95
Celtic Cross Irish Car Window Sticker Auto Decal 6
Celtic Cross Irish Car Window Sticker Auto Decal 6" Religious Catholic Vinyl
US $5.95
CATHOLIC ROSARY CROSS CRUCIFIX Italian Medal Vintage Bracelet Charm 12A050
CATHOLIC ROSARY CROSS CRUCIFIX Italian Medal Vintage Bracelet Charm 12A050
US $15.00
LOT OF 2 - ELEGANT SUNBURST WALL CATHOLIC CHURCH CROSS CRUCIFIX
LOT OF 2 - ELEGANT SUNBURST WALL CATHOLIC CHURCH CROSS CRUCIFIX
US $59.99
14 Catholic STATIONS OF THE CROSS Pictures Prints LARGE
14 Catholic STATIONS OF THE CROSS Pictures Prints LARGE
US $99.99
Wall Hanging Jesus Cross Crucifix Catholic Bronze Corpus Brass Figure
Wall Hanging Jesus Cross Crucifix Catholic Bronze Corpus Brass Figure
US $24.95
5 XX LARGE HANDMADE LAPIS CROSS PENDANT RUSTIC WORK LOT CATHOLIC CHRISTIAN 43283
5 XX LARGE HANDMADE LAPIS CROSS PENDANT RUSTIC WORK LOT CATHOLIC CHRISTIAN 43283
US $75.00
SAINT BENEDICT CATHOLIC CROSSES ROSARY MAKERS SUPPLY
SAINT BENEDICT CATHOLIC CROSSES ROSARY MAKERS SUPPLY
US $8.95
10 Tau Wood Cross Crucifix Lot Catholic St. Francis Pendant 1 1/2
10 Tau Wood Cross Crucifix Lot Catholic St. Francis Pendant 1 1/2" Religious
US $9.04
1994 Catholic OUR LADY OF FATIMA FIGURINE Statue JEWELED CROSS CO
1994 Catholic OUR LADY OF FATIMA FIGURINE Statue JEWELED CROSS CO
US $14.99
GOLD PLATED CATHOLIC CIBORIUM HOLY MASS COMMUNION BLUE CROSS DESIGN 250 HOST
GOLD PLATED CATHOLIC CIBORIUM HOLY MASS COMMUNION BLUE CROSS DESIGN 250 HOST
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10 Dark Tone Wood Cross Crucifix Lot Catholic Pendant Rope Necklace W 1 1/4
10 Dark Tone Wood Cross Crucifix Lot Catholic Pendant Rope Necklace W 1 1/4"
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18K Gold Plated Cross & Virgin Mary Catholic Rosary
18K Gold Plated Cross & Virgin Mary Catholic Rosary
US $9.99
Dark Tone Wood Cross Crucifix Catholic Pendant Rope Necklace W 1 1/4
Dark Tone Wood Cross Crucifix Catholic Pendant Rope Necklace W 1 1/4"
US $.99
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Five Best Selling Catholic Cross Pendants

Carrying cross pendants have been closely customary for Catholics everyplace the planet, irrespective of their geographical location.

Cross is a symbol that's widely known by folks, no matter of their own non secular belief. Moreover, most of the massive names within the pop world, whether or not it utterly was George Michael, Madonna or Britney Spears, all of them have worn cross for their stage performances and music album. This has further contributed to the popularity of this spiritual jewelry.

Thanks to it is wide unfold popularity, there are a great deal of styles out there in Catholic cross pendants. Let us have a have a look at the five biggest selling Catholic cross pendants:

*14k Gold Italian Style White Gold Cross Pendant:
The beauty of this pendant is it is curvy cross pattern. The pendant has dandier shine, that makes it good for all occasions. This pendant speaks amount of the personality of the wearer. It may match with your evening gown and even with your sports outfit.

Create this pendant look all the further and added stunning by sporting it with a white gold chain in Italian style. Obtain a thicker chain if you're bulkier. For folks with a slender built, a chain in thinner solidity will look good.

* 14k Gold Black PVC Cross Pendant:
This pendant could be a mixture of black and gold, which is striking. This pendant may pass as a approach accessory as it may match exclusively for all occasions. This pendant is likewise available in a variation, rather than gold fittings; this is oftentimes out there in silver fittings.

To form this pendant look perfectly well on you, buy a sequence either in yellow gold in Italian design, or in white gold. If you're buying goods for the pendant in silver, then you'll select a silver chain to go with the pendant.

*Sterling Silver Multi- Color Murano Cross Pendant:
There was a growing trend of jewellery made in Venetian glass. This pendant has lovely combining of multi coloured cross, embedded in silver setting. Therefore, when you're carrying this cross, it may also become your vogue statement.

Together with this pendant, you'll be capable to conjointly obtain matching earrings and ring either in square form or in oval shape, to finish the set.

*14k Gold Latin Cross Pendant:
For several, cross could be a effigy of Almighty, and they do not need to trial with it and are happy, keeping it in the established style. This 14k gold could be a live example of beauty in simplicity.

Wear it with a flat gold chain or a skinny gold chain.

*14k Gold Shinny Massive Cross Pendant:
This cross pendant could be a classic example how a straightforward pendant may be made elegant. The pendant features a innovative luster that may last forever. These are accessible in 3 sizes, large, little and medium.
Team it up with gold figaro chain for greatest effects or wear it with an Italian box chain.

These were a lot of of the simplest promotion Catholic cross pendants. Wear a trendy cross pendant, or wear it a simple one, these pendants will fetch you closer to thee.



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What are the Mysteries of the Cross in the Catholic Church?

I have never heard the term Mysteris of the Cross... do you mean the stations of the cross??

Why do the Stations?
The most essential reason for reviving the exercise of making the Stations of the Cross is that it is a powerful way to contemplate, and enter into, the mystery of Jesus' gift of himself to us. It takes the reflectivity on the passion out of my head, and makes it an imaginative exercise. It involves my senses, my experience and my emotions. To the extent I come to experience the love of Jesus for me, to that extent the gratitude I feel will be deep. Deep gratitude leads to real generosity and a desire to love as I have been loved. First, just a note when it comes to the history of the stations:

The History:

From the earliest of days, followers of Jesus told the story of his passion, death and resurrection. When pilgrims came to see Jerusalem, they were anxious to see the web sites where Jesus was. These websites become crucial holy connections with Jesus. Eventually, following in the footsteps of the Lord, along the way of the cross, became a percentage of the pilgrimage visit. The stations, as we know them today, came when it comes to when it was no longer easy or even possible to visit the holy sites. In the 1500's, villages all over Europe started creating "replicas" of the way of the cross, with little shrines commemorating the places along the route in Jerusalem. Eventually, these shrines became the set of 14 stations we now know and were placed in closely each Catholic Church in the world.

Why Put Them On the Web?

We do this for the same reason we have done the Daily Reflections and the Online Retreat on the web - accessibility. It would be terrifi if each of us would find the time to explore our church, or a classic church in town, and make the stations there, going from station to station. However, it is much more comfortable to imagine almost anybody with a computer going through these stations, any time, day or night.
What if I have never made the Stations before?
Go to the page on "How to do the Stations" and see how simple it is. On the web, it's easy. I may do one a day, for two weeks. I may do assorted at a time, and just do them, when I get a chance. I may do all 14 at a time, and return to them in my prayer and imagination as I do them.
The most necessary thing to do not forget is that this may be as personal as I'd like it to be. One of our mutual religious struggles is to realize that we are not alone. The Good News is that Jesus entered into our life's experience exclusively - even suffering and death - and that he fell into the hands of a Loving God, who raised him from death to life. We may have finish hope that suffering and death have no finish hold on us. We will all share eternal life with him, if we may fall into the hands of the same Loving God. And, along the way, we are not alone. Jesus is with as one who knows our suffering, and the death we face. That may be deeply consoling.

So try the stations, and experience the solace they offer. And return often, to be renewed in this intimate experience of Jesus' solidarity with all humanity in our way of the cross each day.

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How to do the Stations?

Making the stations is easy. And, we tried to make this online experience of them an easy adaptation of what one would do, if doing them in a church before real stations.

The Context:

The original point to note is that this is prayer. It isn't an intellectual exercise. It is in the context of my kinship with God. I could read through the text of each of the stations, and look at the pictures, but that wouldn't inevitably be prayer. This is an invitation to enter into a gifted faith experience of who Jesus is for me. It becomes prayer when I open my heart to be touched, and it leads me to express my response in prayer.
The second thing to do not forget is that this is an imaginative exercise. Its intention is not a historical examination of "what genuinely happened" on that day in history. It's regarding something far more profound. This is an probability to use this long standing Christian prayer to let Jesus touch my heart deeply by showing me the depth of his love for me. The context is the historical fact that he was made to carry the instrument of his death, from the place where he was condemned to die, to Calvary where he died, and that he was taken down and laid in a tomb. The religious context is that today Jesus wants to use any means available to move my heart to know his love for me. These exercises may concede me to imaginatively visualize the "meaning" of his passion and death.

The point of this exercise is to lead us to gratitude. It will likewise lead us into a sense of solidarity with all our brothers and sisters. In our busy, high tech lives we may effortlessly get out of touch with the terrible suffering of real persons in our world. Journeying with Jesus in the Stations, allows us to imagine his entry into the experience of those who are tortured, unjustly accused or victimized, sitting on death row, carrying out of the question burdens, facing terminal illnesses, or plainly fatigued with life.

How to:
Just go from one station to another. When "arriving" at a station, begin by looking cautiously at the effigy itself. Click on the effigy there to enlarge the photo. See who is in the scene. Look at how they are arranged and what the artisan who devised this effigy is attempting to tell us in regards to the drama there.
This online version is divided into four parts:

The introductory portion is a simple description of the scene. It helps us be conscious of what the "meaning" of this station is for us.
The second share is the established prayer at each station. Its words become more and more significant as we repeat them all around the journey.
The third percentage is the thoughtfulness of the scene. This is a guided reflectiveness on the power of the scene for me, to enter it more deeply and to lead to galore experience of it personally.
The fourth part is my response. This is conveyed in my own words. It is the place where the sorrow and gratitude flow from my heart.
When to do them:
The beauty of the online version is that I may do the stations whenever I like. The only guide we'd offer is to not rush through them. Just reading through them is not making them, any more than walking around a church to look at them is making them. It could be a wondrous prayer experience to do them as only one or two stations a day for one or two weeks. It may also be powerful to do all 14, very prayerfully, over the course of 40 minutes to an hour, in a single evening, or to do seven one night and seven the following night. Finally, it may be terrifi to return to the experience assorted weeks or months later, and discover that because of galore struggle or difficultness I am experiencing, the stations become a dissimilar experience and a fresh experience of consolation.

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The First Station: Jesus is condemned to die.
Jesus stands in the most humane of places. He has already experienced unfathomed solidarity with so galore on this earth, by being beaten and tortured. Now he is wrongfully condemned to punishment by death. His commitment to entering our lives exclusively begins it is final steps. He has said "yes" to God and placed his life in God's hands. We follow him in this final surrender, and contemplate with reverence each place along the way, as he is broken and given for us.

We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you.
Because by your holy cross you have redeemed the world.

As I view the scene, I become moved by both outrage and gratitude.
I look at Jesus. His face. The crown of thorns. The blood. His clothes stuck to the wounds on his back.
Pilate washes his hands of the whole affair. Jesus' hands are tied behind his back.

This is for me. That I might be free. That I might have eternal life.
As the journeying begins I ask to be with Jesus. To follow his journey. I express my love and thanks.

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The Second Station: Jesus Carries His Cross.
Jesus is made to carry the cross on which he will die. It represents the weight of all our crosses. What he must have felt as he firstborn took it upon his shoulders! With each step he enters more deeply into our humane experience. He walks in the path of humane misery and suffering, and experiences it is crushing weight.

We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you.
Because by your holy cross you have redeemed the world.

I contemplate the wood of that cross. I imagine how heavy it is. I reflect upon all it means that Jesus is carrying it.
I look into his eyes. It's all there.

This is for me. So I place myself with him in this journey. In it is anguish. In his freedom and surrender. In the love that must fill his heart.

With sorrow and gratitude, I carry on the journey. Moved by the power of his love, I am drawn to him and express my love in the words that come to me.

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The Third Station: Jesus Falls the First Time.
The weight is unbearable. Jesus falls beneath it. How could he enter our lives completely without surrendering to the crushing weight of the life of so a great deal of on this earth! He lays on the ground and knows the experience of weakness beneath unfair burdens. He feels the powerlessness of marveling if he will ever be capable to continue. He is pulled up and made to continue.

We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you.
Because by your holy cross you have redeemed the world.

I look with fixed eyes at the weakness in his eyes. I may look at his whole body and see the exhaustion.
As I behold him there on the ground, being roughly pulled up, I recognise eternally how profoundly he grasps my fatigue and my defeats.

This is for me. In grief and gratitude I want to let him stay there. As I watch him stand again and gain an inner strength, I receive his love and express my thanks.

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The Fourth Station: Jesus Meets His Mother.
Jesus' path takes him to a powerful source of his strength to continue. All his life, his mother had taught him the meaning of the words, "Behold, the handmaid of the Lord." Now they look into each other's eyes. How pierced-through her heart ought to be! How pained he must be to see her tears! Now, her grace-filled smile blesses his mission and stirs his heart to it is depth. Love and trust in God bind them together.

We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you.
Because by your holy cross you have redeemed the world.

As I watch them in this place along the way, I contemplate the mystery of love's power to give strength.
She knows the sorrow in each mother's heart, who has lost a child to disaster or violence.
I look at the two of them very carefully, and long for such love and such peace.

This is for me. Such unbelievable freedom. The availability of a servant. I find the words to express what is in my heart.

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The Fifth Station: Simon Helps Jesus Carry His Cross.
Jesus even experiences our struggle to receive help. He is made to experience the poverty of not being competent to carry his burden alone. He enters into the experience of all who will have to depend upon others to survive. He is deprived of the gratification of carrying this burden on his own.

We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you.
Because by your holy cross you have redeemed the world.

I look into his face and contemplate his struggle. His weariness and fragility. His impotence.
I see how he looks at Simon, with utmost humility and gratitude.

This is for me. So I feel anguish and gratitude. I express my thanks that he may proceed this journey. That he has help. That he knows my disability to carry my burden alone.

I say what is in my heart, with deep feeling.

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The Sixth Station: Veronica Wipes the Face of Jesus.
Jesus' journeying is at times brutal. He has entered into the terrible experiences of rejection and injustice. He has been whipped and beaten. His face shows the signs of his solidarity with all who have ever suffered injustice and vile, abusive treatment. He encounters a compassionate, loving disciple who wipes the vulgar spit and mocking blood from his face. On her veil, she discovers the effigy of his face - his gift to her. And, for us to contemplate forever.

We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you.
Because by your holy cross you have redeemed the world.

What does the face of Jesus hold for me? What do I see, as I look deeply into his face?
Can I undertake to ease the intense feelings of suffering and pain? Can I hug him, with his face so covered with his passion?

The veil I behold is a true icon of his gift of himself. This is for me. In wonder and awe, I behold his face now wiped clean, and see the depth of his suffering in solidarity with all flesh.

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The Seventh Station: Jesus Falls the Second Time.
Even with help, Jesus stumbles and falls to the ground. In deep exhaustion he stares at the world under him. "Remember, you are dust and to dust you will return." He has seen death before. Now he may feel the unfathomed weakness of disability and disease and aging itself, there on his knees, underneath the weight of his cross.

We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you.
Because by your holy cross you have redeemed the world.

I contemplate Jesus brought very low. As I behold him there on the ground, with all the intense feelings of suffering taking it is toll on him, I let my heart go out to him.
I store up this effigy in my heart, knowing that I will never feel alone in my suffering or in any diminishment, with this effigy of Jesus on the ground before me.

This is for me, so I express the sensations in my heart.

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The Eighth Station: Jesus Meets the Women of Jerusalem.
The women of Jerusalem, and their children, come out to ease and thank him. They had seen his compassionateness and welcomed his words of healing and freedom. He had broken all kinds of social and religious conventions to connect with them. Now they are here to aid him. He feels their grief. He suffers, knowing he can't stay to aid them more in this life. He knows the mystery of facing the separation of death.

We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you.
Because by your holy cross you have redeemed the world.

I look at their faces. So full of love and gratitude, loss and fear. I contemplate what words might have passed amid them.
I do not forget all his tender, compassionate, merciful love for me. I place myself with these women and children to support him.

This is for me. So, I let this scene stir up deep gratitude.

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The Ninth Station: Jesus Falls the Third Time.
This last fall is devastating. Jesus may hardly carry on to the end. Summoning all this remaining strength, supported by his inner trust in God, Jesus collapses under the weight of the cross. His executioners look at him as a broken man, pathetic yet paying a price he deserves. They support him up so he may make it up the hill of crucifixion.

We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you.
Because by your holy cross you have redeemed the world.

I pause to contemplate him there on the ground. The brokeness that makes me whole. The surrender that gives me life.
I pause to experience and receive how completely he loves me. He is in truth totally poured out for me.

As I treasure this gifted experience, I express what is in my heart.

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The Tenth Station: Jesus is Stripped.
Part of the indignity is to be crucified naked. Jesus is totally stripped of any pride The wounds on his back are torn open again. He experiences the uttermost vulnerability of the defenseless. No shield or security protects him. As they stare at him, his eyes turn to heaven.

We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you.
Because by your holy cross you have redeemed the world.

I pause to watch the stripping. I contemplate all that is taken from him. And, how he faces his death with such nakedness.
I reflect upon how much of himself he has revealed to me. Holding not one thing back.

As I look at him in his humility, I know that this is for me, and I part my sensations of gratitude.

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The Eleventh Station: Jesus is Nailed to the Cross.
Huge nails are hammered through his hands and feet to repair him on the cross. He is bleeding much more badly now. As the cross is lifted up, the weight of his life hangs on those nails. Every time he struggles to pull himself up to breathe, his capacity to cling to life slips away.

We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you.
Because by your holy cross you have redeemed the world.

I make myself watch the nails being driven through his flesh. And I watch his face.
I contemplate the completeness of his entry into our lives. Can there be any pain or intense feelings of suffering he would not understand?

This is for me. Nailed to a cross to for a limitless time proclaim liberty to captives. What sorrow and gratitude fill my heart!

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The Twelfth Station: Jesus Dies On The Cross.
Between two criminals, a mocking title above his head, with only Mary and John and Mary Magdalene to support him, Jesus surrenders his last breath: "Into your hands I commend my spirit."

We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you.
Because by your holy cross you have redeemed the world.

I stand there, at the foot of the cross, side by side with all of humanity, and behold our salvation.
I cautiously watch and listen to all that is said.
And then, I experience the one who gives life pass from life to death, for me. I solace Mary and John and Mary. And let them solace me.

This is the hour to express the deepest sensations within me.

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The Thirteenth Station: Jesus Is Taken Down From The Cross.
What tender mourning! Jesus' lifeless body lays in his mother's arms. He has genuinely died. A unfathomed sacrifice, complete.

We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you.
Because by your holy cross you have redeemed the world.

I behold this scene at the foot of the cross. I contemplate touching, caressing his body. I do not forget all his hands have touched, all who have been blessed by his warm embrace.
I pause to let it soak in. He knows the mystery of death. He has fallen into God's hands.

For me. That I might love as I have been loved. I pour out my heart to the God of all mercies.

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The Fourteenth Station: Jesus Is Laid In The Tomb.
They take the body of Jesus to it is resting place. The big stone over the tomb is the final sign of the permanence of death. In this final act of surrender, who would have imagined this tomb would soon be empty or that Jesus would show himself alive to his disciples, or that they would recognize him in the breaking of bread? Oh, that our hearts might burn within us, as we realize how he had to suffer and die so as to enter into his glory, for us.

We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you.
Because by your holy cross you have redeemed the world.

I pause to contemplate this act of closure on his life. In solidarity with all humanity, his body is taken to it is grave.

I stand for a moment outside this tomb. This final journeying of his life has shown me the meaning of his gift of himself for me. This tomb represents each tomb I stand before with fear, in defeat, engaged in a struggle to believe it could ever be empty.

In the fullness of faith in the Risen One, given by his own Holy Spirit, I express my gratitude for this way of the cross. I ask Jesus, whose hands, feet and side still bear the signs of this journey, to concede me the graces I need to take up my cross to be a servant of his own mission.

Some stations have a 15th - Christ is Risen.


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