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For many Christians a visit to the Holy Land (Israel) is one of the most special events in their Christian lives, when they are able to walk in the footsteps of Jesus, particularly visiting the places which form part of Jesus’ journey to the cross. They are able to pray, worship and reflect on what it means to be a follower of Jesus. A journey such as this, to a place of religious significance is known as a pilgrimage and is relatively easy for modern Christians. In the 15th and 16th Centuries a pilgrimage to Jerusalem wasn’t possible for many Christians, so works of art depicting the last events in Jesus’ life were made to be used instead. These were known as the Stations of the Cross and enabled Christians to make a pilgrimage, visiting the final events in Jesus’ life in their own church. The word station simply means a ‘stopping point’. This tradition, initially promoted by the Franciscan order of monks, has continued through the centuries and many Catholic and some Anglican churches contain Stations of the Cross today. Some Christians use the Stations of the Cross as an aid to help them pray and to reflect on the events of Jesus death and resurrection during Lent, and particularly Holy Week (the week before Easter). The Stations of the Cross we have included here are from the Convent of the Holy Name in Oakwood near Derby. They were painted by Sister Theresa Margaret for the community chapel and this is reflected in some of the images.

01. Stations of the Cross PowerPoint (Single Click Presentation)

Can be clicked through individually. An ideal way to teach children about the significance of the way of the cross to Catholic Christians.

02. Stations of the Cross (Continuous PowerPoint)

A continuous presentation. An ideal resource for use in Collective Worship or as a reflective activity within an R.E lesson on the significance of Easter to Christians.

1 Jesus is condemned by Pilate

Pilate asked the people, "Shall I crucify your King?" The chief priests answered, "We have no king but the emperor." Then he handed him over to them to be crucified. (John 19:15-16, NRSV) I was like a gentle lamb led to the slaughter. . . (Jeremiah 11:19, NRSV)

2 Jesus receives the cross

So they took Jesus, and carrying the cross by himself, he went out to what is called The Place of the Skull, which in Hebrew is called Golgotha. (John 19:17, NRSV) The Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all. (Isaiah 53:6, NRSV)

3 Jesus falls for the first time

He was wounded for our transgressions, crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the punishment that made us whole. (Isaiah 53:5, NRSV)

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4 Jesus is met by his mother

Simeon said to the mother of Jesus, "This child is destined for the falling and the rising of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be opposed so that the thoughts of many will be revealed - and a sword will pierce your soul too. (Luke 2:34-35, NRSV)

5 Jesus is met by Simon of Cyrene

The soldiers compelled a passer-by, who was coming in from the country, to carry his cross; it was Simon of Cyrene, the father of Alexander and Rufus. (Mark 15:21, NRSV) Bear one another's burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ. (Galatians 6:2, NRSV)

6 Jesus is met by Veronica

"Come," my heart says, "seek his face!" Your face, LORD, do I seek (Psalm 27:8, NRSV) As for me, I shall behold your face in righteousness; when I awake I shall be satisfied, beholding your likeness.(Psalm 17:15, NRSV)

All of us, with unveiled faces, seeing the glory of the Lord as through a reflected mirror, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another, for this comes from the Lord, the Spirit. (2 Corinthians 3:18, NRSV)

7 Jesus falls for a second time

Surely he has borne our infirmities and carried our diseases; yet we accounted him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted. (Isaiah 53:4, NRSV)

8 Jesus is met by the women of Jerusalem

A great number of the people followed him, and among them were women who were beating their breasts and wailing to him. But Jesus turned to them and said, "Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me, but weep for yourselves and for your children..." (Luke 23:27-28, NRSV)

9 Jesus falls for the third time

He was despised and rejected by others; a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief; as one from whom others hide their faces he was despised and we held him of no account. (Isaiah 53:3, NRSV)



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10 Jesus is stripped of his garments

They divide my clothing among themselves, and for my garments they cast lots. (Psalm 22:18, NRSV)The Soldiers divided his clothes among themselves by casting lots... (Matthew 27:35, NRSV)

11 Jesus is nailed to the cross

When they came to the place that is called The Skull, they crucified Jesus there with the criminals, one on his right and one on his left. Then Jesus said "Father, forgive them; for they do not know what they are doing." (Luke 23:33-34, NRSV) . . .When they look on the one whom they have pierced, they shall mourn for him, as one mourns for an only child. . . (Zechariah 12:10, NRSV)

12 Jesus dies on the cross

Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing beside her, he said to his mother, "Woman, here is your son." Then he said to the disciple, "Here is your mother". . . (John 19:26, NRSV) Jesus said, "It is accomplished." Then he bowed his head and gave up his spirit. (John 19:30, NRSV)

13 Jesus is taken down from the cross

Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus, though a secret one, for fear of the Jews, asked Pilate to let him take away the body of Jesus. Pilate gave him permission; so he came and removed his body. Nicodemus, who had at first come to Jesus by night, also came. . . (John 19:38-39, NRSV)

14 Jesus is buried in the tomb

Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a clean linen cloth and laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn in the rock. He then rolled a great stone to the door of the tomb and went away. (Matthew 27:60, NRSV) The women who had come with him from Galilee followed, and when they saw the tomb and how his body was laid. Then they returned, and prepared spices and ointments. (Luke 23:55, NRSV)

15 Jesus rises from the place of death

God raised him up, having freed him from death, because it was impossible for him to be held in its power. (Acts 2:24, NRSV) Jesus said, "Was it not necessary that the Christ should suffer these things and then enter into his glory?" (Luke 24:26, NRSV) With you is the well of life, and by your light we see light. (Psalm 36:9, NRSV)



1 Jesus is condemned by Pilate

Pilate asked the people, "Shall I crucify your King?" The chief priests answered, "We have no king but the emperor." Then he handed him over to them to be crucified. (John 19:15-16, NRSV) I was like a gentle lamb led to the slaughter. . . (Jeremiah 11:19, NRSV)

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2 Jesus receives the cross So they took Jesus, and carrying the cross by himself, he went out to what is called The Place of the Skull, which in Hebrew is called Golgotha. (John 19:17, NRSV) The Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all. (Isaiah 53:6, NRSV)



3 Jesus falls for the first time

He was wounded for our transgressions, crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the punishment that made us whole. (Isaiah 53:5, NRSV)



4 Jesus is met by his mother Simeon said to the mother of Jesus, "This child is destined for the falling and the rising of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be opposed so that the thoughts of many will be revealed - and a sword will pierce your soul too. (Luke 2:34-35, NRSV)



5 Jesus is met by Simon of Cyrene

The soldiers compelled a passer-by, who was coming in from the country, to carry his cross; it was Simon of Cyrene, the father of Alexander and Rufus. (Mark 15:21, NRSV) Bear one another's burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ. (Galatians 6:2, NRSV)



6 Jesus is met by Veronica "Come," my heart says, "seek his face!" Your face, LORD, do I seek (Psalm 27:8, NRSV) As for me, I shall behold your face in righteousness; when I awake I shall be satisfied, beholding your likeness. (Psalm 17:15, NRSV) All of us, with unveiled faces, seeing the glory of the Lord as through a reflected mirror, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another, for this comes from the Lord, the Spirit. (2 Corinthians 3:18, NRSV)



7 Jesus falls for a second time Surely he has borne our infirmities and carried our diseases; yet we accounted him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted. (Isaiah 53:4, NRSV)



8 Jesus is met by the women of Jerusalem A great number of the people followed him, and among them were women who were beating their breasts and wailing to him. But Jesus turned to them and said, "Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me, but weep for yourselves and for your children. . ." (Luke 23:27-28, NRSV)



9 Jesus falls for the third time He was despised and rejected by others; a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief; as one from whom others hide their faces he was despised and we held him of no account. (Isaiah 53:3, NRSV)



10 Jesus is stripped of his garments They divide my clothing among themselves, and for my garments they cast lots. (Psalm 22:18, NRSV) The Soldiers divided his clothes among themselves by casting lots. . . (Matthew 27:35, NRSV)



11 Jesus is nailed to the cross When they came to the place that is called The Skull, they crucified Jesus there with the criminals, one on his right and one on his left. Then Jesus said "Father, forgive them; for they do not know what they are doing." (Luke 23:33-34, NRSV) . . .When they look on the one whom they have pierced, they shall mourn for him, as one mourns for an only child . . . (Zechariah 12:10, NRSV)



12 Jesus dies on the cross Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing beside her, he said to his mother, "Woman, here is your son." Then he said to the disciple, "Here is your mother". . . (John 19:26, NRSV) Jesus said, "It is accomplished." Then he bowed his head and gave up his spirit. (John 19:30, NRSV)



13 Jesus is taken down from the cross Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus, though a secret one, for fear of the Jews, asked Pilate to let him take away the body of Jesus. Pilate gave him permission; so he came and removed his body. Nicodemus, who had at first come to Jesus by night, also came. . . (John 19:38-39, NRSV)



14 Jesus is buried in the tomb Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a clean linen cloth and laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn in the rock. He then rolled a great stone to the door of the tomb and went away. (Matthew 27:60, NRSV) The women who had come with him from Galilee followed, and when they saw the tomb and how his body was laid. Then they returned, and prepared spices and ointments. (Luke 23:55, NRSV)



15 Jesus rises from the place of death God raised him up, having freed him from death, because it was impossible for him to be held in its power. (Acts 2:24, NRSV) Jesus said, "Was it not necessary that the Christ should suffer these things and then enter into his glory?" (Luke 24:26, NRSV) With you is the well of life, and by your light we see light. (Psalm 36:9, NRSV)



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