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"AND YET OURS WERE
THE SUFFERINGS HE BORE,
OURS THE SORROWS HE CARRIED"
ISAIAH 53:4
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As you
walk the busy and bustling marketplace in
Jerusalem’s Old City, imagine the vast majority of
pilgrims, natives, farmers and merchants
indifferent, or even hostile, towards Jesus as he
made his way up to Calvary.
The Via Dolorosa, or the Way of the Cross, is a
devotional walk, beginning near the Antonia
fortress, believed to be the Praetorium, where Jesus
appeared before the Roman Governor Pontius Pilate.
It concludes in the Church of the Holy Sepulcher
which includes the Latin Calvary, or Golgotha, and
the Tomb.
A 17th century “Status Quo” Agreement between
feuding Christian denominations forbids group Bible
reading within the Holy Sepulcher Church, but a
number of small chapels along the way welcome
pilgrims for prayer, reflection, Scripture reading
and singing.
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Station One |
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| Jesus is condemned to
death |
Mark 15: 1-15 |
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Station Two |
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| Jesus takes up the
Cross |
John 19: 13-17 |
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| Ecce Homo Arch |
John 19: 5 |
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Station Three |
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| Jesus falls for the
first time |
Isaiah 53: 4-7 |
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John 1: 29 |
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Station Four |
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| Jesus meets his
Mother |
Luke 2: 25-40 |
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Lamentations 1:
12 |
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John 19: 26-27 |
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Station Five |
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Jesus carry his |
Mark 15: 21 |
| Cross |
Mark 8: 34 |
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2 Timothy 2: 3 |
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Photo: Gila
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Photo: Gila
Yudkin |
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Station 3: Jesus falls for
the 1st time |
California pilgrims at Station 5 |
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Station Six |
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| Veronica wipes the
face of Jesus |
Isaiah 53: 2-3 |
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Matthew 25: 40 |
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Station Seven |
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| Jesus falls the
second time |
Psalm 38: 6-22 |
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Isaiah 63: 9 |
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Station Eight |
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Jesus consoles the women of Jerusalem |
Luke 23: 27-31 |
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Matthew 7: 21 |
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Station Nine |
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Jesus falls the third time |
Psalm 37: 23-24 |
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Hebrews 4: 15-16 |
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Station Ten |
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Jesus is stripped of his garments |
John 19: 23-24 |
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Psalm 22: 16-18 |
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Station Eleven |
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Jesus is nailed to the Cross |
Luke 23: 33-43 |
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John 19: 1 |
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Station Twelve |
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Jesus dies on the Cross |
John 19: 28-37 |
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Matthew 27: 50 |
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Station Thirteen |
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Jesus is taken down from the Cross |
John 19: 38-40 |
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Psalm 22: 14-15 |
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Station Fourteen |
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Jesus is laid in the Tomb |
Mark 15: 46-47 |
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Matthew 27: 57-61 |
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Photo:
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Photo:
Gila Yudkin |
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Coptic service by the Tomb |
Latin Patriarch by the
Tomb |
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on Holy Saturday |
on Holy Saturday |
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For suggestions of hymns to sing along the
way,
see Stations of the Cross. in
Songs & Praise. |
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