Stages of Jesus’ Passion and Death
He was oppressed and He was afflicted, yet He did not open His mouth, like a lamb that is led to the slaughter. Is 53:7
The Last Supper
1st Station:The Last Supper:Lk 22:15-30
While they were eating, He took a loaf of bread, and after blessing it, He broke it, gave it to them, and said, “Take; this is my body.” Then He took a cup, and after giving thanks He gave it to them, and all of them drank from it. Mk 14: 22-24
Jesus prays in agony in the Garden of Olives
2nd Station:In the Garden of Gethsemane:Mt 26:36-38
God so loved the world that He gave His only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him might not perish but might have eternal life. Jn 3:16
Jesus is accused by the Sanhedrin
3rd Station:Before the Sanhedrin:Mk14:53-55
We had all gone astray like sheep, each following his own way; But the Lord laid upon Him the guilt of us all. Is 53:6
Jesus comes before Pilate
4th station:Before Pontius Pilate:Jn 18:28-30
Pilate said to the chief priests and crowds, “I find no basis for an accusation against this man.” But they were insistent. Lk 23:4
Jesus is scourged and crowned with thorns
5th Station:The whipping and crowning with thorns:Jn 19:1-3
He was oppressed and He was afflicted, yet He did not open His mouth, like a lamb that is led to the slaughter. Is 53:7
Jesus carries the Cross
6th Station:The carrying of the Cross:Jn 19:16-17
Come to me, all you who labour and are burdened, and I will give you rest. Mt 11:28
Jesus is helped by Simon of Cyrene
7th Station:Simon of Cyrene:Mk 15:21
I say to you, whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine, you did for Me. Mt 25:40
Jesus meets the women of Jerusalem
8th Station:The Women of Jerusalem:Lk 23:27-31
Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me; weep instead for yourselves and for your children. Lk 23:28
Jesus is crucified
9th Station:The stripping and crucifixion:Mt 27:33-35
I came down from heaven not to do my own will but the will of the one who sent Me. Jn 6:38
Jesus promises redemption to the good thief
10th Station:The second thief:Lk 23: 39-43
Everyone of you who does not renounce all his possessions cannot be my disciple. Lk 14:33
Jesus speaks to Mary and to John at the foot of the Cross
11th Station:Mary and John :Jn 19:25-27
He said to His mother, “Woman, here is your Son.” Then He said to the disciple, “Here is your mother.” And from that hour, the disciple took her into his own home. Jn 19:26-27
Jesus dies on the Cross
12th Station:Death on the Cross:Jn 19: 33-34
He emptied himself, taking the form of a slave, coming in human likeness; and found human in appearance, He humbled Himself, becoming obedient to death, even death on a cross. Phil 2:7-8
Jesus is taken down from the Cross and laid in the tomb
13th Station:The New Sepulchre:Mt 27:57-60
Was it not ordained that the Christ should suffer and so enter into His glory?
Lk 24:26
Jesus rises from the dead
14th Station:The Resurrection:Lk 24:1-3
Unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains just a grain of wheat; but if it dies, it produces much fruit. Jn 12:24
—Prepared by Father
Stations of the Cross
Source: Blessings and Prayers for Home and Family
Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops
Scripture Passages:
New Revised Standard Version Bible (NRSV)
Native Stations of the Cross: Courtesy of Saint Alexandre First Nations Mission Church, Fort Alexander, Saint Boniface, Manitoba, Archdiocese of Saint-Boniface.
Artist: Chandler McLoud
Photos by Kathleen Ancker
