Stations of the Cross List
Stations of the Cross List
Our Stations of the Cross list has paintings, numbers, and titles. You can also learn more about the history and benefits of this devotion.
List of the Stations of the Cross
1
Jesus is condemned to death
Pontius Pilate condemned Jesus to death.
(Matthew 27: 22-26)
2
Jesus takes up His Cross
Patiently, Jesus accepted and bore His Cross.
(Matthew 27: 27-31)
3
Jesus falls for the first time.
Weakened, Jesus fell beneath the weight of His Cross.
(Isaiah 53: 3-4a)
4
Jesus meets His mother.
Jesus met His mother, who was filled with grief.
(Luke 2: 34-35)
5
Simon of Cyrene helps Jesus carry the Cross
Soldiers forced Simon of Cyrene to help Jesus carry His Cross.
(Matthew 27: 32)
6
Veronica wipes the Face of Jesus
Veronica bravely stepped through the crowd to wipe the face of Jesus.
(Matthew 25: 37-40)
7
Jesus falls for the second time
Weary, Jesus fell beneath the weight of His Cross a second time.
(Luke 9:22-24)
8
Jesus consoles the women of Jerusalem
He told the women to not weep for Him but instead to weep for themselves and their children.
(Luke 23: 27-28)
9
Jesus falls for the third time
Extremely weakened, Jesus fell a third time.
(Isaiah 53: 4-5)
10
Jesus is stripped of His garments
Treating Him like a common criminal, the soldiers stripped Him of His garments.
(John 9: 23-24)
11
Jesus is nailed to the Cross
The soldiers nailed Jesus’ hands and feet to the Cross.
(Luke 23: 33-34)
12
Jesus dies on the Cross
Jesus bowed His head and died on the Cross.
(Luke 23: 44-46)
13
Jesus is taken down from the Cross
The disciples wrapped Jesus’ body and laid Him in the tomb.
(Matthew 27: 59-60)
14
Jesus is laid in the tomb
Patiently, Jesus accepts and bears His Cross.
(Matthew 27: 27-31)
About the Stations of the Cross
When the Devotion Began
In the early years, the faithful prayed the Stations of the Cross when they went on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. As a result, most people could not take part in it. In 1686, the Franciscans began displaying the Stations of the Cross in their churches to make it easier to pray the devotion.
The Indulgence
In 1726, Pope Benedict XIII granted it the same indulgence as visiting Jerusalem. Our hearts walk along with Jesus on His final steps as we pray. To receive the indulgence, we (or a leader) move from station to station as we pray. We must also be in a state of grace and follow the usual conditions. We can still gain a partial indulgence if we cannot meet every condition.
What is an Indulgence?
In short, an indulgence is a powerful grace that helps repair the damage from sin. What is the difference between plenary and partial indulgences? What are the effects of sin? Are there some examples of indulgences? Click to learn more.
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CREDITS
The LOGO image of Our Lady of Grace is original artwork by Martin Lariviere in 2009. We have the artist’s permission (my son). It is our exclusive trademark logo image.
A beautifully photographed sky by Donald Tong inspired the website’s colour scheme. Cropped portions of it are the background for the footer Bible verse. He shared it as a free download on pexels.com.
Stux, on Pixabay, shared his photo of a grieving angel statue.
Our information is from general knowledge, experience, and shared internet sources. We’d like you to use it as a starting point for your research to verify facts and build a reference list.
Art
Raphael painted The Sistine Madonna circa (1513-1514). We made circular cut-outs from the original image.
In 1604, Jacopo Ligozzi Verona painted Christ Carrying the Cross. We cropped it.
El Greco painted Christ Carrying the Cross circa the 1580s.
Carlo Dolci painted the Man of Sorrows circa his lifetime. It is my photograph. It is for your personal use while you are on this website.
Stations of the Cross Paintings: 1-7
1. Ecce Homo (Behold the Man!) is an Antonio Ciseri painting from circa 1860 to 1880.
2. Anton van Dyck painted Christ Carrying the Cross circa his lifetime. We also chose it for our featured image for this page.
3. In 1769, Anton Raphael Mengs painted Caida de Cristo con la cruz a cuestas camino del Calvario.
4. Bartolome Esteban Murillo painted Christ bearing the Cross (and meeting His mother) circa 1665 to 1675.
5. Sebastiano del Piombo painted Cristo con la cruz a cuestas circa 1516.
t. Mattia Preti painted Saint Veronica with the Veil circa 1655 to 1660.
7. We chose a Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo painting of one of the falls of Jesus. It is oil on canvas and located in the Church of San Polo in Venice. He painted it from 1745 to 1749.
Stations of the Cross Paintings: 8-14
8. Lo Spasimo di Sicilia is by the artist Raffaello Saanzio da Urbino (also known as Raphael). He painted it in 1517.
9. We chose a Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo painting of Jesus’ third fall. It is oil on canvas and located in the Church of San Polo in Venice. He painted it from 1745 to 1749.
10. Theophile Marie Francois Lybaert painted Jesus is Stripped of His Garments circa 1886-1887. We cropped it from the original image. It is in Our Lady of Grace Church in Antwerp.
11. Theophile Marie Francois Lybaert painted Jesus is Nailed to the Cross circa 1886 to 1887.
12. Cristo Crucificado is by the artist Bartolome Esteban Murillo circa 1677.
13. Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio painted The Entombment of Christ circa 1602 to 1603.
14. Carl Heinrich Bloch painted Burial of Christ, Nicodemus depicted on the left, Joseph of Arimathea depicted on the right circa the 1800s.
IN REVIEW
List of the Stations of the Cross:
- (first station) Jesus is Condemned to Death;
- (second station) Jesus Takes up His Cross;
- (third station) Jesus Falls for the First Time;
- (fourth station) Jesus Meets His Mother;
- (fifth station) Simon of Cyrene Helps Jesus Carry the Cross;
- (sixth station) Veronica Wipes the Face of Jesus;
- (seventh station) Jesus Falls for the Second Time;
- (eighth station) Jesus Consoles the Women of Jerusalem;
- (ninth station) Jesus Falls for the Third Time;
- (tenth station) Jesus is Stripped of His Garments;
- (eleventh station) Jesus is Nailed to the Cross;
- (twelfth station) Jesus Dies on the Cross;
- (thirteenth station) Jesus is Taken Down from the Cross;
- (fourteenth station) Jesus is Laid in the Tomb.