Pray along to discover the Stations of the Cross:  
The Stations of the Cross


Repeat between stations:  
We adore you oh Christ and we praise you, for by your holy cross you have redeemed the world. St. Alphonsus de Liguori wrote this prayer, along with a popular series of meditations on the stations.

14 Stations

The first station

Original: Jesus is condemned to death. 

Scriptural: Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane (Matt. 26: 36-41)

The second station 

Original: Jesus is given His cross.

Scriptural: Jesus is betrayed by Judas and arrested (Mk. 14: 43-46). 

The third station 

Original: Jesus falls down for the first time. 

Scriptural: Jesus is condemned by the Sanhedrin (Lk. 22: 66-71). 

The fourth station 

Original: Jesus meets His mother Mary.

Scriptural: Jesus is denied by Peter (Matt. 26: 69-75)

The fifth station 

Original: Simon of Cyrene helps carry the cross.

Scriptural: Jesus is judged by Pontius Pilate (Mk. 15: 1-5, 15). 

The sixth station 

Original: Veronica wipes Jesus’ face.

Scriptural: Jesus is scourged at the pillar and crowned with thorns. (Jn. 19: 1-3)

The seventh station 

Original: Jesus falls down for the second time.

Scriptural: Jesus bears the cross (Jn. 19: 6, 15-7)

The eighth station 

Original: Jesus meets the women of Jerusalem.

Scriptural: Jesus is helped by Simon the Cyrenian to carry the cross (Mk. 15: 21). 

The ninth station 

Original: Jesus falls down for the third time.

Scriptural: Jesus meets the women of Jerusalem (Lk. 23: 27-31). 

The tenth station 

Original: Jesus is stripped of His clothing.

Scriptural: Jesus is crucified (Lk. 23: 33-34). 

The eleventh station 

Original: Jesus is nailed to the cross.

Scriptural: Jesus promises his Kingdom to the repentant thief (Lk. 23: 39-43). 

The twelfth station 

Original: Jesus dies on the cross. (Optional but appropriate to remain kneeling for this station)

Scriptural: Jesus speaks to his mother and the Beloved Disciple (Jn. 19: 25-27). 

The thirteenth station 

Original: Jesus’ body is removed from the cross.

Scriptural: Jesus dies on the cross (Lk. 23: 44-46). (Optional but appropriate to remain kneeling for this station)

The fourteenth station 

Original: Jesus’ body is placed in the tomb.

Scriptural: Jesus is placed in the tomb (Matt. 27: 57-60). 

Why do we pray the Stations of the Cross?

The Way of the Cross is…a school for the examination of conscience, for conversion, for inner transformation and compassion — not as sentimentality, as a mere feeling, but as a disturbing experience that knocks on the door of my heart, that obliges me to know myself and to become a better person.

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI