Walk fourteen stations of the passion in the St. Francis sanctuary that draw us closer to the resurrection God’s only Son, through which all people are bestowed with the brightness of God’s light.

You may interact with the Stations at any time when the building is open and after worship. A booklet will be available for your use.

What are the Stations of the Passion?

The devotion originated with pilgrims in Jerusalem retracing the traditional steps Jesus is believed to have followed on Good Friday. Since not all Christians could make pilgrimages to Jerusalem, a custom of replicating the devotion allows us to retrace the steps of Jesus’ Passion on the cross in 14 stations (or stops) on the Way of the Cross.

Praying the Stations of the Passion

There is a short prayer service at each of the stations. These devotions come from The Episcopal Church’s Book of Occasional Services, 2018. The prayers challenge us to think about how we – the ministers of God’s reconciliation in Christ – can honor Christ’s sacrifice by offering ourselves to the healing and repair of the world Jesus was sent by God to save.

 
Find the print service here

Also available for your consideration:

Stations of the Cross for Global Justice and Reconciliation
 
Listen to the Opening Devotion
Introduction
Station 1: Jesus is condemned to death
Station 2: Jesus takes up his Cross
Station 3: Jesus falls the first time
Station 4: Jesus meets his afflicted Mother
Station 5: The Cross is laid on Simon of Cyrene
Station 6: A woman wipes the face of Jesus
Station 7: Jesus falls a second time
Station 8: Jesus meets the women of Jerusalem
Station 9: Jesus falls a third time
Station 10: Jesus is stripped of his garments
Station 11: Jesus is nailed to the Cross
Station 12: Jesus dies on the Cross
Station 13: The body of Jesus is placed in his mother's arms
Station 14: Jesus is laid in the tomb
Closing Devotion