Peace and Justice Stations of the Cross

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Created by my class of 2010 last year for a Lenten liturgy. these stations were a complement to the Way of the Cross Toward Peace and Justice published by the Catholic Campaign for human Development and published by the United States conference of bishops.

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The Way of the Cross

Towards Peace and Justice

First StationJesus Is Condemned To Death

Jesus Continues to Be Condemned to Death

Words of Jesus

Second Station:Jesus Takes Up His Cross

Jesus Carrying the Cross

Franz Jagerstatter

Words Of Jesus

Third Station: Jesus Falls the First Time

“Father, if you are willing, take this cup away from me; still, not my will be

yours done.”

Jesus is Still Falling

Words Of Jesus

The Fourth StationThe Fourth StationJesus Meets His Mother

The Lily Of the Mohawk , The Lily Of the Mohawk , Survived a Smallpox EpidemicSurvived a Smallpox Epidemic

Kateri Tekakwitha

ForgivenessForgiveness

Fifth StationFifth Station

Simon of Cyrene Helps JesusSimon of Cyrene Helps Jesus

The Life of Thomas More

The Tower of London

Words of Jesus (Mt 20: 25-26)

“…Whoever wishes to be great among you shall be your servant.”

Station 6Veronica wipes the

face of Jesus

Veronica is still wiping the face of Jesus

Words of Jesus

Seventh Station

Jesus Falls a Second Time

Jesus Falls Again and Again

Dorothy Day

Words of Jesus

Eighth StationJesus Speaks to the Women of

Jerusalem

St. Teresa of Avila

“What I desire for you I desire for myself…”

“Father, forgive them they know not what they do.” Luke 23:34

Ninth Station

Jesus falls a third time

Cardinal Joseph Bernardin

Jesus The Good Shepherd, The Model of my Ministry

I pledge this day to live as a good shepherd who willingly lays down his life for you

The Holy Spirit

Station 10

Jesus is Stripped of His Clothes

St. Joan of Arc

“If I am condemned- and I see the fire lit…”

The Eleventh StationJesus Is Nailed to the Cross

Isaac Jogues

Suffering

Words of Jesus

Jesus Dies on the Cross

Station 12

“Eloi, Eloi, lema, sabachthani?”

Jesus Still Dies on the Cross Every Day

Give our body and blood up as Christ did

Words of Jesus

“Love your enemies”

Thirteenth Station:Thirteenth Station:

Jesus is Removed from the CrossJesus is Removed from the Cross

The Mother of God Continues to The Mother of God Continues to Weep Over Her ChildrenWeep Over Her Children

Mother Jones

Words of Jesus

• “Foxes have dens and birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to rest his head.” – Matthew 8:20

The Fourteenth Station

• Jesus is Placed in the Tomb

Tom Dooley

Love One AnotherLove One Another

Fifteenth Station

Resurrection of Jesus

“Behold, new things will come.” ( 2 Cor 5:17)

“Behold,new things will come…”

The Resurrection continues to occur.

Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is in the kingdom of heaven.

The Words of Jesus

Blessed are they who mourn, for they will be comforted.

Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the land.

Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness , for they will inherit the land.

Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.

Blessed are the clean of heart, for they will see God.

Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of god.

Blessed are they who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness,

for theirs is the kingdom of heaven

If you want peace…

Work for Justice

- Pope Paul VI