The Way of the Cross, also known as the Stations of the Cross, are a way to pray and meditate on Christ's sacrifice for us. It is divided into fourteen stations from the time He was condemned to ...

along with the Via Crucis or the Way of the Cross. Instead of the usual seven churches, Filipinos during the Spanish period visited 14 churches on foot, reciting all 14 stations at each church.

In the end it was Leonard of Port Maurice or Porto Maurizio (Italy) (1676–1751), a Franciscan of the Riformella, who established what we know as the 14 Stations of the Cross. During his long life as ...

The Christian loves to follow the Way of the Cross in the Savior's footsteps. The Stations, from the Prætorium to Golgotha and the tomb, trace the passion and death of Christ, who by his holy ...

Visit the homepage for more information. Q: Why is Mary included in the fourth and thirteenth Stations of the Cross since there is no specific biblical reference to this? The early references to ...