meditate on the great love He showed for us in His most sorrowful
Passion. Tradition traces this loving tribute to our Lord
back to the Blessed Mother’s retracing her son’s last steps
along what became known as the Via Dolorosa (the Sorrowful
Way) on His way to His Crucifixion at Calvary in Jerusalem. It
became a way of allowing those who could not make the long,
expensive, arduous journey to Jerusalem to make a pilgrimage
in prayer, at least, in their church! The Stations of the Cross
provide us with great material for prayer and meditation.
Tracing Jesus’s journey from condemnation to crucifixion
increases both our sorrow for our sins and our desire for His
help in avoiding temptations and in bearing our own crosses.
Meditating on Christ’s passion can help us become more like
Him in imitating His virtues of obedience, humility, charity,
patience and perseverance. Meditating on Christ’s Passion
in the Stations of the Cross can strengthen your soul. What
better way to spend time with God during Lent.