Christ Church Brunswick

Stations of the Cross

Stations of the Cross, a devotion dating from the later Middle Ages when it was popularised by the Franciscans, is a series of 14 images depicting incidents in the last journey of Christ from Pilate’s house to His entombment. Commonly represented in one of a number of different forms – pictures, carvings, etc – the images are usually arranged around the walls of a church.

As a devotion, it is popular during Lent and Passiontide, when each station is visited in turn, accompanied by the reciting of prayers and meditating on each event.

At Christ Church, the Stations of the Cross is a series of bronze relief sculptures lining the walls of the nave.

We adore Thee O Christ and we bless Thee, because by thy Holy Cross, Thou hast redeemed the world.

	The First Station Jesus is condemned to death
	The Second Station Jesus receives His Cross
	The Third Station Jesus falls the first time
	The Fourth Station Jesus meets His Mother
	The Fifth Station Simon of Cyrene is made to bear His Cross
	The Sixth Station Jesus’ face is wiped by Veronica
	The Seventh Station Jesus falls the second time
	The Eighth Station Jesus meets the women of Jerusalem
	The Ninth Station Jesus falls of the third time
	The Tenth Station Jesus is stripped of his garments
	The Eleventh Station Jesus is nailed to the Cross
	The Twelfth Station Jesus dies on the Cross
	The Thirteenth Station Jesus’ body is taken down from the Cross
	The Fourteenth Station Jesus’ body is laid in the tomb

O Saviour of the World, who by thy precious Blood hast redeemed us, save us and help us, we humbly beseech thee, O Lord.