On Good Friday, Christians from many
denominations take part in the ’Way
of the Cross’. The route is marked by 14 superb bronze sculptures, which
tell the story of the journey of Jesus from the Last Supper to the Cross.
The walk commences at St Francis Church Lonsdale St and concludes at St
Paul’s Cathedral.
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Stations
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Location
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Reading
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1:
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Good
Friday,
Start
at:
St
Francis Church,
Cnr.
Lonsdale &
Elizabeth St
.
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"The Last Supper"
(Matthew
26:26-28)
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2:
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Cnr.
Elizabeth & Little Lonsdale Sts,
near Melbourne Central
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'The
Garden
of
Gethsemane
'
(Matthew
26:36-39)
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3:
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Swanston
Street
Church
of
Christ
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'Jesus
before the Sanhedrin'
(Mark
14:60-64)
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4:
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Wesley
Uniting Church,
Lonsdale
Street
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'Jesus
before Pilate'
(John
18:33-37)
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5:
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St
Peter’s Eastern Hill,
Albert
Street
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'Jesus
whipped and crowned with thorns' (John 19:1-3)
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6:
&
7:
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St
Patrick’s Cathedral
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'Jesus
carries his cross'
(John
19:17)
'Jesus
is helped by Simon of
Cyrene
' (Mark 15:21)
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8:
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Trinity
German
Lutheran
Church
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'Jesus
speaks to the women of
Jerusalem
' (Luke 23:27-28)
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9:
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Along
Collins Street
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'Jesus
is stripped and nailed to the cross' (Luke 23:33-34)
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10:
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Scots
Church Collins
Street
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'Jesus and the good thief'
(Luke 23: 39-43)
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11:
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Collins
St
Baptist
Church
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'Jesus
speaks to Mary and John (John 19:25-27)
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12:
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St
Paul
’s
Cathedral,
Swanston
Street
entrance
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'Jesus
dies on the cross'
(Luke
23:44-49)
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13:
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St
Paul
’s
Cathedral,
Flinders
Street
entrance
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'Jesus
is buried'
(John
19:38-42)
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Station
14:
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Easter
Sunday Dawn Service
An
ecumenical service is held at
St
Johns
Southgate
on
Easter Sunday.
Those
taking part gather outside
St Paul
’s
Cathedral at 6.30 am and walk to the
'Resurrection' bronze at
St Johns
where the service is held.
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'Jesus
rises from the dead'
(John 20:1-9)
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