At Station 13 Jesus is taken down from the cross. When Jesus is dead, Joseph of Arimathea, a friend of Jesus who was a respected member of the council, went to Pilate to ask for the body. His wish was granted and the friends of Jesus took his body down to bring it to the grave of Joseph of Arimathea.


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At Station 12 Jesus dies on the cross. The sun stopped shining and darkness covered the whole country. Jesus cried out: “Father in your hands I place my spirit. After that, he died.


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At the Eleventh Station Jesus is nailed to the cross. Moments before that happens Jesus asks God to forgive the people who do this. He speaks the words: “Father forgive them, they do not know what they are doing.” My  question is: What do I need to forgive?


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I come now at the Tenth Station. At this station Jesus is arrived at Golgotha and is stripped from his clothes.


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At Station Nine Jesus falls for the third time. The number of the falls prelude to the resurrection on the third day. My question is: In moments of weakness and pain, where does my strength come from?


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At Station Eight of the Way of the Cross Jesus meets women of Jerusalem who weep for him. My question at this Station is: Who weeps for the cross I bear?


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At Station Seven Jesus falls the second time. He struggles and stands up to continue again on his way to Golgotha.


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At the Sixth Station of the Way of the Cross a woman, called Veronica, wipes the face of Jesus, comforting him. My question is: “What comforts me?”


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I have been ill since two days. I am getting there, I have taught a class yesterday evening, but entries no... I would have journaled about the the Station Six where Veronica wipes the face of Jesus. My question would have been: "What comforts me?" Yesterday I would have arrived at Station Seven, where Jesus falls for the second time. My question ( Read more... )

At the sixth station Jesus cross is carried by Simone de Cyrene. The Gospel tells that he is forced by soldiers to carry it. My question today is: “Whose burden is laid upon me?”


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