Stations of the Cross

Everything you need to know

The Stations of the Cross is a much loved and cherished devotion of our Catholic tradition that is prayed most especially during the Lenten season in our communities.

Numerous versions of the Stations of the Cross are available for a wide variety of contexts and situations, including, for example, Stations of the Cross for youth, children, families and the elderly. Some versions include suitable scripts and actions where the Stations of the Cross are enacted in some way to allow the moments of Jesus’ passion to engage us in new ways and become more real and meaningful to each of us.

In 2022, the Diocese of Broken Bay developed two Stations of the Cross resources and distributed booklets to all parishes of the Diocese. One resource uses the traditional 14 Stations as found in most Churches. The other resource utilises the Scriptural Stations, based on reflections from Pope St John Paul II on Good Friday 1991 which draw on particular passages from the Scriptures, for each

Station. These two booklets continue to be available online.

This year, Evangelisation Broken Bay has collated a list of Stations of the Cross resources to make available a variety of options to our parishes, communities and schools. Resources featured come in different formats, including text and video, with some being freely available online whilst others are available for purchase. Within the suit of resources is a great Stations of the Cross resource for young people; it includes a script with actions, suggested songs along with accompanying PowerPoint slides.

It is hoped that this selection will allow a wider use of this devotion, in new contexts, and with new creativity, so that everyone can experience more genuinely what it means to follow and walk with Jesus at His most difficult time.

These resources can be accessed on the Diocesan website at https://bbcatholic.org.au/ stations-of-the-cross