Tuesday, February 23, 2016

Stations of the Cross









 





Give it up for Lent!







I left the precinct 
The facade that opposes me every day





To walk through a monument valley
made of steel and glass




A Lenten pilgrimage





Illuminated prayer cards,
Saint Lucy was an aficionado






Sometimes my burden is more than I can bare
Help me, Lord, to be quiet about it






Beneficence of sunlight
Abundant air




 One enters through 
the Holy Door of Mercy
Pope Francis declared 2016 a Holy Year





 A somber wreath
The color of Lent



Jesus is condemned to death



 Jesus is made to carry the cross



Jesus falls the first time


Jesus meets his Mother



Simon of Cyrene helps Jesus carry the cross


 Veronica wipes the face of Jesus



Jesus falls for the second time




Jesus meets the women of Jerusalem


Jesus falls for the third time


 Jesus is stripped of his clothes



Jesus is nailed to the cross



 Jesus dies on the cross




Out of the dream we dream
 Into a supreme reality





 The body of Jesus is
Taken down from the Cross





 The body of Jesus
 is laid in the tomb









 In Lent one renews his vow
To walk in their footsteps
To join the Communion of the Saints




I continued on in a state of grace 
Mild weather and peace
Singing





Flowers the color of Lent








  1. Jesus is condemned to death
  2. Jesus carries his cross
  3. Jesus falls the first time
  4. Jesus meets his mother
  5. Simon of Cyrene helps Jesus carry the cross
  6. Veronica wipes the face of Jesus
  7. Jesus falls the second time
  8. Jesus meets the women of Jerusalem
  9. Jesus falls the third time
  10. Jesus is stripped of his garments
  11. Crucifixion: Jesus is nailed to the cross
  12. Jesus dies on the cross
  13. Jesus is taken down from the cross (Deposition or Lamentation)
  14. Jesus is laid in the tomb.



22 February 2016



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