Stations Of The Cross: The Passion Of Jesus Christ Through The Years

The Passion of Jesus Christ -- told in the fourteen Stations of the Cross -- comes alive in Stations of the Cross: The Passion of Jesus Christ Through the Years, drawing exclusively on the Gospel According to John.

In this Passion story, Jesus fulfills his destiny in triumph. In John, he does not agonize in Gethsemane, does not need Simon of Cyrene to carry the cross, does not suffer the taunting on the cross, does not cry out the first verse of Psalm 22 -- "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" Jesus is in full control of his destiny, as awful as it is, to die on the Roman cross of torture on Good Friday,

History of Stations

Stations of the Cross: The Passion of Jesus Christ Through the Years charts a concise history of the Stations of the Cross, starting with Emperor Constantine in the fourth century, continuing through Pope Clement XII setting the Stations at fourteen in 1731, and concluding with Pope John Paul II, who introduced the fourteen Bible-based Stations on Good Friday 1991 at the Roman Coliseum.

Meditations

Chicago seminarian, journalist and mental-health advocate Richard F. Peterson provides enriching, easy-to-read meditations on each of the fourteen Stations of the Cross. They are ideal for use during the Lenten Season or throughout the year to remember Jesus Christ's sacrifice on the cross, dying for our salvation.