Stations of the Cross

This traditional Lenten devotion helps us meditate on the sufferings of Jesus from his condemnation to death to his death on the Cross and subsequent burial.

2023

Stations of the Cross will be broadcast on Fridays as follows:

24 February	15:30 Church of Saint Bede, Clapham, London
3 March	19:30 Church of Saint Laurence, Cambridge
10 March	14:00 Church of Saint Bede, Clapham, London (repeated Sunday 12 March at 15:15)
17 March	19:30 Church of Our Lady of the Rosary and Saint Dominic (The Rosary Shrine), London
24 March	19:00 Church of Saint Etheldreda, Ely, Cambridgeshire
31 March	19:00 Church of Our Lady Immaculate and Saint Etheldreda, Newmarket, Suffolk

On Good Friday, 15 April, in the evening, at 20:00, the Way of the Cross will be broadcast from the Colosseum in Rome.

2022

Stations of the Cross will be broadcast on Wednesdays at 00:30 from 9 March to 13 April and on Fridays at 14:00 from 4 March to 8 April.

On Good Friday, 15 April, sung Children and Families Stations of the Cross will be broadcast from Nottingham Cathedral at 10:30. In the evening, at 20:00, the Way of the Cross will be broadcast from the Colosseum in Rome.

2021

Over the weeks of Lent we will offer several versions of this devotion provided by different Catholic organisations (follow the links for the texts used), including among our broadcasts on Good Friday a version for families.

17 – 20 February	CAFOD These Stations of the Cross take us on a prayerful journey of transformation in solidarity with people living in poverty around the world. As we walk through the Stations, we also share their journey through a mixture of their stories, scripture and prayer.
21 – 27 February	Society of Saint Vincent de Paul These Stations of the Cross, inspired by the message of the Gospels, focus on people who are sick, lonely, in prison, or suffering from addiction.
28 February – 6 March	Aid to the Church in Need
7 – 13 March	Justice and Peace Group These Stations of the Cross draw from Pope Francis’ writings, Laudato Si’ and Misericordiae vultus.
14 – 20 March	Stella Maris
21 – 27 March	Missio
28 March – 2 April	Meditations on the Stations of the Cross by Saint John Henry Newman These Stations of the Cross, written about 1860, are a moving and deep commentary on Christ’s sufferings and our part in them.
also 2 April	Stations of the Cross for Families

These prayers are often used as part of Stations of the Cross.

We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you.
Because by your Holy Cross you have redeemed the world.

I love you, Jesus, my love above all things.
I repent with my whole heart of having offended you.
Never permit me to separate myself from you again.
Grant that I may love you always, and then do with me what you will.

Sometimes they are used in a more traditional form.

We adore thee, O Christ, and we bless thee.
Because by thy Holy Cross thou hast redeemed the world.

I love thee, Jesus, my love above all things.
I repent with my whole heart of having offended thee.
Never permit me to separate myself from thee again.
Grant that I may love thee always, and then do with me what thou wilt.

 See also the blog post about this series.

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