Meditation Start Page Victoria Ryan, February 17, 2021May 31, 2021 A Guided Meditaton with Art: Scriptural Stations of the Cross starts here. You only need to visit this post once. If you haven’t subscribed (free), and would like reminders to join us (Tuesdays and Thursdays through Lent), please see the Subscribe page. (Photo found on Pinterest at ConformingToJesus.com) Map shows some of the figurative stations of the cross, places along the way from Gethsemane to Calvary. The Scriptural Stations of the Cross (also called the Way of the Cross) were first prayed by Pope John Paul II on Good Friday, 1991. They are a variation of the beloved traditional Stations of the Cross. The traditional stations include events from Catholic Tradition (notably, St. Veronica). The scriptural stations include only events stated outright in the Gospels. Usually the Way of the Cross is prayed at one time; that is, the pray-er moves from one station to the next until all fourteen are completed. Scriptures are read and prayers are recited. But we will adapt the way we pray the Stations in three ways. We will “read” religious art, rather than texts of scripture. We will use an adaptation of the popular lectio divina prayer form (meditation and contemplation) rather than formalized prayers. We will travel to only one station per prayer session, completing all fourteen by the end of Lent. We will retain the traditional prayer that opens each Station and use one before contemplation from the Scriptural Stations of the Cross, courtesy of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. The 1st Station will be posted on Thursday, February 18th. Remember: every prayer is perfect if it’s sincere. I’m praying for you by name. Holy card art Lent Prayer Scriptural Stations of the Cross Catholic; Catholic blog; Guided Meditation; Meditation for Lent; Lenten prayer; Lent Scriptural Stations of the Cross; Way of the Cross
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