The Stations of the Cross are a fourteen step or devotional, focusing on Jesus’ last day on Earth as a human being, beginning with His condemnation to death by Pontius Pilate to His being laid in the tomb. They are found in Roman Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, and Methodist churches. The Stations are used as a mini-pilgrimage, imitating the Via Dolorosa, or Way of Sorrows, in Jerusalem to Mount Calvary. Tradition holds that the pilgrimage was initially followed by the Blessed Mother; though, the earliest mention of a Via Sacra, or Holy Way, was in the mid 15th Century, and permission was granted to erect Stations inside all churches in 1731 by Pope Clement XII.
Friday, February 16 | 6:30 PM | Main Church
“Women Witnesses for Racial Justice / FutureChurch ‘Stations of the Cross: Black Catholic Women Give Witness’”
Sponsored by Catholic Lesbians, The Women Who Stayed, and The Xavier Interfaith Committee
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Friday, February 23 | 6:30 PM | Main Church
“Stations of the Cross: Journeying Together with Jesus: Seek and Listen, Reflect and Pray”
Sponsored by the Family Faith Program and Xavier Youth Ministry
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Friday, March 1 | 6:30 PM | Main Church
“Stations of the Cross and Racial Justice in Collaboration With Ability Xavier and With Musical Accompaniment”
Sponsored by The Racial Justice Ministry and Ability Xavier
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Friday, March 15 | 6:30 PM | Main Church
“Stations of the Cross: Caring For All of God’s Creation”
Sponsored by The Environment Ministry
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Friday, March 29 | 12:00 PM | Main Church
“Good Friday Stations of the Cross”
Sponsored by the R.C.I.A. Program and The Music Ministries
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