Our amazing Arts teacher has created these hand-painted plaques to represent Stations of the Cross. These have been installed around the school for our students to visit during reflection times. We have added the images below and the meanings of each.
The artwork below and the version we teach is based on the scriptural form of the Way of the Cross. Due to the original version having only eight clear scriptural foundations, Pope John Paul II introduced a new form of devotion, called the Scriptural Way of the Cross, on Good Friday 1991 which aligns closely with biblical accounts.*
(*Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stations_of_the_Cross)
First Station:Jesus prays in the Garden of Gethsemane.
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Second Station:Jesus is betrayed by Judas and arrested.
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Third Station:Jesus is condemned by the Sanhedrin.
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Fourth Station:Jesus is denied by Peter 3 times.
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Fifth Station:Jesus is judged by Pilate.
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Sixth Station:Jesus is scourged and crowned with thorns.
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Seventh Station:Jesus takes up his cross.
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Eighth Station:Jesus is helped by Simon of Cyrene to carry his cross.
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Ninth Station:Jesus meets the women of Jerusalem.
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Tenth Station:Jesus is crucified.
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Eleventh Station:Jesus promises his kingdom to the repentant thief.
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Twelfth Station:Jesus entrusts Mary and John to each other.
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Thirteenth Station:Jesus dies on the cross.
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