Ten Stations of the Cross
Many of our users will be familiar with the traditional Catholic devotion known as the Stations of the Cross, a series of meditations on scenes from the Passion of Jesus, from his sentencing at the hands of Pilate to the laying of his body in the tomb.
There are fourteen standard stations, which can be found on the walls of just about any Catholic church in the world. But some variations from this form exist, including one more closely following the scriptures, approved by Pope Benedict in 2007.
In addition to the daily Pray-as-you-go, we are offering a series of ten scripture-based meditations in the tradition of the Stations of the Cross.
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The First Station: The Arrest of Jesus  Click to play Right-click to downloadPicture: Caravaggio: The Taking of Christ [large picture] Music: J.S. Bach. Kommt, ihr Töchter, helft mir klagen from the St Matthew Passion. Sung by the Cologne Cathedral Children's Choir and the Dresden Chamber Choir with the Cologne Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Helmut Muller-Bruhl. Licensed courtesy of Naxos.  |
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The Second Station: The Denial of Peter Click to play Right-click to downloadPicture: Caravaggio: The Denial of St Peter [large picture] Music: J.S. Bach. Erbarme Dich from the St Matthew Passion. Sung by Marianne Beate Kielland, with the Cologne Chamber Orchestra conducted by Helmut Muller-Bruhl. Licensed courtesy of Naxos. |
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The Third Station: Pilate had Jesus flogged Click to play Right-click to downloadPicture: Caravaggio: Christ at the Column [large picture] Music: J.S. Bach. Können Tränen meiner Wangen from the St Matthew Passion. Sung by Marianne Beate Kielland, with the Cologne Chamber Orchestra conducted by Helmut Muller-Bruhl. Licensed courtesy of Naxos. |
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The Fourth Station: The Crowning with Thorns Click to play Right-click to downloadPicture: Caravaggio: The Crowning with Thorns [large picture] Music: Buxtehude Ad Faciem from Membra Jesu Nostri. Sung by the Radio Svizzera Choir with the Accademia Instrumentale Italiana and the Sonatori de la Gioiosa Marca, conducted by Diego Fasolis. Licensed courtesy of Naxos. |
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The Fifth Station: Ecce Homo: Here is the Man Click to play Right-click to downloadPicture: Caravaggio: Ecce Homo [large picture] Music: He was despised from Messiah by G.F. Handel, sung by Catherine Denley with the Sixteen Choir and Orchestra conducted by Harry Christophers. Copyright © Hyperion Records. Used with permission. |
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The Sixth Station: Jesus Meets His Mother Click to play Right-click to downloadPicture: Caravaggio: Madonna with the Serpent [large picture] Music: Stabat Mater by Giovanni Pergolesi. Sung by Gillian Fisher and Michael Chance with the King's Consort Directed by Robert King. Copyright © Hyperion Records. Used with permission. |
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The Seventh Station: Veronica Wipes the Face of Jesus Click to play Right-click to downloadPicture: El Greco: St Veronica Holding the Veil [large picture] Music: J.S. Bach. O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden from the St Matthew Passion. Sung by the Cologne Cathedral Children's Choir and the Dresden Chamber Choir with the Cologne Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Helmut Muller-Bruhl. Licensed courtesy of Naxos. |
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The Eighth Station: The Good Thief Click to play Right-click to downloadPicture: Tiziano: Christ and the Good Thief [large picture] Music: The Beatitudes sung by Nóirín Ní Riain and the monks of Glenstal Abbey. from Vox de Nube Copyright © Sounds True. Used with permission.Interludio: Présence from Inni al Signore by the Comunità di Bose, ItalyCopyright © Edizioni Qiqajon. |
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The Ninth Station: Jesus Dies on the Cross Click to play Right-click to downloadPicture: Pierre-Paul Prud'hon: The Crucifixion [large picture] Music: Et Incarnatus Est from Mass in B minor by J.S. Bach sung by the Tölzer Knabenchor and the Choir of the King's Consort directed by Robert King. Copyright © Hyperion Records. Used with permission. |
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The Tenth Station Jesus is Laid in the Tomb Click to play Right-click to downloadPicture: Caravaggio: The Entombment [large picture] Music: Mache dich, mein Herze, rein by J.S. Bach from St Matthew Passion sung by Hanno Müller Brachmann with the Cologne Chamber Orchestra directed by Helmut Müller-Bruehl. Licensed courtesy of Naxos. |
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