Meditation Guide: Station 4 Stunned and numb, Mary watches Jesus sway and stagger under the weight of the cross. She makes eye contact with her son and sees his agony. Her love for Him is only surpassed by His love and concern for her. Jesus saw his mother and the disciple standing by, whom he had […]
Read MoreMeditation Guide: Station 3 All around Jesus are those who delight in seeing human misery. It is hot and sticky in the crowded street. He fell to the ground. Jesus, weakened by all his suffering, stumbles and falls on his way to Calvary. He slumps to the ground and the soldiers quickly drag him to […]
Read MoreMeditation Guide: Station 2 Jesus is given a heavy cross to carry on his bleeding and bruised shoulders. He takes the cross and carries it down a hard, steep road… carrying a burden He did not earn – without a word and in silence. Jesus accepts his cross Questions: Do I accept the burdens […]
Read MoreMeditation exercises I did this meditation exercise when I attended the Passion Play in La Riviere, Manitoba. The guide provided a picture at each of 15 stations along the way and offered questions to think about when walking on the trail. Here are the pictures of the stations and the questions that go along with […]
Read MorePassion Play in La Riviere, MB Yesterday we went to La Riviere, Manitoba (about 2 hours drive from Winnipeg) to see the Passion Play which is the story of the life of Christ, focusing mainly on the last days of his life – his betrayal, death on the cross and his resurrection. The play is […]
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