The Via Dolorosa 2
These are the other stations of the cross. Where there are Bible references to read, we know these events actually took place. Where there are no biblical references, they are tradition.
5. At Station 5, Simon of Cyrene was forced by Roman soldiers to help Jesus carry this cross (Mt 27:32; Mk 15:21; Lk 23:26). This is located on the corner where the Via Dolorosa turns west off al-Wad Road and begins to narrow as it goes uphill.
6. At the top of a steep hill is Station 6, where, according to a tradition dating from the 14th century, St. Veronica wiped Jesus' face with her handkerchief, leaving an image of his face imprinted on the cloth. The relic, known as the Sudarium or Veronica, is kept at St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. Veronica's name may derive from the Latin vera icon, "true image."
Station 6 is commemorated by the Church of the Holy Face, served by the “Little Sisters,” a Greek Catholic rite. The chapel is part of the Crusader monastery of St. Cosmos and was refurbished by Barluzzi in 1953. Inside are refurbished Crusader arches.
7. At Station 7, Jesus fell for a second time. This is marked by a Franciscan chapel at the Via Dolorosa's junction with Souq Khan al-Zeit.
8. Station 8 is across the market street and up the steps of Aqabat al-Khanqah, opposite the Station VIII Souvenir Bazaar. A cross and the Greek inscription "NIKA" on the wall of the Greek Orthodox Monastery of St. Charalambos mark the place where Jesus consoled the lamenting women of Jerusalem. Read Luke 23:27-31.
9.Here, a Roman pillar marks the site of Jesus' third fall.
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The busyness of the narrow streets in modern day Jerusaelm demonstrated how busy these same narrow streets would have been in Jesus' day during the Passover. Packed with vendors, shoppers, gawkers as they saw Jesus walking by carrying his cross.
Stations 10-14 are all inside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Briefly, the last five stations are as follows:
10. Jesus is stripped - top of the stairs to the right outside the entrance
11. Jesus is nailed to the cross - upstairs just inside the entrance, at the Latin Calvary
12. Jesus dies on the cross - Rock of Golgotha in the Greek Orthodox Calvary
13. Jesus is taken down from the cross - statue of Our Lady of Sorrows next to the Latin Calvary
14. Jesus is laid in the tomb - in the edicule on the main floor, inside the tiny Chapel of the Holy Sepulchre
5. At Station 5, Simon of Cyrene was forced by Roman soldiers to help Jesus carry this cross (Mt 27:32; Mk 15:21; Lk 23:26). This is located on the corner where the Via Dolorosa turns west off al-Wad Road and begins to narrow as it goes uphill.
6. At the top of a steep hill is Station 6, where, according to a tradition dating from the 14th century, St. Veronica wiped Jesus' face with her handkerchief, leaving an image of his face imprinted on the cloth. The relic, known as the Sudarium or Veronica, is kept at St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. Veronica's name may derive from the Latin vera icon, "true image."
Station 6 is commemorated by the Church of the Holy Face, served by the “Little Sisters,” a Greek Catholic rite. The chapel is part of the Crusader monastery of St. Cosmos and was refurbished by Barluzzi in 1953. Inside are refurbished Crusader arches.
7. At Station 7, Jesus fell for a second time. This is marked by a Franciscan chapel at the Via Dolorosa's junction with Souq Khan al-Zeit.
8. Station 8 is across the market street and up the steps of Aqabat al-Khanqah, opposite the Station VIII Souvenir Bazaar. A cross and the Greek inscription "NIKA" on the wall of the Greek Orthodox Monastery of St. Charalambos mark the place where Jesus consoled the lamenting women of Jerusalem. Read Luke 23:27-31.
9.Here, a Roman pillar marks the site of Jesus' third fall.
The busyness of the narrow streets in modern day Jerusaelm demonstrated how busy these same narrow streets would have been in Jesus' day during the Passover. Packed with vendors, shoppers, gawkers as they saw Jesus walking by carrying his cross.
Stations 10-14 are all inside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Briefly, the last five stations are as follows:
10. Jesus is stripped - top of the stairs to the right outside the entrance
11. Jesus is nailed to the cross - upstairs just inside the entrance, at the Latin Calvary
12. Jesus dies on the cross - Rock of Golgotha in the Greek Orthodox Calvary
13. Jesus is taken down from the cross - statue of Our Lady of Sorrows next to the Latin Calvary
14. Jesus is laid in the tomb - in the edicule on the main floor, inside the tiny Chapel of the Holy Sepulchre
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