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Meanings of Stations of the Cross in English

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(Roman Catholic Church) a devotion consisting of fourteen prayers said before a series of fourteen pictures or carvings representing successive incidents during Jesus' passage from Pilate's house to his crucifixion at Calvary.

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        The depiction of the final hours (or Passion) of Jesus, and the devotion commemorating the Passion.

              Usage of Stations of the Cross in English
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              But the priest drew her towards the other Stations of the Cross.
              Abbe Mouret's Transgression
              2
              Thinking Anew:THE Stations of the Cross are still popular during Lent.
              The Irish Times
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              The Stations of the Cross were not there at that time.
              The Irish Times
              4
              The Stabat Mater has long been part of the ' Stations of the Cross' devotions.
              Radio NZ
              5
              There were Stations of the Cross reported to be of an unusually idolatrous nature.
              The Altar Steps
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              The Stations of the Cross stained glass at Futuna Chapel.
              Radio NZ
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              The stations of Ian Wilson's 72-minute solo piano work are the Stations of the Cross.
              The Irish Times
              8
              There were fourteen Stations of the Cross, and the Slasher was only up to number four.
              Silent screams
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              For example, a person comes into the church and goes around the Stations of the Cross.
              Baltimore Catechism, No. 4 / An Explanation of the Baltimore Cat...
              10
              Have you seen her ' Stations of the Cross'?
              Fate Knocks at the Door: A Novel
              11
              On Holy Thursday a youth group re-enacted the Stations of the Cross at the Sanctuario de Chimayo.
              Reuters
              12
              Well, she made holographic images of the Stations of the Cross and placed them in a dark space.
              The Irish Times
              13
              What could be more Irish than a student designing an artistic representation of the Stations of the Cross?
              The Irish Times
              14
              The shrine covers sixteen acres with a meditation grotto, a peace angel, Stations of the Cross, and holy stairs.
              The Storyteller
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              It parodied the Stations of the Cross, the traditional depictions of the last hours of Christ leading up to the Crucifixion.
              The Irish Times
              16
              The Cure has one of the cupboards in the sacristy; the frames he puts on the Stations of the Cross in the church.
              The Right of Way — Volume 02
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