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Catholic Stations of the Cross

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Introduction:
"Most information below can be located in the Bible. The New Testament books of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John are the primary reference material. Some references are given below to assist."


1. You are in a Catholic Church. Where would you normally expect to find the pictures of the Stations of the Cross?
    in the garden
    around the altar
    around the walls of the church
    in the crypt


2. The first station is called "Jesus is condemned to death". Who imposes the death sentence on Jesus?
    Pilate
    Caesar
    Caiaphas
    Judas


3. At the second Station Jesus receives something. What is it that He receives?
    a drink of vinegar
    an apology
    the cross
    a scourging


4. The third station is "Jesus falls the first time". Which of the following statements do Catholics most identify with this event?
    It was an unusually hot day.
    The cross was growing heavier under the weight of Satan.
    Jesus had actually been tripped.
    All human beings fall or weaken in life, but must stand up again with God's help.


5. Who does Jesus meet at the fourth Station?
    Judas
    John
    Peter
    His Blessed Mother


6. At the fifth station someone eventually helps Jesus with His physical burden and carries His cross. Who was this person who shared Jesus's cross?
    Judas
    Simon of Cyrene
    Simon of Crete
    a soldier


7. What is the sixth station of the cross?
    Jesus exclaims " My God, My God, why hast Thou forsaken Me?"
    The soldiers jeer at Jesus.
    Veronica wipes the face of Jesus.
    The crowd jeer at the soldiers.


8. The seventh station involves Jesus falling for a second time. Which of the following is not a reason normally given for this happening?
    the excessive barbarity of the soldiers
    the recent crowning of Jesus with thorns
    the recent scourging of Jesus at the pillar
    the goodwill of the soldiers letting Him rest


9. Jesus now (the eighth station of the Cross) meets people mourning for Him. Who are these people?
    the women of Jerusalem
    Joseph, the Foster Father of Jesus and his family
    His Blessed Mother, brothers and sisters
    John the Baptist and his supporters


10. The ninth station is called "Jesus falls the third time". Did a miracle occur at this point involving the veil of the Temple being torn right down the middle?
    Yes
    No


11. The tenth station is "Jesus is stripped of His garments". Do the Gospels record the soldiers throwing these garments to the crowd?
    Yes
    No


12. The eleventh station describes how the soldiers placed Jesus on the cross. What most barbaric of means was used to attach His hands to the cross?
    bolts
    two soldiers holding them viciously
    excessively tight rope
    nails


13. The twelfth station is "Jesus dies on the cross". Which of the following words are recorded in the Bible as spoken by Jesus just before He died?
    "Father, into Thy hands I commend My spirit".
    "Remember My promises"
    "I shall return"
    "Remember Me"


14. The thirteenth station is "Jesus is taken down from the cross". Who went to Pilate and obtained permission to take Jesus's body and bury it?
    Joseph the Foster Father of Jesus
    an undertaker of the time
    Saint John the disciple
    Joseph of Arimathea


15. What is the fourteenth station?
    The soldiers pierce the side of Jesus.
    Jesus's body is anointed.
    Jesus's body is laid in the sepulchre.
    Jesus rises from the dead.


16. A fifteenth station is sometimes shown. Which station is this?
    the Ascension
    the descent of the Holy Spirit
    the Assumption
    the Resurrection


17. The Catholic Church particularly encourages meditation on the Stations of the Cross at a certain time of year. What time of year is it?
    Christmas
    every Sunday
    Pentecost
    Lent


18. Are the stations of the cross ever an obligation for Catholics to attend or perform?
    They must be venerated once a year.
    They must be venerated once on Good Friday.
    They must be venerated once during the pre-Easter period.
    No.


19. According to Catholic tradition, where was St Joseph, the Foster Father of Jesus, throughout the events of the crucifixion?
    He was there the whole time, but nobody saw him.
    He had been executed.
    He had died much earlier.
    The local police had arrested him.


20. Where was Saint John the Baptist while all these events leading to the cruxifiction were going on in Jesusalem?
    He had been executed by order of Herod at an earlier time.
    He was arguing with the soldiers all the way to Calvary.
    He was leading an army of supporters into Jerusalem to protest peacefully.
    He was praying in a cell for a miracle.


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