Catholic Stations of the Cross

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

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

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

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

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

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? Simon of Cyrene Simon of Crete Judas a soldier

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

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? John the Baptist and his supporters His Blessed Mother, brothers and sisters the women of Jerusalem Joseph, the Foster Father of Jesus and his family

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? two soldiers holding them viciously clamps nails excessively tight rope

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? "Remember Me" "I shall return" "Father, into Thy hands I commend My spirit". "Remember My promises"

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 Joseph of Arimathea Saint John the disciple an undertaker of the time

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

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

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 Lent Pentecost every Sunday

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

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 crucifixion were going on in Jerusalem? He was leading an army of supporters into Jerusalem to protest peacefully. 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 praying in a cell for a miracle.