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Stations of the Cross Prayer Garden. Fourteen life-size sculptures by Gib Singleton represent stages during the events in the hours leading up to Jesus' crucifixion as developed by St. Francis of Assisi. The Prayer Garden is sited in the remnant of Bishop Lamy's once-extensive gardens on the cathedral grounds.
Fourteen of his life-size pieces are featured in the Stations of the Cross Prayer Garden at the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The State of Israel owns a collection of Singleton's works which were a bequest to the nation by the late Golda Meir.
Out of the fourteen traditional Stations of the Cross, only eight have a clear scriptural foundation. Station 4 appears out of order from scripture; Jesus's mother is present at the crucifixion but is only mentioned after Jesus is nailed to the cross and before he dies (between stations 11 and 12). The scriptures contain no accounts whatsoever ...
The young adult group has been doing the Live Stations of the Cross in Spanish for about the past 15 years. About 20 people took part in this year’s staging, practicing three times a week for ...
This is more common in urban areas where churches are in close proximity, thus making traveling easier. There are no set prayers in the Catholic Church for this devotion, except to pray for the intentions of the reigning pope and recite the Lord's Prayer, Hail Mary, and Gloria Patri. People also opt to pray the Stations of the Cross.
Sep. 10—GORDON — A new prayer garden graces the grounds of Christ's United Lutheran Church, thanks to the efforts of a young parishioner. A lifelong member of the church, 17-year-old Jacob ...
The Scriptural Way of the Cross or Scriptural Stations of the Cross is a modern version of the ancient Christian, especially Catholic, devotion called the Stations of the Cross. This version was inaugurated on Good Friday 1991 by Pope John Paul II. The Scriptural version was not intended to invalidate the traditional version.
The chapel was commissioned by the Sisters of Loretto for their girls' school, Loretto Academy, in 1873. Archbishop Jean-Baptiste Lamy had brought in two French architects, Antoine Mouly and his son Projectus, to work on the St. Francis Cathedral project, and suggested that the Sisters could make use of their services on the side to build a much-needed chapel for the academy. [4]