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[victusinveritas]

He's prostrating himself before the Eucharist, in case you're wondering. Or possibly planking.

[sacredheart-stigmata]

The Stations of the Cross is a Christian devotion practiced during the liturgical season of Lent, especially in Catholic communities. In this devotion, someone (usually either as a group using physical representations of the stations or as an individual using the related station chaplet) meditates on images or representations of 14 'stations' that depict snapshots of the progression to Calvary during the Passion of Jesus Christ. Originally intended to allow Christians to practice an 'at home' Holy Week pilgrimage when away from Jerusalem, the practice became cemented into Lenten tradition during the medieval era, becoming a staple of the Church by the 16th century. The participant(s) moves from station to station, reflecting on the piece of the Passion story represented by each one. Out of the 14 steps, only 8 have biblical basis, while the remaining stations are based in cultural history. This led to the creation of the official scriptural stations of the cross in 1991 which includes 14 stations that are all explicitly supported by biblical texts. The stations are primarily observed on Fridays in Lent and all of Holy Week, especially Good Friday.

Station 1: Jesus is condemned to Death (Mark 15:1-5, 15) || Ecce Homo by Giovanni Baglione

Station 2: Jesus is given his Cross (John 19:6, 15-17) || Christ Carrying the Cross by Titian

Station 3: Jesus falls the first time || Christ Falls on the Way to Calvary by Giandomenico Tiepolo

Station 4: Jesus meets his Mother || Christ Meeting His Mother on the Way to Calvary by William Bouguereau

Station 5: Simon of Cyrene carries the Cross (Mark 15:21) || Simon of Cyrene Helps Jesus Carry the Cross by Philipp Schumacher

Station 6: Veronica wipes the face of Jesus || Saint Veronica Wiping the Face of Christ by Unknown Artist, likely a 17th cen. student at the Venetian school.

Station 7: Jesus falls a second time || Jesus Falls the Second Time by Theophile Lybaert

Station 8: Jesus meets the daughters of Jerusalem (Luke 23:27-31) || Jesus Meets The Women Of Jerusalem by Nikolay Koshelev

Station 9: Jesus falls the third time || Jesus Falls the Third Time by Edward Arthur Fellowes Prynne

Station 10: Jesus is stripped of his garments (John 19:23-24) || For My Vestments They Did Cast Lots by Hardie Charles Martin

Station 11: Jesus is nailed to the Cross (Luke 23:33-34) || Isenheim Altarpiece's crucifixion panel by Matthias Grunewald

Station 12: Jesus dies on the Cross (Luke 23:44-46) || Jerusalem by Jean-Leon Gerome

Station 13: Jesus' body is removed from the Cross || The Descent from the Cross by Peter Paul Rubens

Station 14: Jesus is laid in the tomb (Matthew 27: 57-60) || The Entombment by Peter Paul Rubens

[shatterednightforge]

Hey guys. Sorry if this is silly, but if anyone is interested in praying for my duckling that would be nice. She's 4.5 weeks old and she's limping. I think it's my fault, I think I must have hurt her or something because she started limping after I grabbed her to put her in a pen so she wouldn't wander to the road while I went to work, and she wouldn't just go on her own like usual. Maybe I grabbed her too roughly, I feel horrible. She is eating and drinking and swimming normally, and this is day two of limps. It's only limps and her laying down more than usual, but I don't know. I feel awful.

[lightshiningbright]

please pray for me. everything is going wrong. the stress is killing me

[tildeathiwillwrite]

Seeing them posts about how Catholic hospitals should be abolished religion has no place in healthcare yadda yadda yadda just irks me bc it straight up isn't true???

Sorry but Christianity is the whole reason hospitals exist in the first place. Thank St Basil the Great. And all the Christian teachings about caring for the sick.

And Constantine.

And Jesus Himself while we're at it.

[jh-newman-opn]

look it's two of my favourite things in one image

edit: https://www.instagram.com/p/DAW52zQy2OD/

[aspiringbabushka]

wait a minute im curious

Catholic women, do you veil?

Yes, I veil in some way *all the time*

Yes, I veil and mass and adoration

No, I do not veil

I am bald and my mantilla keeps slipping off/non-catholic/infinite nuance

Voting ended onJan 15

bonus points if you say what you use as a veil (mantilla, hat, scarf, etc)

edit: realized i made a typo, option two should say "Yes, I veil at mass and adoration"

[ominouspositivity-or-else]

if you guys could say a prayer for my mom, that would be really appreciated. She had some serious health problems pop up last night, and she's most likely going to need surgery soon.