Station to Station: An Ignatian Journey through the Stations of the Cross
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled, and do not let them be afraid. You heard me say to you, “I am going away, and I am coming to you.” If you loved me, you would rejoice that I am going to the Father, because the Father is greater than I. And now I have told yo
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Take These Words to Prayer
Gary Jansen • Station to Station: An Ignatian Journey through the Stations of the Cross
Jesus’ Response: He Loves
Gary Jansen • Station to Station: An Ignatian Journey through the Stations of the Cross
The Fourteenth Station: Jesus Is Placed in the Tomb
Gary Jansen • Station to Station: An Ignatian Journey through the Stations of the Cross
Take These Words to Prayer I abandon myself entirely to you; enlighten me, lead me, uphold me, take possession of me. —Abandonment to Divine Providence
Gary Jansen • Station to Station: An Ignatian Journey through the Stations of the Cross
Jesus’ Response: He Weeps
Gary Jansen • Station to Station: An Ignatian Journey through the Stations of the Cross
The loneliness and the depravity are too much for even God to bear, and we hear Jesus cry out and give up his life. Don’t bury the pain. Lament. Cry out. Doing so leads to new life.
Gary Jansen • Station to Station: An Ignatian Journey through the Stations of the Cross
The Thirteenth Station: Jesus Dies on the Cross
Gary Jansen • Station to Station: An Ignatian Journey through the Stations of the Cross
Jesus’ actions reveal his deep commitment to others. His final act of mercy is directed toward his mother, to protect her, to care for her, to provide for her in his absence.