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The Stations of the Cross, or Via Dolorosa (Way of Sorrows), is an ancient manner of Christian prayer originally practiced outdoors, and especially during Lent and Holy Week. Using fourteen moments in the last hours of Jesus Christ’s life, Christians for centuries have reflected upon the Passion of Jesus and have prayed to take up crosses in their own lives too. This year, Saint Barnabas’s has planted fourteen simple crosses on the path entering the Chapel Garden and is offering Lenten Meditations on the Stations of the Cross. Lenten Meditations on the Stations of the Cross Wednesdays at 12:00 noon, in person in the All Saints' Chapel These meditations on the Stations of the Cross present an opportunity to contemplate the needs of people suffering today in God’s creation. The devotions at noon on each Wednesday in Lent challenge us to think about how we – the ministers of God’s reconciliation in Christ – can honor the sacrifice of Jesus by offering ourselves to the healing and repair of the world God sent Jesus to save. During this Holy Season, we invite you to join us on Wednesdays for the Lenten Meditations on the Stations of the Cross or use our campus and the brochure that is available to use as a devotional as you walk the fourteen stations. Walk slowly around our lovely grounds and think of Jesus; listen to the sounds of spring while reflecting upon the love of God; stand at different stations and pray for those in need; use traditional forms of the Stations widely available online; or, if you like, use the contemporary version of the Way included here, by Clarence Enzler. However, you use these simple crosses, we hope they help you remember Jesus this Lent as his way winds once again towards Jerusalem, Calvary, and the cross.