Outdoor Way of the Cross in Ottawa

“We Adore You, O Christ, and We Bless You, Because by Your Cross You Have Redeemed the World.”

Outdoor Way of the Cross with this little wooden cross I received in Egypt

First Station: Jesus is condemned to death

Prayer for legislators and judges

Second Station: Jesus carries His cross

Prayer for those who are experiencing homelessness 

Third Station: Jesus falls the first time

Prayer for those who die from abortion, their parents, and their doctors

Fourth Station: Jesus meets His mother

Prayer for those who do family shopping and for all essential workers

Fifth Station: Simon of Cyrene helps Jesus carry His cross

Prayer for seniors and their caregivers 

Sixth Station: Veronica wipes the face of Jesus

Prayer for those preparing and delivering food and groceries 

Seventh Station: Jesus falls the second time

Prayer for those fighting addictions to sex, money, power, drugs, and alcohol

Eighth Station: Jesus meets the women of Jerusalem

Prayer for the peace of Jerusalem

Ninth Station: Jesus falls a third time

Prayer for those struggling with mental health

Tenth Station: Jesus is stripped of His garments

Prayer for those struggling to make ends meet

Eleventh Station: Jesus is nailed to the cross

Prayer for cancer patients and for all those suffering of other illnesses, including Covid-19 

Twelfth Station: Jesus dies on the cross

Prayer for those dying in hospitals, especially those dying alone

Thirteenth Station: The body of Jesus is taken down from the cross

Prayer for senators, diplomats, public servants, and administrators 

Fourteenth Station: Jesus is laid in the tomb

Prayer for soldiers and their families