The Via Crucis, or Path of the Cross, is one of the more expressive forms, more solid and established devotions of Christianity on the Passion of Christ.
Since the first centuries the pilgrims from Jerusalem venerated the holy places, especially the Gólgota and the Tomb. According to the revelations from God to Saint Brígida, after the death of Christ, the great consolation of his Mother was to travel the path of the cross sprinkled with the blood of her Son. The inability to go to Jerusalem or the desire to frequently recollect at the same place the moments of the Passion, compelled Christianity to represent, in diverse forms, the most salient places, to be traveled in a spiritual pilgrimage.
When the Via Crucis is done before legitimately erected stations, it carries a plenary indulgence. While customarily it is done by reading a text and saying certain prayers, it can be made meditating mentally what each station proposes.
Stations of the Path of the Cross:
1ª: Jesus is condemned to death.
2ª: Jesus carries the cross.
3ª: Jesus falls for the first time.
4ª: Jesus encounters his Mother.
5ª: The Cyrenian helps Jesus to carry the cross.
6ª: The Verónica wipes the face of the Lord.
7ª: Jesus falls for the second time.
8ª: Jesus consoles the holy women.
9ª: Jesus falls for the third time.
10ª: Jesus is stripped of his garments.
11ª: Jesus is crucified.
12ª: Jesus dies on the cross.
13ª: Jesus in the arms of His Mother.
14ª: Jesus is buried.