Invitation As we come together to meditate upon these sacred events in the life of our Saviour, Jesus Christ, let us listen to His words.

Opening Prayer “Father, the hour has come: glorify your Son so that your Son may glorify you; and through the power over all mankind that you have given him, let him give eternal life to all those you have entrusted to him. And eternal life is this: to know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent. I have glorified you on earth and finished the work that you gave me to do. Now, father, it is time for you to glorify me with that glory I had with you before the world was.” (John 17:1-5)

Station 1 The Last Supper

Station 2 Garden of Gethsemane

Station 3 Jesus before the Sanhedrin

Station 4 Jesus before Pilate

Station 5 Jesus is Whipped and Crowned

Station 6 Jesus carries His Cross

Station 7 Jesus is helped by the Cyrenean

Station 8 Jesus meets the Women of Jerusalem

Station 9 Jesus is nailed to the Cross

Station 10 Jesus and the Good Thief

Station 11 Jesus Speaks to Mary and John

Station 12 Jesus Dies on the Cross

Station 13 Jesus is Buried

Station 14 Jesus Rises from the Dead

Having relived again the Passion, Death and Resurrection of Christ, our Redeemer, let us now go forth filled with the joy, the hope, and the peace that He gave us when He spoke to His apostles; Closing Prayer

“Do not let your hearts be troubled Trust in God still, and trust in me. There are many rooms in my Father’s house If there were not, I should have told you. I am going now to prepare a place for you, and after I have gone and prepared you a place, I shall return to take you with me; So that where I am, You may be too... You know the way to the place where I am going” Closing Prayer

“I will not leave you orphans; I will come back to you. In a short time the world will no longer see me; But you will see me, Because I live and you will live. If anyone loves me he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we shall come to him and make our home with him. Those who do not love me do not keep my words. And my word is not my own: It is the word of the one who sent me. Closing Prayer

I have said these things to you, while still with you; But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you everything and remind you of all I have said to you. Peace I bequeath to you, my own peace I give to you, A peace that the world cannot give, this is my gift to you. Do not let your hearts be troubled or afraid” (John 4:1-4, 18-19, 23-27) Closing Prayer

The booklet, “No Greater Love” was first produced by the Catholic Enquiry Centre in This is a Powerpoint version of “No Greater Love – Stations of the Cross”. The Powepoint version was produced by the Catholic Enquiry Centre in Text: Rev J FitzPatrick OMI Art: Sr Phyllis Nicoll, OSB Copyright: Catholic Enquiry Centre Imprimi Potest: V Rev Fr A Cooper, OMI Nihil Obstat: Rev K J Sargent, DD PP Imprimatur: Patrick L Murphy, DD Sydney Catholic Enquiry Centre: FAITH ( ) PO BOX 415 Crows Nest NSW

1.These stations can be used for personal reflection and prayer. 2.As a family devotion at home, various members of the family can read the different sections – scripture, meditation, thanksgiving and prayer – especially during the Lenten season. 3.For congregation use 1.The Opening and Closing prayers read by the priest from the sanctuary 2.The scripture and reflection and the prayer read by the priest at each Station 3.The meditation scripture and questions by a reader (or a family representative), with suitable pauses after the Scripture and each question. 4.The thanksgiving intercession announced by various voices 5.Suitable hymns sung by the congregation at the beginning and end, or between Stations. 4.On various occasions, just a selection of the prayers for each Station could be used e.g. just the Scripture and Reflection and the Thanksgiving or the Meditation and Thanksgiving, or other combinations. No Greater Love – Suggestions for use

5.Instead of working through every one of the 14 Stations at each session, it is recommended that more time be given to meditate on each of these events. Such a method has great appeal, and is often more conducive to appreciating the Passion of Christ. By using the full text of each of the Stations, with appropriate pauses, two of the Stations would take minutes. Taking the Season of Lent the following schema is suggested. 6.A selection of the Stations, as well as the Opening and Closing prayer could be used in conjunction with the Second Rite of Reconciliation. No Greater Love – Suggestions for use Fridays of LentThemeStations 1 st FridayPreparation1 and 2 2 nd FridayTrials3 and 4 3 rd FridaySuffering and Cross5 and 6 4 th FridayJourney to Calvary7 and 8 5 th FridayOn the Cross9, 10 and 11 6 th FridayFinal Mysteries12, 13 and 14