1. The Stations themselves are usually a series of 14 pictures or sculptures depicting the following scenes: Jesus is condemned to death Jesus receives the cross Jesus falls the first time Jesus meets His MotherHis Mother Simon of CyreneSimon of Cyrene carries the cross VeronicaVeronica wipes Jesus' face with her veil Jesus falls the second time Jesus meets the women of JerusalemJerusalem Jesus falls the third time Jesus is stripped of His garments CrucifixionCrucifixion: Jesus is nailed to the cross Jesus dies on the cross Jesus' body is removed from the cross (Pieta) Jesus is laid in the tomb

2. Jesus falls three times under the weight of the cross

3. Jesus meets his mother (Jesus also pauses two other times—Veronica wipes Jesus' face with her veil, and when Jesus meets the women of Jerusalem)

4. Jesus is taken down from the cross (in his mother’s arms)