Stations of the Cross

OK, I am so sorry for the long silence. The good news is that everything is just fine. The bad[ish] news is that we have been running around like maniacs the last two weeks with so much to do! So, don't worry - all is well, we are just busy in preparation for Easter.

Last weekend my children acted in a homeschool production of the Stations of the Cross with their Little Flowers, Blue Knights, and Little Saints groups. We had a potluck dinner and the kids put on the Passion play and it was just a great night - they did so well!

Monkey1 got to be St. Veronica [she was thrilled!] and Monkey2 got to be St. John [he was equally thrilled!]. Monkey3 even had a part - the youngest kid in the play I think. She got to play one of the "children of Jerusalem" who was witnessing the passion of Jesus. The lady who coordinated it all did a FANTASTIC job and the kids did amazingly well.

So, in preparation for tomorrow, I am posting the Stations of the Cross, as performed by the homeschoolers this past weekend. If you have kids you want to go over the Stations with for Good Friday, feel free to use these pics! I know my kids pay more attention if it is something other kids are doing! ;) Oh, and you'll have to disregard the huge flag in the background. It is a permanent backdrop to the stage. :)

Most of all, God bless you! Happy Holy Thursday and may the coming Triduum bring you and your family ever closer to Christ!

The Play opened with the three "children of Jerusalem" playing together and then they start to hear the story of what is happening to Jesus [Monkey3 is the one in the middle]:



Station One: Jesus is Condemned to Death:



Station Two: Jesus Carries His Cross:



Station Three: Jesus Falls for the First Time:



Station Four: Jesus Meets His Mother:



Station Five: Simon of Cyrene Helps Jesus Carry the Cross:



Station Six: Veronica Wipes the Face of Jesus:



Station Seven: Jesus Falls for the Second Time:



Station Eight: Jesus Meets the Women of Jerusalem:



Station Nine: Jesus Falls for the Third Time:



Station Ten: Jesus is Stripped of His Clothes:



Station Eleven: Jesus is Nailed to the Cross:



Station Twelve: Jesus Dies on the Cross [with St. Mary and St. John at the foot of the cross and St. Mary Magdalen behind them]:



Station Thirteen: Jesus is brought down from the Cross [this is the Pieta, and unfortunately where I was sitting I was unable to get a shot of St. Mary holding Jesus' body, but she did a beautiful job]:



Station Fourteen: Jesus is Laid in the Tomb:



As it ended, we all sang "Were You There When They Crucified My Lord?" - it just gave me chills. The kids all did such a great job and the young man who played Jesus was amazing. It was really neat.

And here are just a couple of fun shots. Below we have some of the kids just before the play. They were all nervous. :)




And here we have the BabyMonkey hanging out in the backpack watching the show:



It was an amazing evening. A great start to Holy Week for us.

God bless you!