Stations of the Cross Chaplet

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$112.00

Walk the Way of the Cross wherever you are. This is the perfect Lent devotional.  Durable wire construction means this chaplet will last a long long time. Makes a great Catholic confirmation gift.

Be transported to Calvary with each variation:

“Blood in the Sand” with red lace jasper beads reminds you of the blood Christ shed as He carried the cross to Calvary. This option is a smooth stone bead with a discernible weight.

“Wood of the Cross” with sandalwood beads to remind you of Jesus’ Cross and yours that you must pick up daily and follow Him with. This option is a wood bead with very little weight.

Scroll down to the long description to read about the history of the Stations and how to pray this chaplet!

Description

The Way of the Cross is a prayer as old as the Church herself. Tradition holds that the Blessed Mother would go through the streets every year on the anniversary of Good Friday, pausing along the way to meditate on what happened during the Passion.

As time went on pilgrimages continued and stopped as the Holy Land became more and less dangerous to travel to. It wasn’t until the 1300’s that the Franciscan order was allowed access to the sites.

In 1731 the particular 14 in this order were clarified, and Pope Clement XII allowed all churches to display and venerate the stations at home, if you will, instead of only in Jerusalem. The stations chaplet was approved for the Vincentian order in the 1800’s.

There are many versions for the 6 opening beads of the Stations Chaplet that include the Apostle’s Creed, Act of Contrition, Prayer to Jesus Crucified, Eternal Rest prayer, Our Father, Hail Mary, and Glory Be, which you might note is 7 prayers total. I don’t know when it got complicated, but this is the simple version that I first learned.

You can, of course, use any Way of the Cross pamphlet prayers as you pray with these beads. The chaplet itself is a way to mark the time spent meditating on the station, to keep your mind moving at a measured pace, not too fast or slow.

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I’ve included an instruction pamphlet with each chaplet.

HOW TO PRAY

Begin at the crucifix and make the Sign of the Cross and pray the Apostle’s Creed.

On each of the next 6 beads pray an Act of Contrition, either the one you know or the one below:

O my God, my Redeemer, behold me here at Thy feet. From the bottom of my heart I am sorry for all my sins, because by them I have offended Thee, Who art infinitely good. I will die rather than offend thee again.

On each station’s medal, announce the station and pray “We adore You, O Christ, and we praise You because by Your holy cross, You have redeemed the world”.

Then pray an Our Father, a Hail Mary, and a

Glory Be on the beads, meditating on the station.

At the end of all the stations pray the closing prayer:

Lord Jesus Christ, Your passion and death is the sacrifice that unites earth and Heaven and reconciles all people to you. May we who have faithfully reflected on these mysteries fallow in your steps and so come to share in Your glory in Heaven where You live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

The First Station: Jesus is condemned to die.

The Second Station: Jesus takes up His cross.

The Third Station: Jesus falls the first time.

The Fourth Station: Jesus meets His Mother.

The Fifth Station: Simon helps Jesus carry His cross.

The Sixth Station: Veronica wipes Jesus’ face.

The Seventh Station: Jesus falls the second time.

The Eighth Station: Jesus meets the crying women of Jerusalem.

The Ninth Station: Jesus falls the third time.

The Tenth Station: Jesus is stripped of His clothing.

The Eleventh Station: Jesus is nailed to the cross.

The Twelfth Station: Jesus dies on the cross.

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

The Fourteenth Station: The body of Jesus is laid in the tomb.

The Fifteenth Station: The Resurrection.

Additional information

Weight 4 oz
Dimensions 7 × 5 × 1 in
Color

Blood in the Sand (Red Jasper beads), Wood of the Cross (Sandalwood beads)

1 review for Stations of the Cross Chaplet

  1. Cindy

    April 17, 2020…I live in Canada and just received my Stations of the Cross Chaplet. I chose “Wood of the Cross” with sandalwood beads. This chaplet is AWESOME! AMAZING! A TRUE WORK OF ART! Praise God for gifting Monica with the skills to create such work. Bless Monica for being so willing to share her skills with us and bring faith into our homes. Truly, I can walk the way of the cross any time and anywhere I choose. THANK YOU!

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For every order, 10% of all proceeds will go to organizations who provide resources to at risk women before and after birth.

The first is The Pregnancy Care Center of Rockford. They area a local organization to me,  providing resources and care for free to women in crisis pregnancies, from ultrasounds to parenting classes to post abortion healing.

The second is the Sisters of Life, a newer religious community founded in 1991 in New York to promote the dignity of every human life. They have houses for women to come live with them during and after their pregnancy as they get back on their feet, as well as counseling for post abortion healing, and other missions.

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