Meditation for Station 14: Tomb. Jesus is buried in the tomb.

The women who had followed Jesus throughout his ministry also followed him to his death and beyond. They served as midwives of Jesus' death before they followed his body to the tomb, where they will serve as the midwives of his resurrection.

Jesus had ministered to them and they had ministered to him. They received and responded. The way they followed Jesus was marked by a reciprocity of love. What does following Jesus look like for you?

*Music: Vivaldi's Credo Crucifixius performed by Advent Chamber Orchestra; Denouement by Kai Engel.

Meditation for Station 13: Death. Jesus dies and the veil of the Temple is torn.

As Jesus crossed the boundary between life and death, the curtain of the temple was torn from top to bottom. He became the door – the threshold – the place of transformation: heaven brought to earth, unclean made clean, profane made sacred, curse restored to blessing, death resurrected to life.

*Music: Agnus Dei performed Tudor Consort; Curtains are Always Drawn by Kai Engel.

Meditation for Station 12: Grief. Jesus speaks to his mother from the cross.

Mary stands before her son hanging in agony upon a cross. Her womb contained the uncontainable God. The incarnate word given birth through her very own flesh and blood, now offering her a second birth through his own flesh and blood. And so, every Eucharist, we return to the cross to stand among these women, the attendants of the first Eucharist. And at their head, Mary, the mother of Jesus.

*Music: Cujus Animam Gementem performed by Tudor Consort; Evermore by Kai Engel.

Meditation for Station 11: Thirst. Jesus thirsts.

Wherever there is suffering, Jesus is present saying, “I thirst”. Consider the hungry, thirsty, refugees, poor, sick and imprisoned. Ask Jesus “Where are you thirsty?” How would you like to use me?

*Music: Byzantine Chant Kontakion Unshakeable Foundation by Cappella Romana; Kai Engel: Soli.

Meditation for Station 10: Wounds. Jesus is stripped and crucified.

Jewish Artists Marc Chagall painted the White Crucifixion in response to “Kristaylnacht” - the Night of broken glass. Hundreds died and tens of thousands rounded up, arrested and taken to concentration camps.

Chagall condemned the world for its silence and invited Christians to respond in light of their own teachings on Jesus. What present day sufferings would you paint?

To view the "White Crucifixion" by Marc Chagall, please visit this link to the Art Institute of Chicago: www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/59426

The song Via Dolorosa provided with courtesy by Young Noah.

Meditation for Station 9: Lament. Jesus meets the women of Jerusalem.

Oh daughters of Jerusalem, Cry aloud! Lift up your voices! On behalf of your own people, your city, your children, wail and beat your breasts for all who suffer.

*Music: Kai Engel: Morbid Imaginations; Couperin's Air de Diablo performed by Advent Chamber Orchestra; Via Dolorosa by Young Noah (@realyoungnoah).

Meditation for Station 8: Fall. Simon of Cyrene helps Jesus to carry his cross.

As Simon took up the cross and followed Jesus, he was called into solidarity with someone who is suffering. What does this call to solidarity sound like for you?

*Music: Russian Liturgical Chant: Turn Not Thy Face Away from Thy Servant; Kai Engel: Aspirato.

Meditation for Station 7: Burden. The King takes up his cross.

Jesus came to break the bonds of wickedness and oppression and he calls us to join this work of liberation. What burdens do you need lifted? What would it look like to share the burdens of others?

*Music: Russian Liturgical Chant: The Cross Exalted Invites All Creation; Kai Engel: Cloudburst.

Meditation for Station of the Cross 6: Scourge. Jesus is scourged and wears a crown of thorns.

Jesus suffered as an expression of the ultimate divine love: having loved his own in the world, he loved them to the uttermost.

*Music: Victim Paschali Laudes performed by Tudor Consort; Bach's Andante from Italian Concerto performed on harp by Catrin Finch.

Meditation for Station of the Cross 5: Judgement. Jesus is Judged by Pilate.

Pilate looks with amaze at Jesus. What amazes him? What amazes you about Jesus?

*Music: Todor Consort perform Kyrie Eleison; Barryvan performs Je mei Souviens de l'Automne