1. The Stations of The Cross - First Station
2. The Stations of The Cross - Second Station
3. The Stations of The Cross - Third Station
4. The Stations of The Cross - Fourth Station
5. The Stations of The Cross - Fifth Station
6. The Stations of The Cross - Sixth Station
7. The Stations of The Cross - Seventh Station
8. The Stations of The Cross - Eighth Station
9. The Stations of The Cross - Ninth Station
10. The Stations of The Cross - Tenth Station
11. The Stations of The Cross - Eleventh Station
12. The Stations of The Cross - Twelfth Station
13. The Stations of The Cross - Thirteenth Station
14. The Stations of The Cross - Fourteenth Station
15. The Stations of The Cross - Fifteenth Station
16. The Stations of The Cross - Epilogue

The Stations of The Cross Poetry by D G Moody

The Stations of the Cross have formed part of Christian devotion at Easter for many centuries, as they enabled an active engagement with the path of suffering walked by Jesus. They first began when early Christians visited Jerusalem and followed the footsteps of Jesus, from Pilate’s house to Calvary. The practice was brought back to their home countries and became a devotional tradition; the images becoming commonplace inside churches. The number of stations have varied over the centuries, with a traditional number of fourteen established in 1731, with a fifteenth station – the Resurrection, added later. The selection of the stations here reflect the biblical story of Jesus, rather than on legend or popular stories. The stations may be used as a focus for personal prayer, or as part of a liturgical celebration. The poems have their origin in a Benefice Lent Group project in 2011, where I contributed a poem based on the tenth station, which then became the inspiration for composing the complete fifteen stations and epilogue which follows from this introduction. D G Moody.