US EditionPope Leo Carries Cross for All 14 Stations During Good Friday Procession, First Pontiff to Do so in Decades
- On Good Friday, Pope Leo XIV will personally carry the wooden cross through all 14 stations of the Way of the Cross at the Colosseum, marking the first time in decades a pope carries the cross to every station.
- Historically, Pope John Paul carried the cross for the entire procession from 1979 until his 1995 hip surgery, when he was 58 at his papal start.
- Rev. Francesco Patton, the former custodian of the Holy Land, composed the meditations read at each station, writing, "The Way of the Cross is not intended for those who lead a pristinely pious or abstractly recollected life."
- Outside the papal retreat at Castel Gandolfo, Leo told reporters this week the gesture signifies that "Christ still suffers," positioning the pope as a spiritual leader in the world today.
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Pope Leo XIV personally carried the wooden cross through the 14 stations of the Viacrucis in the Colosseum of Rome, on his first Good Friday as Pontiff, which marked the first time in decades that a Pope would carry the cross in each station. Inside the Colosseum, Leo raised the cross and began the rite flanked by two carriers of torches, who accompanied him during the one hour procession from inside the Colosseum, through the crowd outside and …
For the first time, Pope Leo XIV led the celebrations for Good Friday. In the meditations, reference was made to current conflicts and called for peace.
The atmosphere was marked by recollection, with families, religious and lay people in silence, interrupted only by liturgical chants and meditations.
Unlike his predecessor, Pope Leo XIV carried the cross himself again. The focus of the Good Friday procession was on human suffering. There were also reminders of the current wars. By Lisa Weiß.[more]]>
Pope Leo carries cross for all 14 stations during Good Friday procession, first pontiff to do so in decades
Pope Leo XIV carried a wooden cross for all of the 14 stations of the Way of the Cross at the Colosseum on his first Good Friday as pontiff, marking the first time in decades that a pope carried the cross to every station.
Pope Leo Makes History Carrying Wooden Cross for All 14 Stations
Pope Leo XIV made history this Good Friday by being the first pontiff in decades to carry a wooden cross for all 14 Stations of the Cross. The post Good Friday: Pope Leo XIV Makes History Carrying Wooden Cross for All 14 Stations of the Cross appeared first on Breitbart.
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