Tradition holds that our Blessed Mother daily visited the scenes of our Lord’s Passion. She would walk the one half mile of the via Delarosa (way of sorrows) or via Crucis (way of the cross) and stop at each site. In fact this stopping gave us the words “The Stations of the Cross,” from the Latin statio (to stand still), for Mary would contemplate the events of each location, considering/pondering in her heart their meaning.

After Jesus’ resurrection it grew more and more dangerous for Mary to remain in Jerusalem. Someone was sure to recognize her as the mother of Jesus as she followed in his footsteps each day, reliving the pain they both suffered for mankind. John, her new son, given in adoption by Jesus him-self on the cross, realized the need to move away, and chose a “Christian” community in Ephesus for their new home.

Outside the small stone house John built for Mary in the mountains of Ephesus, she began again. Mary had walked the way of Jesus to the cross so many times she knew how many steps there were between each event, and so recreated his path on the hillside behind her new home. She continued her daily walk as long as she lived, whether on a return visit to Jerusalem, or at her home in Ephesus.

At the end of our Stations of the Cross we have a meditation space, where one can reflect on His suffering, and that of His Mother’s Love.

We have a booklet for you to guide you.