The Way of the Cross with St. Francis of Assisi

By Michael Amadio

The Way of the Cross, or “Via Crucis” (or “Via Dolorosa”) as it is called in Latin, is a devotion that consists of meditating on 14 events which took place during the Passion of Christ, from His being condemned to His burial.
The Way of the Cross of this eBook includes the meditations composed by St. Francis of Assisi (1182-1226). The reference to Bible passages and the stanzas of the “Stabat Mater” have been added.
The events, called stations, are illustrated with their representations, as usually found along the walls of the nave of Catholic Churches, for contemplating the Passion of Christ.
The concluding prayer is illustrated with a painting by El Greco of Christ on the Cross with Mary, John and Mary Magdalene.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Michael Amadio
• Release date: Jun 20, 2020
• ISBN: 9780463241769

Michael Amadio

Michael Amadio has worked in a number of executive marketing positions and has been a professionalfree-lance translator for 30 years. He lives in Los Angeles.

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THE WAY OF THE CROSS

WITH ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI

BY MICHAEL AMADIO

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Cover: Bonaventura Berlinghieri, Saint Francis of Assisi and scenes of his life (1235), tempera on wood, Pescia, San Francesco

Stations: Beers (N.Br) Sint Lambertuskerk kruiswegstatie, used under the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication, permission granted by the author (Havang)

Concluding Prayer: El Greco, Christ on the Cross with Mary, John and Mary Magdalene (1590), oil on canvas, Museum del Prado, Madrid, Spain

All Illustrations sized and adjusted by Michael Amadio

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Produced in the United States of America

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PREPARATORY PRAYER

FIRST STATION: Jesus is Condemned to Death

SECOND STATION: Jesus is Made to Bear His Cross

THIRD STATION: Jesus Falls for the First Time

FOURTH STATION: Jesus Meets His Mother

FIFTH STATION: Simon Helps Jesus Carry His Cross

SIXTH STATION: Veronica Wipes the Face of Jesus

SEVENTH STATION: Jesus Falls a Second Time

EIGHTH STATION: Jesus Meets the Women of Jerusalem

NINTH STATION: Jesus Falls the Third Time

TENTH STATION: Jesus is Stripped of His Garments

ELEVENTH STATION: Jesus is Nailed to the Cross

TWELFTH STATION: Jesus Dies on the Cross

THIRTEENTH STATION: Jesus is Taken Down from the Cross

FOURTEENTH STATION: Jesus is Laid in His Tomb

CONCLUDING PRAYER

INTRODUCTION

Along the walls of the nave