Stations of the Cross

Lent began with Ash Wednesday. Each week during Lent the children go over to church to recite and reflect upon the Stations of the Cross. This Catholic Lenten tradition retraces Jesus' journey from being condemned to death by Pontius Pilate, to His crucifixion and death on the cross, to finally being taken down from the cross and laid in a tomb. The children retrace Christ's steps and reflect upon His love for us by relating each station to their daily lives. Traditionally, the stations are numbered in Roman numerals. Consequently, not only are the Stations of the Cross a religious lesson; they are also a math lesson in translating the Roman numerals to standard numbers.

The cross that the children carry during the Stations of the Cross was crafted by one of Mrs. Dengel's former students when he was in second grade. The cross looks exactly as it did twenty years ago.

The first video shows the children at the sixth station. The second video shows the children concluding the stations by reciting the Act of Contrition in the sanctuary near the crucified Christ behind the main altar.