The Way of the Cross with the Saints. John Collins

      

      The Way of the Cross with the Saints

      John Collins

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      – About the Author –

      John Collins has been an editor for several prominent publishing companies including Doubleday, Dell, and St. Martin’s Press. He began a long association with Father Benedict Groeschel during the 1990s when both of them worked to support the cause of canonization of Cardinal Terence Cooke. In 2008, John became Fr. Groeschel’s personal editor, working closely with him on all his writings. He is the author of A Friar’s Tale: Remembering Fr. Benedict J. Groeschel, C.F.R.

       Dedicated to the memory ofFr. Benedict Joseph Groeschel,who knew what it meant to walkthe Way of the Cross

      – Contents –

       – Introduction –

       Walking with the Saints in the Footsteps of Christ

       – The First Station –

       Jesus Is Condemned to Death

       St. John Paul II

       – The Second Station –

       Jesus Carries His Cross

       St. Pio of Pietrelcina (Padre Pio)

       – The Third Station –

       Jesus Falls for the First Time

       St. Thomas More

       – The Fourth Station –

       Jesus Meets His Blessed Mother

       St. Bernard of Clairvaux

       – The Fifth Station –

       Simon of Cyrene Helps Jesus Carry His Cross

       St. Leo the Great

       – The Sixth Station –

       Veronica Wipes the Face of Jesus

       St. Thérèse of Lisieux

       – The Seventh Station –

       Jesus Falls for the Second Time

       Dame Julian of Norwich

       – The Eighth Station –

       Jesus Meets the Women of Jerusalem

       St. John Chrysostom

       – The Ninth Station –

       Jesus Falls for the Third Time

       St. Faustina

       – The Tenth Station –

       Jesus Is Stripped of His Garments

       St. Thomas Aquinas

       – The Eleventh Station –

       Jesus Is Nailed to the Cross

       St. Cyril of Jerusalem

       – The Twelfth Station –

       Jesus Dies on the Cross

       St. Augustine

       – The Thirteenth Station –

       Jesus Is Taken Down from the Cross

       St. Catherine of Siena

       – The Fourteenth Station –

       Jesus Is Laid in the Tomb

       St. Teresa of Calcutta