Do you go to Stations of the Cross?

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Sorry if this has been brought up recently. I’ve been out of the loop having just been allowed back following my three week banishment. I always go to several Stations of the Cross during Lent. I couldn’t imagine not going for it wouldn’t feel like Lent without it. Very few people attend the Stations at several Parishes I attend. Do you go? How is the attendance?
 
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I went for the first time a few weeks ago. I didn’t really like it (mostly because one of the prayer groups was leading it, and they were the only ones allowed to actually walk the stations). I’ll probably do them on my own at some point so I can really experience it.
 
I haven’t been because all the local parishes have it scheduled when I’m at work. If my schedule ever allows I’ll go for sure. From what I’ve heard the local parishes have really good attendance.
 
It’s good they are well attended. Maybe I’ll go this Friday or next Friday evening. Maybe more people will be there.
 
I have gone for the past 3 weeks and planning on going this week. It is at noon, followed by a light Lenten lunch. It is pretty nicely attended, though far from packed. However, we also have stations again in the evening. I don’t know if that one is better or less attended as I haven’t been to it. We had a priest twice and a deacon leading it once.
 
I honestly don’t love the practice. I think it’s somewhat boring in my opinion.
 
We’ve been doing the Stations after the Wednesday morning mass and Friday evenings. The Wednesday Stations have been led by a lay person. The Friday night ones have been led by various parish groups. I quit going to the Friday night Stations. The prayers they’re using are a little goofy and the last time I went there was too much chatting and laughing going on for my liking.

Wednesdays we pray a more traditional Stations which we used to pray when our former pastor was still with us. He passed away last January. This year the Stations are speaking to me more than they have in the past. I don’t know if it’s because my mother is dying from cancer or what, but they’re bringing me great solace.
 
I love the Stations of the Cross during Lent.
Usually, I go every Friday, but I think this year it might be 4 times. I have already been twice and hope to go 2 more times.
I have wanted to attend a fish fry also, but
haven’t been able to do that yet.
 
Being immune compromised, I tend to avoid the Stations. What’s worse is that our parish has recently utilized a “soft-core” Stations where there is not a single mention of sin until the closing prayer.

No, thanks.

I prefer the no-nonsense Stations as offered by these Carmelite sisters:
 
It’s not easy to find Stations of the Cross where I am. All parishes have Stations on Good Friday, but the only place I’ve found them every Friday in Lent is in two churches in the care of the ICRSS. Stations are held at 5pm in one and at 7:30pm in the other and led by a Canon in both. I go to the latter, where Stations are preceded by Mass.

Attendance isn’t huge at the beginning of Lent, maybe 20-30 people or so, but the community also isn’t as big as a diocesan parish tends to be. The number of people participating does tend to grow over time, and on Good Friday the church is absolutely full.
 
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I’ve been going on Fridays. Afterwards there is a Lenten soup supper. The Stations are better attended than the supper. It’s a nice chance to get together and chat with other parishioners.
I recently learned you can receive a plenary indulgence for the stations of the cross.
 
I love attending Fridays during Lent. My family didn’t do it, so I didn’t know anything about it until college. My children are not presently at an age where we can all go together, so we pray a shortened version at home on Fridays. I look forward to being able to go again one of these years.
 
Way cool!

I’ve taken up the practice this year. (missed one Friday due to travel.).

If HE allows it, hope to make it a part of my life.

ICXC NIKA
 
Yes, in our two churches, we have Stations on Friday evenings at one church and Sunday evenings (followed by a light supper) at the other. They are always led by one of our 2 priests and assisted by an adult server carrying the processional cross and two altar boys carrying candles. The Stations are followed by a short Benediction and Exposition – maybe 10 minutes of Adoration with incense and prayers. Only 20-35 people attend, I’d guess, and it’s quiet and solemn and beautiful. I typically see the same faces every time, with a few new faces and some 20-somethings who come as a small group, which is awesome.
 
I go during Lent. Attendance where I go is reasonable for a weekday or Friday evening. It’s not a packed church but they get 40 to 100 people easy depending on parish size. If there is a fish fry the same night I can usually do stations after getting fish. (Some churches have the soup and bread night followed by stations, which is also a good activity but I personally don’t do soup and bread night because if I want to fast I can do that at home.)

I occasionally do the stations outside Lent on my own as well. One problem I have is that many churches do not have proper Stations installed as required by the Manual of Indulgences. The cross is often missing from some of the modern stations, which means the indulgence is in question. Another problem I have is that the church has to be open for me to do stations (except for a couple of places that have outdoor stations, but they are not close to my house), and often churches are only open during Mass times and a little bit before and after, unless there is something else like Adoration going on, and Adoration is not always the best time to be moving around the church as one is supposed to move between stations to do them properly. Overall, I find it less hassle to do Adoration (one can think about Jesus’ Passion while sitting before the Lord, if one wishes), pray a Rosary, or read Scripture (which can be done at home and still get the indulgence) than do the Stations, so they get done less.
 
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I go when I can depending on health and when I can’t I pray them at home with the aid of you tube. They are well attended at our parish in my opinion, considering they are midday and people work. Another parish nearby has them in the evening so I guess if you work you could go there.
 
I’m Eastern, and I had no idea what Stations of the Cross are so I had to look it up. Might start practicing it.
 
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