Stages of Stations of Cross

Stasi 1 - Yesus Dijatuhi Hukuman Mati
Stage 1 - Jesus is Condemned to Death

Pilatus tahu bahwa tidak terdapat kesalahan pada Yesus. Desakan para imam, tokoh masyarakat membuat Pilatus menyerahkan Yesus kepada mereka untuk disalibkan.
He knew the truth which was happening with Jesus and the slander on Him. Jesus accepted the way that God gave and surrendered His life to His Will.

Stasi 2 - Yesus Memanggil Salib
Stage 2 - Jesus Carries His Cross

Salib itu sungguh berat untuk dipanggul ke bukit Golgota. Demi dosa-dosa kita, Ia rela memanggul salib itu.
The cross was a burdens that was split by us to Him, and Jesus must bear the extraordinary burden.

STASI 3 - YESUS JATUH PERTAMA KALI
STAGE 3 - JESUS FALLS THE FIRST TIME UNDER HIS CROSS

Yesus jatuh terpuruk di tanah yang berbatu dan merasakan kelemahan ragaNya di bawah beban yang penuh ketidakadilan.
Jesus fell face downward on the rocky ground and felt the weakness as human being under the Cross which was full of injustice.

Stasi 4 - Yesus Bertemu dengan IbuNya
Stage 4 - Jesus Meets His Mother

Betapa tersiksanya batin mereka saat bertemu dan saling menatap. Sedih hati Yesus melihat IbuNya. Dengan senyum, IbuNYA mengikhlaskan dan menenangkan hati PuteraNya. Cinta dan kepercayaan pada Tuhan telah mempersatukan mereka.
They was totured when they met and gazing at each other. Jesus was sad when He saw His Mother. She accepted and calmed the heart of her sons. The love and believe for The Lord has united them.

Stasi 5 - Yesus Ditolong Simon dari Kirene
Stage 5 - Simon of Cyrene Helps Jesus Carry His Cross

Pertolongan dari siapapun terasa sangat menyejukan pada saat kita memanggul beban yang berat.
Support in need is a great help and really comfort at the time of us to carry on the difficult burden.

Stasi 6 - Veronika Mengusap Wajah Yesus
Stage 6 - Veronica Wipes the Face of Jesus

Wajah Yesus memancarkan empati yang mendalam kepada siapapun yang pernah mengalami ketidakadilan dan penyiksaan. Yesus berjumpa dengan Veronika. Dengan penuh kasih, Veronika menyeka wajah Yesus dari ludah, cercaan dan darah dengan kainnya.
He had to endure lashes and hit. Jesus' face reflects a deep empathy to whoever feels injustice and torture. He met Veronica who softly wiped His face which was covered by blood, dust, and sweat with a piece of her scarf.

Stasi 7 - Yesus Jatuh yang Kedua Kali
Stage 7 - Jesus Falls the Second Time

Yesus kembali jatuh dan bersandar pada batu. Kelemahan, kesakitan dan rasa berat semakin berlipat ganda di bawah beban salib yang dipanggulNya. Namun Yesus tetap teguh hatiNya meneruskan perjalanan salibNYA.
Jesus fell down under His Cross the second time and His body hit the stone. Weakness and painfulness had turn heavier under the burden of His Cross, but Jesus strengthened His heart and woke up willingly, to continue His journey.

Stasi 8 - Yesus Menasehati para Perempuan yang MenangisiNya
Stage8 - Jesus Speaks to rhe Women Who Cry for Him

Yesus merasakan penderitaan para perempuan yang menangsiNYA. Karena menyadari bahwa Ia tidak lagi dapat membantu mereka,lalu berkata: 'Wahai perempuan Yerusalem, janganlah menangisi Aku, tetapi tangisilah dirimu dan anak cucumu.'
Jesus understood their suffering. Realizing that He could not help them any longer, Jesus spoke to them, 'Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me, weep for yourselves and for your children.'

Stasi 9 - Yesus Jatuh untuk yang Ketiga Kalinya
Stage 9 - Jesus Falls for the Third Time

Yesus jatuh ketiga kalinya di bawah salib. Menyedihkan namun Yesus tetap menjalani hukuman yang dijatuhkan pada-Nya. Dengan kasar para serdadu memaksa Yesus untuk berdiri supaya dapat berjalan sampai ke bukit Golgota tempat DIA disalibkan. He fell down under His Cross the third time.
How saddening ! Still, Jesus had to complete His execution. Harshly, the soldiers pulled Him up. Jesus continued His Way of Cross to Golgotha, the hill of redemption.

Stasi 10 - Pakaian Yesus Ditanggalkan
Stage 10 - Jesus is Stripped of His Garments

Yesus benar-benar ditelanjangi dan merasakan diriNYA rapuh, pasrah dan tak ada sehelai kainpun yang melindungi tubuhNya.
Jesus was submitted Himself to fate as no clotch remained to cover His precious body.

Stasi 11 - Yesus Dipaku di Kayu Salib
Stage 11 - Jesus is Nailed to the Cross

Kini Yesus terpaku pada kayu salib. Ia berkata pada para penyiksaNya, 'Bapa, maafkanlah mereka, mereka tidak tahu apa yang mereka lakukan.'
The nails were roughly shaped and sharpened pieces of iron. Jesus said to His torturers, ' Father, forgive them for they did not understand what they had done.

Stasi 12 - Yesus Wafat di Kayu Salib
Stage 12 - Jesus Dies on the Cross

Yesus berseru dengan lantang, 'Ya Bapa, ke dalam tanganMu kuserahkan nyawaKu'. Sesudah berkata demikian, Yesus wafat ... (hening sebentar) ... Sikap penyerahan diri hendaklah secara total pada Bapa di surga.
Jesus shouted aloud, ' Father, into your hands I commend my spirit ', and died. ... (break) ... A total self-surrender to God to Heavenly Father as true worshippers.

Stasi 13 - Yesus Diturunkan dari Salib
Stage 13 - Jesus is Taken Down from the Cross

Yosep dari Arimatea menurunkan Yesus dari kayu salib. Bunda Maria menaruh jenasah Yesus di atas pangkuanNya. Tangan dan wajah Maria yang halus menjadi bukti kesucian dan ketulusannya dalam mengikuti PuteraNya terkasih.
Joseph of Arimathea took Jesus body down from the Cross. Mother Mary's soft face and hands reflected the purity and sincerity of her heart as a fellow in her Beloved Son's way of sorrow.

Stasi 14 - Yesus Dimakamkan
Stage 14 - Jesus is Laid in the Tomb

Suasana kegelapan dan keheningan terasa sekali di makam Yesus. Makam menjadi kosong tapi dapat dirasakan kehadiran Yesus. Yesus menampakkan diri di antara para muridNya. Yesus menderita bahkan rela mati, untuk menebus dosa manusia.
Darkness and silence was in His tomb. But nobody ever suspected the immediate disappearance of His Body from the tomb. The tomb was empty as Jesus appeared to His disciples. Now we realize that Jesus has suffered and died for the glory, resurrection, and redemption of all mankind.