STATIONS OF THE CROSS  Tuesday 30 March, 19:00

~ O Saviour of the World, who by Thy Cross & precious Blood hast redeemed us, save us & help us, we humbly beseech Thee O Lord ~

Fr Nigel Guthrie will lead worship for the Stations of the Cross, which will be held at the West End of St Michael’s Church, with audio-visual material including a recording of  Stabat Mater by Scarlatti.

(Traditionally at St Michael’s, the Stations are venerated in weekly Services throughout the season of Lent, with the final meditation on the Stations of the Cross traditionally taking place on Spy Wednesday of Holy Week in the evening, featuring a live performance of the “Stabat Mater”, sung by members of the Choir of St Michael’s).

All are warmly welcome to attend this adapted Service.
Please observe the customary Covid precautions – hands, face, space and avoid mingling inside Church.

There is also an online Stations of the Cross, with music from Sir John Stainer’s “The Crucifixion” available here…

STATIONS OF THE CROSS – ONLINE  

Like many Anglo-Catholic churches, St Michael’s has a set of 14 painted carvings, probably made in Oberammergau in Bavaria, depicting biblical and legendary events on Christ’s painful journey from Pilate’s palace to his Crucifixion at Calvary. These are affixed at locations (or “stations”) around the perimeter of the Church building.

As we are reminded by the late Canon John Thurmer, “the Stations are designed as much for prayerful meditation as to tell the story most of us think we know; hence Jesus wears the white robe of martyrdom rather than the bloodied rags of rejection”.

“The link below is the first of a set of 3 meditative blogs I produced in 2014, showing our Stations (click on each image to enlarge) with words selected from Sir John Stainer’s ‘The Crucifixion’ “.
Richard Barnes.