Today is Good Friday, the day traditionally set aside in the year to remember the death of Jesus on the cross. Good Friday is one of only two days in the year that Roman Catholics do not have Mass. Instead, on this day, most Catholic Churches say the stations of the Cross (these are normally found an pictures around the inside walls of all Churches). In the 12th century, St Francis of Assisi devised the list and started the tradition of reciting it as a type of devotional service. Structurally, Mel Gibson’s 2004 film, The Passion of the Christ, follows the stations. This is the complete list of the 14 stations, as St Francis defined them.
1 First Station
Jesus is condemned to death
2 Second Station
Jesus carries His cross
3 Third Station
Jesus falls the first time
4 Fourth Station
Jesus meets his mother
5 Fifth Station
Simon of Cyrene helps Jesus to carry his cross
6 Sixth Station
Veronica wipes the face of Jesus
7 Seventh Station
Jesus falls the second time
8 Eight Station
Jesus meets the women of Jerusalem
9 Ninth Station
Jesus falls a third time
10 Tenth Station
Jesus’ clothes are taken away
11 Eleventh Station
Jesus is nailed to the cross
12 Twelfth Station
Jesus dies on the cross
13 Thirteenth Station
The body of Jesus is taken down from the cross
14 Fourteenth Station
Jesus is laid in the tomb
译文:
14幅耶稣受难像
今天是耶稣受难日, 传统上每年的这个日子都被人们用来纪念耶稣在十字架上殉难而死.耶稣受难日是天主教教义里一年中唯一两天不进行大规模的聚众集会中的一天.相反,在这一天大多数的天主教堂会有人来解说耶稣受难图(多指挂在所有教堂内部四壁上的图像).在12世纪时,圣法兰西斯设计了一份列表并发起了一种传统,该传统把复述耶稣受难的故事作为一种虔诚的仪式.导演梅尔·吉布森2004年拍摄的电影<耶稣受难记>从结构上来说是遵照了耶稣受难图的次序.正如圣法朗西斯说的那样,这正是14幅耶稣受难图的完整版本.
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第一副耶稣受难图
耶稣被宣判死刑.
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第二副耶稣受难图
耶稣背负着十字架
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第三幅耶稣受难图
耶稣第一次跌倒
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第四幅耶稣受难图
耶稣与圣母相见
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第五幅耶稣受难图
古利奈人西门帮助耶稣背负十字架
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第六幅耶稣受难图
维朗妮卡为耶稣擦脸
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第七幅耶稣受难图
耶稣第二次跌倒
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第八幅耶稣受难图
耶稣遇见耶路撒冷的妇女们
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第九幅耶稣受难图
耶稣第三次跌倒
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第十幅耶稣受难图
耶稣的衣服被夺走
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第十一幅耶稣受难图
耶稣被绑上十字架
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第十二幅耶稣受难图
耶稣死在十字架之上
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第十三幅耶稣受难图
耶稣的尸体被取下十字架
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第十四幅耶稣受难图
耶稣被众人放入墓中
