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The Stations of the Cross can now be viewed online through the swinford.ie website. This is a new and technological initative and is brought from the exact stations located in the Swinford Church. Anyone wishing to view the stations can click on the "Virtual Tour" link on the homepage.
How to do the Stations of the Cross online:
Just click from one station to another. When "arriving" at a station, begin by looking carefully at the image itself. See who is in the scene. Look at how they are arranged and what the artist who created this image is trying to tell us about the drama there. This online version is divided into three parts:
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The first part is a simple description of the scene. It helps us be conscious of what the "meaning" of this station is for us.
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The second part is the traditional prayer at each station. Its words become more and more meaningful as we repeat them throughout the journey.
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The third part is the contemplation of the scene. This is a guided reflection on the power of the scene for you, to enter it more deeply and to lead to some experience of it personally.
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The fourth part is your response. This is expressed in your own words. It is the place where the sorrow and gratitude flow from your heart.
When to do them:
The beauty of the online version is that you can do the stations whenever you like. The only guide we'd offer is to not rush through them. It could be a wonderful prayer experience to do them as only one or two stations a day for one or two weeks. It can also be powerful to do all 14, very prayerfully, over the course of 40 minutes to an hour, in a single evening, or to do seven one night and seven the following night. Finally, it can be wonderful to return to the experience several weeks or months later, and discover that because of some struggle or difficulty you are experiencing, the stations become a different experience and a fresh experience of consolation. So why not click on the "Virtual Tour" link and have look. We hope you enjoy this new experience.
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