Pentacost
Sunday
Via Lucis
– Way of Light - Stations of the Resurrection:
1.
Jesus is raised from the dead
2.
The finding of the empty tomb
3.
Mary Magdalene meets the risen Jesus
4.
Jesus appears on the road to Emmaus
5.
Jesus is known in the breaking of bread
6.
Jesus appears to the disciples in Jerusalem
7.
Jesus gives the disciples his peace and the power to forgive sins
8.
Jesus strengthens the faith of Thomas
9.
Jesus appears by the Sea of Tiberias
10.
Jesus forgives Peter and commands him to feed his sheep
11.
Jesus commissions the disciples upon the mountain
12.
The Ascension of Jesus
13.
Mary and the disciples wait in prayer
14.
The Holy Spirit descends at Pentecost
In the summer
of 1988, Father Sabino Palumbieri, Professor of Anthropology at the Salesian
University in Rome, proposed the creation of a new set of stations, centered
upon the Resurrection and the events following from it, so as to emphasize the
positive, hopeful aspect of the Christian story which, though not absent from
the Stations of the Cross, is obscured by their emphasis upon suffering. The
first major public celebration of this devotion was in 1990, after which it
gained greater currency.
In December
2001, the Holy See promulgated a Directory on Popular Piety and the Liturgy,
which commended the Via Lucis as follows:
A pious
exercise called the Via Lucis (Way of the Light) has developed and spread to
many regions in recent years. Following the model of the Via Crucis (Way of the
Cross), the faithful process while meditating on the various appearances of
Jesus – from his Resurrection to his Ascension – in which he showed his glory
to the disciples who awaited the coming of the Holy Spirit, strengthened their
faith, brought to completion his teaching on the Kingdom and more closely
defined the sacramental and hierarchical structure of the Church.
Through the
Via Lucis, the faithful recall the central event of the faith – the resurrection
of Christ – and their discipleship in virtue of Baptism, the paschal sacrament
by which they have passed from the darkness of sin to the bright radiance of
the light of grace.
Just as
Friday is the special day for the Via Crucis, Sunday is the day for the Via
Lucis.
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