The Stations of the Cross in Atonement for Abuse and for the Healing of All

Oct 13, 2026

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A prayer resource that accompanies church members in contemporary atonement for sins linked to the sexual abuse of children and in the search for healing. It provides fourteen Scripture-based stations for meditating on Jesus’ Passion and death, drawing on gospel accounts and incorporating testimonies voiced by abuse victims or survivors. When prayed communally, it outlines four leadership roles and encourages reflective silence after prayers.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryReligion & Spirituality

FormatPDF

Pages36

Reading Time1 h 31 min

AccessFree to download

Preface

Opening Prayer

The First Station: Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane

# The Stationsof the CrosS in Atonement for Abuseand for the Healing of All Paul Turnerlllustrated by Ronald Patrick Raab,CSC Cover design by Monica Bokinskie.Art by Ronald Patrick Raab,CSC. Station titles and Scripture texts in this work are from “Scripture-Based Stations of theCross,"in Catholic Household Blessings and Prayers,Revised Edition ◎2007 United StatesConference of Catholic Bishops,Washington,DC and are used by permission of thecopyright owner.All rights reserved. Other Scripture texts in this work are from the New American Bible,revised edition◎2010,1991,1986,1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine,Washington,DC and are used bypermission of the copyright owner.All Rights Reserved.No part ofthe New American Biblemay be reproduced in any form without permission in writing from the copyright owner. Excerpts from the English translation and chants of The Roman Missal◎2010,InternationalCommission on English in the Liturgy Corporation.All rights reserved. ◎2020 by Paul Turner Published by Liturgical Press,Collegeville,Minnesota.All rights reserved.No part ofthis book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever,except brief quotationsin reviews,without written permission of Liturgical Press,Saint John's Abbey,PO Box7500,Collegeville,MN 56321-7500.Printed in the United States of America. # Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names:Turner,Paul,author.|Raab,Ronald Patrick,illustrator. Title:The stations of the cross in atonement for abuse and for the healing of all/PaulTurner;illustrated by Ronald Patrick Raab,CSC. Description:Collegeville,Minnesota:Liturgical Press,2020.|Summary:“A prayer resource for contemplating the Passion and death of Jesus through the experience of clerical abuse survivors"—Provided by publisher. Identifiers:LCCN 2020026439(print)|LCCN 2020026440(ebook)|ISBN 9780814665633(paperback)|ISBN 9780814665879(epub)|ISBN 9780814665879(mobi)|ISBN 9780814665879(pdf) Subjects:LCSH:Stations of the Cross-Prayers and devotions.|Jesus Christ—Passion— Prayers and devotions.|Adult child sexual abuse victims—Prayers and devotions.Classification:LCC BX2040.T872020(print)|LCC BX2040(ebook)|DDC 232.96—dc23 LC record available at https:/Accn.loc.gov/2020026439 LC ebook record available at https:/lcn.loc.gov/2020026440 # The Stations of the Crossin Atonement for Abuseand for the Healing of All Paul Turner Illustrated by Ronald Patrick Raab,CSC LITURGICAL PRESS Collegeville,Minnesota www.litpress.org ## Preface These Stations of the Cross accompany members of the church inour time of atonement for the sins associated with the sexual abuse ofour children,and with our yearning for healing. The titles ofthe fourteen stations are the Scripture-based Stations ofthe Cross from Catholic Household Blessings and Prayers.Pope St.JohnPaul II led something similar on several occasions as an alternative tothe traditional stations.Missing are nonscriptural events such as thethree falls of Jesus and the appearance of Veronica.The Scripture-basedstations fill out the meditation on the passion with more details fromthe gospel accounts.When prayed communally,these stations envisionfour leadership roles: 1.The leader may be a layperson,preferably one who can sing twosimple chants drawn from The Roman Missal,one associated withGood Friday,the other with the penitential act of the Mass.Thesemay be sung without accompaniment.However,if the leadercannot sing,these parts may be recited. 2.The reader proclaims the pertinent passages from the Bible. 3.The abuse victim/survivor's voice reads actual quotes from thosewho have suffered abuse. 4.It is suggested that the person reading the “Confessional Prayer ofthe Hierarchy"be an ordained cleric.It is recommended that thisperson allow generous silence after each "Let us pray"to help thecommunity meditate on the biblical passage and the abuse victim/survivor's voice. The four leaders may process to all fourteen statio

FAQs

What is the purpose of these Stations of the Cross?

They accompany church members in atonement for sins associated with the sexual abuse of children and in yearning for healing.

How do these stations differ from traditional ones?

They are Scripture-based, filling out meditation on the Passion with additional details from gospel accounts, and they omit non-scriptural events such as the three falls and the appearance of Veronica.

Who leads the communal prayer, and what are their roles?

The text suggests four roles: a leader (with or without simple chants), a reader who proclaims Bible passages, a voice reading actual quotes from abuse victims/survivors, and a person reading the Confessional Prayer of the Hierarchy as an ordained cleric.

Oct 13, 2026

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