Inspirations

The month of March marks the season of Lent for many Christians and Ramadan for many of our Muslim brothers and sisters. These faith-based tradition is highlighted by an extended period of annual fasting, meditation, reflection and repentance through good works and prayer. Religious practices associated with this season may also carry a cultural significance for many of us and so may require respect and reverence from the wider community.

The Stations of the Cross is a traditional devotion practised by many Christians particularly Anglicans, Catholics and Lutherans during the season of Lent. It is a devotional commemoration of the sorrowful journey of Jesus Christ to Calvary leading up to His death, crucifixion and resurrection. Traditionally, there are fourteen stations, however, Catholics have been encouraged by the Papacy to include a fifteenth station to complete the journey on a positive note to the Easter celebration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. The reinvented fifteen stations therefor are :

(1) Jesus is condemned to death.

(2) Jesus carries His cross.

(3) Jesus falls the first time.

(4) Jesus meets his sorrowful mother Marry.

(5) Jesus is helped by Simon of Cyrene to carry His cross.

(6) Jesus is comforted by Veronica by wiping His face of His blood and sweat.

(7) Jesus falls the second time.

(8) Jesus tells the women of Jerusalem not to weep for Him but for their children.

(9) Jesus falls the third time.

(10) Jesus is stripped of His garments.

(11) Jesus is nailed to the cross.

(12) Jesus dies on the cross.

(13) Jesus is taken down from the cross.

(14) Jesus is placed in the sepulchre.

(15) Jesus is risen from the dead.

Each station is followed by the supplication: “We adore You, O Christ, and we bless You; because by Your holy cross You have redeemed the world.". A short reflection can be shared by the prayer leader. Traditional prayers such as the Lord’s Prayer, the Hail Mary and the Glory Be may also be incorporated into the prayer sequence. 

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Meditation and mindfulness are two different concepts that embody the human need to look after ourselves and our mental well-being. Despite the differences, they are interrelated and intertwined in our pursuit for inner peace and happiness.

Trish, a beloved daughter of IHET, is an emerging meditation teacher accredited by and registered with the Meditation Association of Australia. Her non-prescriptive, person-centered and religion-free technique amplifies and epitomises simplicity in creating daily meditative routines and spaces for personal health and well-being. Browse her refreshing and reinvigorated Mindful Makers and Doers Club website for insights and practical tools in mindful living and being. This new brand is a spin-off from her original conceptualisation of the Anti-Mindfulness Mindfulness Club (AMMC).

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