Via Crucis :: Immersion

Via Crucis :: Immersion is an experiential Stations of the Cross. Via Crucis is based on the 14 Stations of the Cross … remixed. Our expression of this ancient Christian practice will be multi-sensory,multi-denominational, multi-layered, and multi-media. Via Crucis :: Immersion is a pilgrimage. A journey into the heart of God. It is an immersion into the suffering of Jesus and a discovery of our own brokenness. It is Christ’s passion.

Known by many names throughout history, Via Dolorosa, Stations of the Cross, or the Way of the Cross, this act of devotion and worship represents the journey of Christ to the Cross. This is commonly known as the Passion of Christ.  Entering into the Stations of the Cross is a way to enter into and identify with the suffering of Christ. Participation in the Stations likewise has the effect of entering into our own suffering and the pain of those around us.

The most important reason for reviving the practice of making the Stations of the Cross is that it is a powerful way to contemplate, and enter into, the mystery of Jesus’ gift of himself to us. It takes the reflection on the passion out of my head, and makes it an imaginative exercise. It involves my senses, my experience and my emotions. To the extent I come to experience the love of Jesus for me, to that extent the gratitude I feel will be deep. Deep gratitude leads to real generosity and a desire to love as I have been loved.

The Via Crucis is a pilgrimage. As much as it is a journey of remembrance for what Christ has done; it is also a journey into the heart of God and what the Spirit is doing today. We enter the Way of the Cross in many ways – some in arrogance and self-assurance, some with deep wounds and pain, some with malaise and distraction – but hopefully in the midst of it we all discover our brokenness and our blessedness. We identify our pain with the suffering of Christ and we also realize our place as the beloved of God.