Via Dolorosa

Carrying his own cross, he went out to the place of the Skull (which in Aramaic is called Golgotha). (John 19:17)

Solemnly, we make our way down the Via Dolorosa, through the narrow streets of ancient Jerusalem, past busy every-day life, like Jesus did …

Via Dolorosa, the narrow streets of ancient Jerusalem

… past shops and Muslims … and mixed in with these are the Stations of the Cross, images in stone or paintings, such as this one at a little Armenian Catholic chapel below. This one depicts the touching moment when Jesus met His mother who wanted to be with Him in His pain and sorrow.

Shops mixed with Stations of the Cross, images in stone or painting

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