Way of the Cross

noun phrase

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This is the second year in a row the pope has skipped the Way of the Cross. Claudio Lavanga, NBC News, 31 Mar. 2024 Funeral services for Bishop Cannady will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at The Way of the Cross Church of Christ at 1800 Hazelwood Drive in Capitol Heights. Frederick N. Rasmussen, Baltimore Sun, 26 May 2023 The Way of the Cross is a Catholic worship service in which those gathered meditate on the Passion of the Christ — the final moments of Jesus's life recorded in the Bible. Timothy Nerozzi, Fox News, 7 Apr. 2023 The church hosts a Palm Sunday procession, a washing of the feet ceremony on Maundy Thursday, a Way of the Cross service Friday, a vigil Saturday and an Easter Sunday service. Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 5 Apr. 2023 The Holy Week appointments include a late night Way of the Cross procession marked by prayers on Good Friday at the Colosseum in Rome and Easter Mass on April 9, traditionally followed by a long papal speech from St. Peter's Basilica. Wyatte Grantham-Philips, USA TODAY, 31 Mar. 2023 The Holy Week appointments include a stamina-taxing late night Way of the Cross procession marked by prayers on Good Friday at the Colosseum in Rome and Easter Mass on April 9, which is traditionally followed by a long papal speech delivered from the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica. Frances D'emilio, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1792, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Way of the Cross was in 1792

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“Way of the Cross.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Way%20of%20the%20Cross. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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