stations of the cross
Definition
A series of 14 devotional images or scenes in a church or outdoor path, depicting key events in the Passion of Jesus Christ from his condemnation by Pontius Pilate to his burial.
A Catholic and some Protestant tradition of prayerful meditation on Christ's suffering, often walked as a pilgrimage during Lent.
Examples
During Lent, he turned the stations of the cross into a fitness challenge, timing each stop like a devout interval trainer.
She whispered to her friend that rush-hour subway delays felt like the stations of the cross—endless suffering with no resurrection in sight.
The tour guide quipped that assembling IKEA furniture was his modern stations of the cross, complete with curses at every cryptic screw.
Kids on the field trip raced through the stations of the cross, turning pious reflections into a game of holy hot potato.