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Fr. Joseph A. Ruther, O.F.M
1908-1984
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The Stations of the Cross, page 4
![bullet](_themes/ricepapr/aricebu1.gif) | Station 8 is an illustration of Christ's unwavering
ability to see the suffering of others outside himself, as this
Station depicts Jesus consoling a mourning woman as he passes her. |
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![bullet](_themes/ricepapr/aricebu1.gif) | The 9th Station is the third instance of Christ
falling under the weight of the cross. |
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![bullet](_themes/ricepapr/aricebu1.gif) | At the tenth Station Christ was stripped and the
depiction here is of his hands holding the rope given to the
condemned for support as their clothes were torn off. |
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Last updated: 29 April 2004
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