XIV. Jesus is buried.
Behold the wood of the Cross…
Pause and hold your heart and the world in your hands.
After that long harrowing day, finally, He is brought to His resting place.
It’s not the kind of burial you’d expect for a king, not even the kind you’d want for a friend: A rushed and unceremonious burial in a borrowed grave with a small traumatized but loyal crew. They couldn’t even wash His body properly as prescribed by custom. They would have to wait till after Sabbath.
What are you supposed to do after such a trauma anyway? How are you even supposed to feel? Devastated, that’s for sure, but could they have also felt some kind of relief the way we do when our loved one finally passes after enduring a long and painful illness—relief that finally, the long awful suffering has mercifully ended?
Only, we know what happened next. On the third day, He would rise again. The stone would be rolled away, and Jesus would step out of his tomb—changed, but also the same. His risen body would shine—even if He has chosen to keep His wounds.
And because of His suffering, death, and resurrection, this world too has been changed, even if it still seems the same. People would still be making choices—foolish and even evil choices. Things would still be going wrong, like diseases and deaths. It would still be a wounded world, except this time, every nook and cranny–even its darkest, most horrible corners—shimmers with the Risen Lord’s presence.
He will be there. We can find Him if we seek Him.
As we anticipate Easter, let us re-commit ourselves to hope. Because of the Resurrection, we must be hopeful people!
Hope shines brightest when the night is dark, so more than ever, the world needs us to keep our hope. We know that our world today is shrouded in darkness and danger. It’s all right if we don’t feel hopeful. Hope, after all, is not a feeling that passes as much as it is a muscle that needs to be exercised in order to grow stronger.
Our closing song puts it so well: “We may not reach the ending, but we can start: Slowly but truly mending, brick by brick, heart by heart.”
We’ll get there. Have faith in the Risen Lord. Hope in Him.
CLOSING SONG
Thank you for joining “The Wounded Way: Soundtrack of the Cross.” Make sure to thank the Lord for the blessings you may have received today.
What are you most grateful for from going through our Stations of the Cross? Make sure to say a prayer of thanks to the Lord.
Let us now end with this song of hope called “Beautiful City” from Godspell. May we all be bearers of hope!
Now that you have completed The Wounded Way: Soundtrack of the Cross, please share your feedback, prayers, and even questions below.
You are also invited to join the Pins of Light Holy Week Retreat with Fr. J this Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday from 8:30 am to 11 am at Mary the Queen Parish in Greenhills, San Juan, Metro Manila—or online. Click HERE for more information on The Algorithm of Grace: Vulnerability, Violence, and Voyage.
34 replies on “The Fourteenth Station”
Grateful for the alignment between the Algorithm of Grace plus this unique Stations of the Cross, as I had so many AHA moments, new reflections, clarity, and maybe renewed focus. I have been oriented to constantly look outward to help the poor, the children, and am glad to be told that it’s ok to also check in on myself and reboot. Very grateful for these sessions.
Thank you for this unique and creative Stations of the Cross. It is a beautiful version which is easy to pray and understand. I felt present in the actual scenes at Calvary.
It has given me hope that our Lord never leaves us. He loves us without a doubt.
Thank you, Fr. Johnny for my second Holy Week with you and your team! Do you have an archive for the past 16 years which I missed? 😀
What a huge blessing for me! So many insights and resolutions! Thank you to my friend who introduced Pins of Light to me in 2024. May the Holy Spirit continue to shower all of you with His wisdom and knowledge, fortitude and everything that your wonderful community needs. This is that one time that I wish I were a Greenhills resident. So blest, you all! God bless us always and in all ways!
This is so beautiful and meaningful. Thank you so much for creating this. I am sure so many hearts were touched today . Your message of love and hope is something that will make my journey in this life a better one as I continue brine to brace every tomorrow .
Thank you for this unusual yet very relatable and insightful Stations of the Cross. Thank you for making us think out of the box, stretch our faith beyond our comfort zones and allow God to touch us in ways we never thought possible.
This different take on The Stations may be very hip and modern, but it stays true to God’s boundless mercy and love for us.
Thank you, Fr. J for sharing your gift of faith with us. May God continue to bless and guide you, as you bless and guide others. 🙏
I have been blessed! Pins of Light has been my companion every year during Lent and this Stations of the Cross was very meaningful! Thank you!
Very enlightening and relevant to our present time. Thank you for sharing this. Have a happy Easter.
Thank you for creating these Stations of the Cross. I was moved more than I expected I would be. Thank you for making the stations so relevant and so relatable. Thank you for allowing me to opportunity to reflect on Jesus’ suffering in relation to my life. I appreciate your efforts and being God’s instrument for me to appreciate this year’s Holy Week.
The journey has been awesome, inspiring and uplifting. Thank you Lord for using the team to create this platform. May God be glorified😇🙏❤️
Thank you, Lord, for Sr. Connie, ICM, for sharing with us the link for this beautiful Stations of the Cross (soundtrack). Bless her with good health, safety in her travels, and a sound spirit to bring more people closer to You. Jesus, I am grateful for pulling me into your embrace(just like today) every time I go away from you. Thank you for your unconditional love for me… please remind me daily. Dear Jesus. Rekindle the HOPE in my heart, in each one’s heart, that we may always remember how loved we are, no matter how many times we go far away from you. Salamat po, Lord, for today.
Thank you for the beautiful and inspiring Stations of the Cross which allows me to link my heart to the heart of Christ. The reflections are very practical to our daily encounters and challenges us to be more Christ-like. Thank you once again, May God continue to bless the team.
Thank you very much for this way of the Cross… It uplifts and helped me go through the stations of the cross- Jesus’ way of love in a creative and unique way.
God bless for all those who made this possible. Thank you for the reflections as well.
May we all build a city of God here on earth.
Thank you JESCOMM for this beautiful unique meditative Way of the Cross.
You have brought to us to remember how it really is. We kmow that we can always strengthen and re kindle our faith through this.
Thank you Lord Jesus,thank you!
I thank my friend Jem for sharing this Stations of the Cross. I was able to share it also with my family and friends. Thank you to Fr. J of MTQ for this. May we all have a new way of looking at things, situations where we are in right now, and never give up and most importantly, always Hope that we too can overcome the world, because we have our loving God and He is so in love with each one of us. God be with us. Mother Mary, intercede for us and bring us closer to Your Son Jesus Christ.
Thank you so much for sharing this. I really need this in times of struggle. Realizing that I am bless enough. Thank you for bringing me anorher step closer to our Lord God.
Amen
I can only say “thank you” for this beautiful and unique Way of the Cross. It is very moving and it has impacted me more profoundly than ever before.
Very solemn and uplifting! Truly, Jesus’ Passion and Death is meaningless if we do not Hope. Hope in his glorified Resurrection!
Thank you…
Beautiful reflections and songs .
Thank you Fr. J. Had a heartfelt Starions of the cross .
There is after all a glimmer of hope. Thank you Fr. J and your team.
Fr. Johnny and Pins of Light Team, thank you so much for blessing us with this awesome and innovative way of praying the Way of the Cross! May God bless you more for all the service and blessings you share with us 🙏
I thank God for giving me hope, hope for a city of man, ruled by God’s love, sacrifice and faithfulness. Thank you, Lord, for the glimmer of hope, hope for a better future for all.
Thank you for this very unique Stations of the Cross which will likely appeal also to the younger generation because of the contemporary songs.
We really need HOPE as elections approaches and surveys show that the same incompetent and corrupt officials ( mostly artistas ) will be re-elected again because of their name recall and popularity. We hope that the Holy Spirit shall enlighten our countrymen to elect competent, and honest officials. Our hope is with God to save our country from the unimitigated corruption of our elected officials and government.
Amen! Amen! Amen!
DEAREST FATHER GOD, JESUS CHRIST, HOLY SPIRIT, we keep our Hope in YOU.
Most grateful for THIS JOURNEY WITH JESUS BEARING OUR CROSS. Amen ✝️✝️✝️
Thank you for this Way of the Cross! The tears fell many times during many of the stations but I needed to be purged. I also need to be healed of my health afflictions. Right now, I am in pain and I will unite that to the Crucified Christ. Still, I ask, beg for healing- please pray for me. The physical pain affects the mind, heart, and yes, even the soul. Thank you again. God bless you, God bless us all.
I pray for you right now.
Maraming, maraming salamat, Fr. Johnny!
Thank You, God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Spirit and our Most Blessed Mother for Your assurance that we are never alone and that You will always help us as we continue to live and hope in this valley of tears. May we continue to survive, thrive and imbibe a joyful life inspite of and despite everything. I need a caring online community after Easter Sunday! Thank you, Fr. Johnny Go! May the Holy Spirit continue to bless you with wisdom and knowledge! AMDG!
Thank you for creating such a meaningful space for prayer and reflection on Jesus’ passion and death. I truly appreciate how you’ve not only provided insightful points for reflection, but also curated contemporary music that brings the way of the cross into the present. In fact, I shared the link with some friends who have been struggling to create their own space for prayer amidst their busy lives, and I know this will be a great help to them as well.
On this Jubilee Year of Hope, this unique meditation on the Way of the Cross has truly been HOPEFUL…
Songs were a surprise; relevant & so meaningful. Thank you & God bless.
This has been a most meaningful way to spend Holy Wednesday meditating on the Holy Sacrifice of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Praise be to God for sending us His Son Jesus to bring us back to Him!
Thanks be to Jesus for dying for us and lighting our way! 🙏
NEVER LOSE HOPE. SHARE it.
Never LOSE HOPE. SHARE it.