Stations of Strength:
Praying the Stations of the Cross in Times of Suffering
Alice Camille
ISBN 9781627856751
ISBN 1627856757
Prior to Lent in 2026 I went through the collection of Stations I had and found I had about 10 I have never read or reviewed and have made the commitment to try and make it through them this Lent, and I added 2 as I have been reading, praying, and reviewing my way through the collection. Of the 10 I started with 6 were from Twenty-Third Publications, and while researching the first review I found a few others I am interested in. This is one is one of the new ones I discovered and picked up.
This is the eighth of the Stations of the Cross I have read from Twenty-Third Publications in the ‘Praying the Stations with …’ series, and also other titles like this one. This one is specifically written for corporate use, either a small group, parish or home.
It is not currently available on the Twenty-Third Publications site other retailers show it as unavailable, which is a pity it is an excellent version of this devotion.
The description of this volume online states:
““We walk the way of the cross, knowing that Jesus takes up our cross first. Don't be afraid. We're never alone on the way of suffering.” With these words, best-selling spiritual author, Alice Camille, invites us to reflect upon our own contemporary experiences as we walk with Christ to Calvary. This wholly fresh Stations of the Cross is a timely reminder that God is with us here and now and that love is stronger than suffering and even death. God’s love has no end!”
The chapters in this volume are:
Introduction
The First Station Jesus is Condemned to Die
The Second Station Jesus Carries His Cross
The Third Station Jesus Falls the First Time
The Fourth Station Jesus Meets His Mother
The Fifth Station Simon Helps Jesus Carry His Cross
The Sixth Station Veronica Wipes Jesus’ Face
The Seventh Station Jesus Falls the Second Time
The Eighth Station Jesus Meets the Women of Jerusalem
The Ninth Station Jesus Falls the Third Time
The Tenth Station Jesus Is Stripped of His Clothes
The Eleventh Station Jesus Is Nailed to the Cross
The Twelfth Station Jesus Dies on The Cross
The Thirteenth Station Jesus Is Taken Down From the Cross
The Fourteenth Station Jesus Is Laid in the Tomb
Concluding Rite
A sample Station for this edition:
“The Third Station
Jesus Falls the First Time
We’re not superheroes
Leader: The Third Station Jesus falls – the first time.
Weakness is a familiar and inescapable part of life that is given to us.
We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you.
All: Because by your holy cross, you have redeemed the world.
Leader: Jesus is the divine Son. But he’s also the son of Mary of Nazareth. A firl purpose drove him from his home by the sea and bore him into a world that needed him. And needs him still.
Ye now Jesus stumbles and falls to the ground. A long night of interrogation and beatings has brought him to the edge of his strength. Still he rises, as you and I rise: though time and time again, life brings us to our knees. We falter. And we rise, We lose. And we try again.
Superheroes and celebrities – whose stories are fed to us daily – seem impenetrable to defeat. We may experience our own fragility as a form of failure. Shouldn’t we be able to stand on our own feet and brave life’s storms? Our national myth of rugged individualism isn’t the same as our story of sacred union. God is with us. Who can be against us?
Reader: We contemplate God’s word together:
What will separate us from the love of Christ? Will anguish, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakendness, or peril, or the sword? … No, in all these things we conquer overwhelmingly through him who loved us. Romans 8:35,37
[Silent Prayer]
All: God of power and might, you alone are my rock and my strength. When I fall and fail, send me the grace and courage to continue on the path you open for me.”
Last year I read Stations of Hope: Praying the Stations of the Cross for Today by Father David M. Knight for the first time. It was not written for the Jubilee of Hope in 2025 but was remarketed for it and it was worth reading and praying through. This one has the same look and feel. Overall am impressed with Stations I have tracked down from Twenty-Third Publications, both the currently in print and older titles that are out of print. I have benefitted from all of them. I wish that a digital edition was available. I know several people I would recommend it to.
I try and pray a Stations each Friday throughout the year, and every day during Lent. I do see myself returning to this one occasionally, but if a digital edition because available it would be one I used more often. I did benefit from praying through it and believe it would be great for personal use or in a group setting.
Note: This book is part of a series of reviews: 2026 Catholic Reading Plan! For all Stations of the Cross review click here.
Books in the Praying The Stations With Series:
A Way of Reconciliation for Teens - Colleen Rainone
Praying the Stations for Healing - David M. Knight
Praying the Stations of the Cross for Seniors - John van Bemmel
Stations of the Cross for Older Adults - John Van Bemmel
Praying the Stations for the Suffering, Ill, and Disabled - Holly B. Clark
aka Praying the Stations With Mary the Mother of Jesus – Richard Furey
Praying the Stations of Mercy with Pope Francis - Bill Huebsch
Stations of the Cross for Today's Disciples - Sr. Christine Kreshko
Praying the Stations with Children - Gwen Costello
Praying the Stations with John Paul II – Bill Huebsch
Praying the Stations with Pope Francis - Bill Huebsch
Praying the Stations with Saint John XXIII - Bill Huebsch
Praying the Stations with Seniors – John Van Bemmel
Praying the Stations with Young Children - Diane Abajian
Stations of the Cross for Today's Disciples - Christine Kresho
The Mystery of the Cross: Praying the Stations with Pope Francis - David M. Knight
Walking the Via Dolorosa Today - Laurin J. Wenig
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Other Stations from Twenty-Third Publications:
A Mother's Way of the Cross - Deborah McCann
A Personal Way of the Cross - Isaias Powers
Stations of Hope: Praying the Stations of the Cross for Today - Father David M. Knight
The People of the Way of the Cross - Marci Alborghetti
The Stations of the Resurrection - Sister Catherine Duenne
The Way of the Cross - William V Coleman
The Way of the Cross for Parents - Susan Jones
Via Lucis The Way of Light: Praying the Stations of the Resurrection - Glenn Byer
Walking with Jesus on the Way to Calvary - Kathy McGovern
Way of Cross Religion Teachers - Gwen Costello
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