<\/span><\/a> For my non-Roman Catholi=\nc readers, the Stations of the Cross are a liturgical form of deliberate=
\nly meditating on the passion and suffering of Jesus for all mankind, to =
\natone for our sins. You can read more about it here<\/a>. If y=
\nou are curious, you can walk inside almost any Catholic Church and aroun=
\nd the outer walls of the sanctuary you will see paintings, or bas relief=
\n sculptures, depicting the fourteen stations of the cross.<\/p>\n
= I will provide highlights here with English translat= As an aside, diwai<\/i> is the local word for branch = Stesin 1. Pialat i Kotim Jisas <\/strong> Stesin 2. Jis= Stesin 3. Jisas i Pundaun Aninit Long Diwai Kros<\/stro=\nng> Stesin 4. Jisas i Bungim Mama = Stesin 7. Jisas i Pundaun Gen Aninit Long Diwai= Stes= Stesin 9. Jisas i Pundaun Namba T= Stesin 10. Ol i Rausim Klos Bilong= Stesin 12. Jisa i Dai Long Diwai= Stesin = Stesin 14. Ol i Planim Jisas <\/strong><=\nbr\/> (Jesus is laid in the tomb)<\/p>\n After the stations were compl= Here are the las tok<\/i> (la= "Papa, yu lusim sin bilong ol. Ol i no save lo= [2. Jisas, taim man nogut i hangamap long diwai kros wain= "Mi t= [3. Jisas, i tokim ma= "Meri, dispela em i piknini bilong yu."= [Na em i tokim dispela disaipel: (English literal, A= "Dispela em i mam= "God bilong mi, bilong wanam yu lusim = [5. = "Mi dai long wara."<\/stro=\nng> (John 19:28<\/a>)<\/p>\n [6. Jisas, yu singaut:] [7. Jisas, yu singaut strong moa:]<\/p>\n
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<\/span><\/a> The pho=
\ntos here will show some of the sights of the outdoor Stations of the Cro=
\nss, the processional leading from point to point, and most importantly, =
\nthe people here.<\/p>\n
<\/span><\/a> Na=
\nturally, the practice of following the Stations of the Cross gets more e=
\nmphasis in Lent. On campus during the morning of Good Friday the studen=
\nt body put together a processional which wound around and off campus, st=
\nopping at fourteen locations. At each stopping point, a group of studen=
\nts representing one of the regional areas of Papua New Guinea had built =
\na temporary Station of the Cross. There was a liturgy consisting of sha=
\nred prayers and meditations, including a leader and response format at e=
\nach station.<\/p>\n
\n
<\/span><\/a> As the processional approac=
\nhed each station, representatives from the group ahead would meet the pr=
\nocession. 
<\/span><\/a> We would stop=
\n as a large cross being carried from station to station was transferred =
\nto the new group. Then as we moved on, music in the style of that region=
\nal group would greet the arriving procession. The music was always somb=
\ner and low tones (dirges) but the differences in style were unmistakeabl=
\ne. Moroever, many of the regional participants wore clothes and decorat=
\nive attire reminiscient of their home regions.<\/p>\n<\/span><\/a> After the liturgical mediation at that station, the la=
\nrge cross was picked up again and carried on toward the next group waiti=
\nng near the next station. All told, the procession traveled about 1.5 m=
\niles and overall took about three-and-a-half hours.<\/p>\n
<\/span><\/a> We received a liturgy guide written entire=
\nly in Tok Pisin that gave the text of the prayers and meditations at eac=
\nh station.<\/p>\n
\nions. <\/p>\n
\nor growing part of a tree or bush. There is a pun (intentionally) form=
\ned out of the former name of this school, Divine Word Institute or Di-W-=
\nI and yet today the campus post office is the Diwai Post Office, the min=
\ni supermarket on campus is the Diwai Market, and so on. A suggestion: w=
\nith the pidgin words, look at them then try to pronounce them out loud. =
\n You may be surprised how quickly they seem to make sense.<\/p>\n
<\/span><\/a> 
<\/span><\/a> Rot Bilong Diwai Kros<\/strong> (Rite of th=
\ne Cross)<\/p>\n
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\n (Station 1: Jesus is condemned to death)<\/p>\n
\nas i Karim Diwai Kros Bilong Em<\/strong>
(Jesus carries his cross)=<\/p>\n
(Jesus falls the first time)
Aside: notice the word pun=
\ndaun<\/i> … falls down.<\/p>\n
\nbelong Em long Rot <\/strong>
(Jesus meets his mother)<\/p>\n
\ns<\/strong>
(Simon of Cyrene helps Jesus to carry the cross)
<=\nbr\/>Stesin 6. Veronica i Marimari Long Jisas<\/strong>
(Ve=
\nronica wipes the face of Jesus)
Aside: the word marimari<\/i> or <=\ni>marmari<\/i> means "mercy" and we hear it often in church on =
\nSunday.<\/p>\n
\n Kros<\/strong>
(Jesus falls the second time)<\/p>\n
\nin 8. Ol Meri Bilong Jerusalem i Krai Long Jisas<\/strong>
(Jesus m=
\neets the women of Jerusalem)
Aside: meri<\/i> means "woman&qu=
\not;. Loosely, in English, this says all of the women of Jerusalem cried=
\n when they saw Jesus.<\/p>\n
\nri Taim Aninit Long Diwai Kros <\/strong>
(Jesus falls the third ti=
\nme)
Aside: pundaun namba tri taim<\/i> means "falls down numb=
\ner three time".<\/p>\n
\n Jisas<\/strong>
(Jesus' clothes are taken away)<\/p>\n
(Jesus i=
\ns nailed to the cross)<\/p>\n
\n Kros <\/strong>
(Jesus dies on the cross)<\/p>\n
\n13. Ol Lusim Jisas Long Diwai Kros <\/strong>
(Jesus is taken down =
\nfrom the cross)<\/p>\n
\neted, the processional went inside the campus Chapel for a mediation ser=
\nvice on the last words of Jesus on the cross. In Tok Pisin, Ol Las T=
\nok Bilong Jisas Diwai Kros<\/i>.<\/p>\n
\nst words):
[1. Jisas, taim yu hangamup long diwai kros yu bin pre: =
\n(English literal, Jesus the time you hanging up on the cross you prayed:=
\n)]<\/p>\n
\nng dispela samting ol i mekim."<\/strong> (Luke 23:24=
\n<\/a>)<\/p>\n
\ntaim yu, em i askim yu, "Jisas, bihain bai yu kamap long ples bilon=
\ng yu, orait yu tingting long mi." (English literal, Jesus, the no =
\ngood man hung up on a cross one time (same time) as you, asked you, &quo=
\nt;Jesus, behind bye (after a while) you come up to the place that belong=
\ns to you, alright you think about me."]<\/p>\n
\nok tru long yu: Tude bai yu stap wantaim mi long Paradais." <\/stron=\ng>(Luke 23:42-43<\/a>)<\/p>\n
\nma bilong em: (English literal, Jesus talked to the mother belonging to =
\nhim:)]<\/p>\n
\n;<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nnd he talked to this disciple:)]<\/p>\n
\na bilong yu."<\/strong> (John 19:26-27<\/a>)
[4. Jisas, yu singaut strong: (English literal, Jesus, you sing ou=
\nt loudly:)]<\/p>\n
\nmi."<\/strong> (Matthew 27:46<\/a>)<\/p>\n
\nJisas, yu singaut:]<\/p>\n
"Mi pinis nau."<\/strong> (J=
\nohn 19:30a<\/a>)<\/p>\n