Stations of the Cross

14 – Jesus is laid in the tomb

There are traditionally fourteen Stations of the Cross. Each station represents a different moment in Jesus’ Passion and Death.

Stations of the Cross were inserted in their niches at St. Mary’s Church in Lochee in September 1868. ​The were canonically erected by the Franciscan Fathers on 5th March 1874. ​

Further work was completed on the Stations as part of the improvements made during Father Beurms’ time as the priest-in-charge and at some later point they were painted in colour.

Prayerful meditation through the Stations of the Cross is especially common during Lent and on Fridays throughout the year, in commemoration of Christ’s Crucifixion on Good Friday.


  1. Jesus is Condemned to Death 
  2. Jesus Carries the Cross 
  3. Jesus Falls for the First Time 
  4. Jesus Meets His Mother 
  5. Simon Helps Jesus Carry His Cross 
  6. Veronica Wipes the Face of Jesus 
  7. Jesus Falls a Second Time 
  8. Jesus Meets the Women of Jerusalem 
  9. Jesus Falls a Third Time 
  10. Jesus is Stripped of His Garments 
  11. Jesus is Nailed to the Cross 
  12. Jesus Dies on the Cross 
  13. Jesus’ Body is Removed from the Cross 
  14. Jesus is laid in the tomb
The original Stations Cross were not coloured