Prayer and pilgrimage

• Stations of the cross

  1. Jesus sentenced to death
  2. Takes up his cross
  3. Falls for the 1st time
  4. Meets his mother
  5. Simon helps him carry the cross
  6. Veronica wipes his face
  7. Falls for the 2nd time
  8. Women of Jerusalem weep for him
  9. Falls for the 3rd time
  10. Stripped of his clothes
  11. Nailed to the cross
  12. Dies on the cross
  13. Taken down from the cross
  14. He is buried
• Prayer is where the believer opens themselves up to God
• What is the influence of prayer

  • Gives hope
  • God gives guidance
• Why is prayer important

  • It helps us grow closer to God
  • Makes us more like Jesus
  • Increases our faith
• Why do christians go on pilgrimage

  • Physically express their faith
  • Renew their commitment to their faith
  • Love and serve others
  • Pray, worship and feel closer to God
  • To be part of a community and feel support from others
  • To get physical and spiritual healing
  • Ask for forgiveness
  • Make sacrifices for their faith
• The rosary is a form of praying where you repeat specific prayers
• What is the holy land

  • Where Jesus lived
  • Proclaimed his gospel
  • Performed miracles
  • Was crucified
  • Rose from the dead
• What is Rome

  • Saint Peter went after being named 'The rock'
  • Believed to be where saint Peter was executed and buried
  • Close to the Pope and his message
• What is Lourdes

  • Vision of Mary seen in the grotto
  • Believed to be able to cleanse people of sin and cured of illness
  • Believed that the spring water can heal the sick
• What is Walsingham

  • Vision of Mary seen
  • Believed to have water that can heal
• Catholic beliefs

  • Pope is the head of the church
  • Pope interprets bible and tells catholics how to live
  • Christ is with us at mass
  • Prayers can be to Mary and saints
  • Faith and good deeds get you into heaven
• Protestant beliefs

  • Church run by elders or bishops
  • Bible tells catholics how to live
  • Only Jesus can take our prayers to God
  • Only faith will get you into heaven
• 'Our father' - God is the creator of everything and we are all his children
• 'Who art in heaven' - Reminds christians that there is an eternal life after death where they will all be with God
• 'Hallowed be thy name' - Christians should worship, respect and praise God
• 'Thy kingdom come thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven' - God is king and asks us to act, talk and think the way he wants us to
• 'Give us this day our daily bread' - God gives us life and gives us what we need to live
• 'Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us' - Christians believe they need to ask God to forgive them for their sins and they should also forgive others
• 'Lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil' - Asking God for protection to find strength against all bad influences
• 'Amen' - Expression of faith that God will hear and act on the prayer