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The Via Dolorosa, meaning the Way of Suffering, is the route through Jerusalem's Old City that pilgrims walk to follow the path Jesus took to his crucifixion.
The route winds through the living streets of the Old City and is marked by fourteen stations, each recalling a moment on the way to the cross, from the condemnation to the burial. The final stations lie within the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.
Pilgrims have walked this way for many centuries, and the path passes through busy markets and quiet corners alike, so the sacred and the everyday sit side by side, much as they did on the first Good Friday.
They are fourteen points along the Via Dolorosa, each marking an event on Jesus's journey to the cross, where pilgrims pause to pray and reflect.
Walking the stations slowly, stopping to pray at each, turns the route into a moving act of devotion rather than a walk between sights. "He bearing his cross went forth." (John 19:17)
AJET guides walk the stations at a pace that allows genuine reflection, opening up the history and meaning of each stop along the way.
It begins near the Lions' Gate in the Muslim Quarter and ends inside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, where the final stations are located.
With prayer and reflection at each station, most groups take one to two hours. The route itself is not long, but it is walked slowly.
It can be, as it runs through busy market streets. Guides time the walk to find calmer moments where possible.
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