WEST PALM BEACH - During Lent, fifth graders at St. Ann School in West Palm Beach participated in a Stations of the Cross workout program created by SportsLeader, a Catholic virtue-based formation program for coaches and directors of sports ministry.
While eighth graders reenacted the Stations of the Cross in the church building, fifth graders combined a specific exercise to each station. Praying the stations in this way helped the students grow closer to Christ by experiencing the fatigue, sweat and effort that the Lord suffered in his passion and death.
For example, the sixth station, Veronica Wipes the Face of Jesus, was combined with sit ups. The reflection for this exercise and station read, “With angry, drunk soldiers surrounding a man they are en route to nail to a cross, one extremely courageous, bold, brave woman risks her life and her reputation by wiping Jesus’ face with her cloth. She wanted to help in some small way and nothing was going to stop her. How often do we give in to our fears of what others might say or do? Are we afraid of excellence? Are we afraid of challenging our teammates to do better, to strive harder for perfection? May we imitate the bold courage of Veronica and let nothing hold us back from helping our teammates get better.”
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