Good Friday 04/10/2020 w/Rosary, Stations & Vespers
Virtual Stations Of The Cross
As a Lenten activity, many parishes offer weekly Stations Of The Cross, including our own parish, Saint Bonaventure, which takes place each Friday throughout Lent at 7 p.m. in the church. Perhaps there have been times when you would like to attend, but for various reasons, you are unable. This page will provide you with a way to experience our Lord’s passion in a unique and personal way.
If you would rather view art alone from the Stations Of The Cross, you can view that below.
To begin the virtual stations, simply click on the crown of thorns below and this link will take you to a page where you can now enjoy the station of the cross right in your own home through a “Virtual Tour.” This traditional Lenten practice will help you reflect on Jesus’ passion in a whole new way. Get started now.
NOTE: THIS FEATURE IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR PHONES OR TABLETS. IT IS ONLY AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING ON A COMPUTER. SORRY FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE.
Stations Of The Cross Gallery
Welcome to our Stations Of The Cross Gallery. By clicking on each image, you can see each station close-up and in great detail. If you continue to scroll down, you can learn about the artists who created these wonderful works of art. Enjoy!
To see a larger version of each image, simply click on each individual station.
The First Station
Jesus is condemned to Death
The Second Station
Jesus carries His cross
The Third Station
Jesus falls the first time
The Fourth Station
Jesus meets
His blessed mother
The Fifth Station
Simon the Cyrenean
helps Jesus carry His cross
The Sixth Station
Veronica wipes
the face of Jesus
The Seventh Station
Jesus falls the second time
The Eighth Station
Jesus comforts the
women of Jerusalem
The Ninth Station
Jesus falls the third time
The Tenth Station
Jesus is stripped
of His garments
The Eleventh Station
Jesus is nailed
to the cross
The Twelfth Station
Jesus dies upon
the cross
The Thirteenth Station
Jesus is lowered from the cross
The Fourteenth Station
Jesus is laid in the tomb
About The Artists
Isabel Piczek, born in Hungary, began the study of art at an early age under the guidance of her father, Zoltan Piczek, who was himself an artist.
She had her first exhibition of works at the age of eleven. She won several first prizes through the next three rears, clearly establishing her career as an artist.
Sharing those formative years with Isabel, her sister Edith nurtured her own artistic capacity. Their artistic partnership blossomed and matured through the years, which makes their personal history difficult to separate.
The Sisters were only young students, when already they were beginning to visualize the contours of a new Sacred Art form, — a new world culture — and they knew there would he no opportunity to create that in the suppressed world behind the iron Curtain under a Communist regime. It was not an easy decision, yet there could he no alternative. They must attempt an escape across the border to Austria. It was extremely dangerous, but good fortune prevailed and they found their way to freedom.
After a brief stay in Vienna, they “painted” their way across Europe, traveling from one monastery to the other, enduring great hardships along the way-which included crossing three borders on foot, once for three days they wondered in the snow of the Alps, finally finding their way to the Italian side. From there they traveled on to Rome which was to become their home for the next three years.
In Rome, Isabel won the international grand award for painting at the Galleria di Roma and was commissioned to paint a 400 sq. ft. true fresco mural at the world famous Pontifical Biblical Institute owned by the Vatican. Her plan for the famous mural was judged by the renowned art historian, Engelbert Kirschbaum and other important art critics. Edith cooperated with Isabel in painting the fresco. For seven months they worked at the great painting which presented unforgettable experiences for the two teenage artists. It was there, where they met some of the finest minds of our time, theologians, scientists and scholars of every kind.
In the following three years spent in Rome, they completed 42 mural paintings. Declining a scholarship to the Academy of Fine Arts in Paris, they traveled to the USA. By now, the years of romantic wondering had produced an inclination to settle down and face up to the challenge of their lives, creating art for a visual revolution known as Mystical Realism.
Establishing their Studio in Los Angeles, they have since completed colossal size murals, mosaics, stained glass windows and tile works for over 490 buildings in seven countries on three continents.
Winning an international competition Isabel has created a 300 sq. ft. figurative stained glass entrance for the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. From the hundreds of art works she has created, she likes to mention the large Resurrection mural at Holy Cross Mausoleum in Culver City, CA, the art works of the Sacred Heart Chapel in Santa Ana CA, the mosaics of St John Neumann Church in Irvine, CA, in the Orange Cathedral, at St. Anne of the Sunset in San Francisco, CA, at San Fernando Mission Mausoleum, Mission Hills, CA, and at St. Mary Magdalene’s in Camarillo, CA, the mural paintings of the Reno, NV Cathedral, Holy Family Church in Deming, NM and St. John Fisher’s in Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA, also the giant stained glass windows of St John Fisher’s.
Edith likes to point out from her many artworks the mosaic and stained glass of St. Anne’s Church in Las Vegas, NV. The stained glass windows of St. Victor’s Church in West Hollywood, CA, the windows of the Orange Cathedral, the giant windows of Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, Los Angeles, CA, the windows of St. Catherine Laboure Church in Redondo Beach, CA, and the 900 sq. ft. stained glass of St. Bridget Church in Los Angeles, CA.
The artists’ work on three continents and seven countries seems to have reached its aesthetic summit in the Guardian Angel Cathedral. Yet, the art form of Mystical Realism that will communicate in inner levels never touched before, opens a new chapter in the history of human visual development. So, while the remarkable works contained in the Cathedral are a logical vertex to a long and rich artistic experience, they are, in fact, only the beginning.