Living Memento Mori: A Summary

Hello readers!

Last January I began writing  a series of reflections, 15 in all, on what it means or might look like to live Memento Mori in the context of the stations of the cross.   I’ve summarized the takeaways from each of my reflections below. Each one is clickable and will take you to the post if you’d like to read or re-read it.

I’m hoping you’re all enjoying this Easter season!

Thanks for reading!

Curt Bumcrot, MRE

Station 1: Jesus is Condemned to Death: Expect to get bad news in this life.  Living Memento Mori is a perspective, a way of handling it.

Station 2: Jesus takes up his Cross: Living Memento Mori means recognizing and accepting the crosses that are laid on us. It means living  actively, taking up our crosses, and moving forward.

Station 3: Jesus falls for the first time: Our cross may knock us to the ground. Living Memento Mori means we  somehow find our way back on our feet.

Station 4: Jesus meets his mother: Living Memento Mori means when we suffer, others suffer alongside us.

Station 5:  Simon helps Jesus carry his cross: Living Memento Mori means we recognize that  God often comes to us in our suffering through others.

Station 6: Veronica wipes the face of Jesus: Living Memento Mori means we consider the needs of others, their crosses, even though we are carrying a cross ourselves.

Station 7: Jesus falls the second time: Living Memento Mori also means being free to express anger and frustration to God, especially if our suffering is chronic.

Station 8: Jesus meets the women of Jerusalem: Living Memento Mori means thinking outside yourself, reflecting on how your life, your words, and your actions affect others.

Station 9: Jesus falls for the third time: Chronic suffering naturally leads us to ask God for healing. Living Memento Mori, however, does not make demands on him.  

Station 10: Jesus is stripped of his garments: Exposure in some form will eventually take place in our life. Living Memento Mori means facing and accepting it.

Station 11: Jesus is nailed to the cross: Living Memento Mori means holding as true and life-impacting both the resurrection and the crucifixion together, excluding neither.

Station 12: Jesus dies: Living Memento Mori means we anticipate and accept the little deaths leading up to physical death that awaits all of us.

Station 12: Jesus dies: Living Memento Mori helps us think of our life not so much in units of time but more in terms of  activities, events, and relationships.

Station 13: Jesus is taken down from the cross: Living Memento Mori means we put plans in place to lessen the stress of those who survive us.

Station 14: Jesus is buried: Living Memento Mori means we seek God in prayer even when he appears to be absent or “asleep.”    

Station 15: Jesus rises from the dead: Living Memento Mori means focusing our attention on God and the promise of eternal life.

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