County of art: Montgomery County
Location of art: MO-P, Shrine of Our Lady of Sorrows, on small chapel, Starkenburg
Marker erected by: Church of the Risen Savior
relief Artist: A. T. Kaletta of St. Louis
"Jesus stands in the most human of places. He has
already experienced profound solidarity with so many on
this earth, by being beaten and tortured. Now he is
wrongfully condemned to punishment by death. His
commitment to entering our lives completely begins its
final steps. He has said “yes” to God and placed his life in
God’s hands. We follow him in this final surrender, and
contemplate with reverence each place along the way, as
he is broken and given for us."
" As I view the scene, I become moved by both
outrage and gratitude. I look at Jesus. His face, the crown
of thorns, the blood, His clothes stuck to the wounds on
his back. Pilate washes his hands of the whole affair.
Jesus’ hands are tied behind his back." ~ Stations of the Cross - When, Where & Why?
You may be wondering why the sites are called Stations of the Cross. The word station comes from
the Latin word that means to stand. We are walking from Christ’s trial to His crucifixion at Calvary and
we stop and stand at certain sites (stations) that commemorate various events that took place along
the way. As you come to each station, you stop, pray, read the scriptures, pray the prayers, and
contemplate the situation before moving on. As you walk from one station to the next, your walking
becomes a devotional act, because you are walking with Jesus as He walks to Calvary.
Marker on site text:
STATIONS
Simple stations were built here in 1889. Present images were donated in 1901 by Joseph Highberger, Westphalia, Kansas, when more impressive brick stations were built. Although the stations eroded, images remained intact and were incorporated into the present stations. Each 13 ft. high of reinforced concrete on a 6 by 6 ft solid concrete base, built in 1950 under direction of Rev. Peter Minwegen, O.M.I. blessed that same year by Rev. Coleman Borgard. O.F.M. of Hermann, Mo. ~ Church of the Risen Savior
"The Fourteen Stations of the Cross (1889 - photos #12-13) originally were only
drawings of scenes from the life of Christ placed in the woods. In 1901 more permanent
stations were constructed of brick on stone foundations with stone images inserted,
carved by A. T. Kaletta of St. Louis, Missouri. By 1950 these stations had deteriorated
and were replaced by reinforced concrete monoliths on bases of solid concrete into which
Kaletta's images were inserted." ~ NRHP Nomination form