London train line now has its own Stations of the Cross
An artist has had the original idea of offering aids to prayer and contemplation on a busy London commuter line whose hub is, appropriately, King's Cross.
- United Kingdom
- May 18, 2012
Something extraordinarily beautiful happened during Lent this year. An anonymous artist decided to create a special version of the Stations of the Cross for the London Underground. Called Stations of the King’s Cross, the project sought (and still seeks) to help travellers on the Tube, specifically on the Circle line, to pray the Way of the Cross using 14 paper-cut illustrations that have been published in booklet form.
For those travelling clockwise or anti-clockwise on the London Underground's Circle line, the Stations of the King’s Cross booklet provides a little illustrated prayer for each station or Tube stop – ending, appropriately, at King’s Cross station. Designed, created, and distributed by a young artist who finds idle train trips a fruitful opportunity for prayer, and who is devoted to the Stations of the Cross, these inspiring booklets have been greatly appreciated by several other Tube travellers.
The Catholic Herald covered the story behind this prayerful and original artwork when the booklets first started to appear. The project was also highlighted on the BBC and in the national press. Such was the interest in the inspiring event that publications even as far afield as Sweden, Australia, and the US also ran articles on the project. Stations of the King’s Cross has led to copycat booklets in Glasgow, Canberra, Ipswich, and Paris, and was voted ‘Most Creative’ in Best of Lent 2012 on the Pray Tell blog.
In East Timor, a religious brother translated the Stations of the King's Cross into the Tetun language, for use with young people living in that Catholic country, whilst a minister in Cape Town used the booklet – translated into Afrikaans – during his Good Friday service.
Full Story: Your chance to buy an original Station of the King's Cross - How an artist helped London's travellers to pray on the Tube
Source: A Reluctant Sinner blog
To visit the artist's website, click here.
For those travelling clockwise or anti-clockwise on the London Underground's Circle line, the Stations of the King’s Cross booklet provides a little illustrated prayer for each station or Tube stop – ending, appropriately, at King’s Cross station. Designed, created, and distributed by a young artist who finds idle train trips a fruitful opportunity for prayer, and who is devoted to the Stations of the Cross, these inspiring booklets have been greatly appreciated by several other Tube travellers.
The Catholic Herald covered the story behind this prayerful and original artwork when the booklets first started to appear. The project was also highlighted on the BBC and in the national press. Such was the interest in the inspiring event that publications even as far afield as Sweden, Australia, and the US also ran articles on the project. Stations of the King’s Cross has led to copycat booklets in Glasgow, Canberra, Ipswich, and Paris, and was voted ‘Most Creative’ in Best of Lent 2012 on the Pray Tell blog.
In East Timor, a religious brother translated the Stations of the King's Cross into the Tetun language, for use with young people living in that Catholic country, whilst a minister in Cape Town used the booklet – translated into Afrikaans – during his Good Friday service.
Full Story: Your chance to buy an original Station of the King's Cross - How an artist helped London's travellers to pray on the Tube
Source: A Reluctant Sinner blog
To visit the artist's website, click here.
