Way of the Cross

37 Plenary Indulgence A plenary indulgence is granted to the faithful who… personally make the pious Way of the Cross…. In the pious exercise of the Way of the Cross, we recall anew the sufferings which our divine Redeemer endured while going from the praetorium of Pilate, where he was condemned to death, to Mount Calvary, where he died on the cross for our salvation. Regarding the acquisition of the plenary indulgence, the following is prescribed: 1. The pious exercise must be made before stations of the Way of the Cross legitimately erected. 2. To erect the Way of the Cross, fourteen crosses are needed, to which it is customary to attach a picture or image representing the fourteen stations of Jerusalem. 3. According to common custom, the pious exercise consists of fourteen devotional readings, to which some vocal prayers are added…. 4. Progression from one station to the next is required. If the pious exercise is made publicly…it is sufficient that at least the one conducting the Way of the Cross progress from station to station, while the others remain in their place. 5. Those legitimately impeded can acquire the same indulgence, if they spend some time, e.g., at least a quarter of an hour, in reading and meditating on the Passion and Death of Our Lord Jesus Christ.... (Manual of Indulgences 13)