Stations of the Cross be conducted personally by the faithful, making their way from one station to another and saying the prayers, or by having an officiating celebrant move from cross to cross while the faithful make the responses. The stations themselves must consist of, at the very least, fourteen wooden crosses, pictures alone do not suffice, and they must be blessed by someone with the authority to erect stations. Pope John Paul II led an annual public prayer of the Stations of the Cross at the Roman Colosseum on Good Friday. Originally, the pope himself carried the cross from station to station, but
Scriptural Way of the Cross across the entrance to the tomb and departed. "Matthew 27: 57-60" The Catholic Church in the Philippines uses a slightly different set called the New Way of the Cross. It starts with the Last Supper and ends with the Resurrection of Jesus. It was adopted at about the same time Pope Benedict XVI approved public recitation of the Scriptural Stations of the Cross. It is used only among dioceses within the Philippines and among Overseas Filipino parishes and communities. Whereas the scriptural form was meant only to add nuance to the understanding of the Passion of Christ, this set of