Stations of the Cross is (the use of) the "New Way of the Cross" being recited exclusively in the Philippines and by Filipinos abroad. The Stations of the Resurrection (also known by the Latin name of "Via Lucis," Way of Light) are used in some churches at Eastertide to meditate on the Resurrection and Ascension of Jesus Christ. Franz Liszt wrote a "Via crucis" for choir, soloists and piano or organ or harmonium in 1879. In 1931, French organist Marcel Dupré improvised and transcribed musical meditations based on fourteen poems by Paul Claudel, one for each station. Peter Maxwell Davies's "Vesalii Icones" (1969), for
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