Jesus meets his mother, who collapses in shock (the spasm).
Like Station 3, Station 4 has no biblical justification, but its significance is still felt. Mary the mother of Jesus represents humanity and her feminine compassion for the pain Jesus endured represents the collective sorrow of the human race for the Crucifixion.
You will find Station 4 right next to Station 3. Inside the entrance is a restaurant. The Church of Our Lady of Sorrows is inside next to the restaurant, but like Station 3, every time I walked by, it was closed.
Once you are finished, continue heading south on Al Wad St. About 20 yards down you’ll find Station 5.
- What is the Via Dolorosa?
- Station 1: Jesus is condemned to death
- Station 2: Jesus takes up his cross
- Station 3: Jesus falls for the first time
- Station 4: Jesus meets his mother
- Station 5: Simon of Cyrene helps Jesus
- Station 6: Veronica wipes the face of Jesus
- Station 7: Jesus falls for the second time
- Station 8: Jesus meets the women of Jerusalem
- Station 9: Jesus falls for the third time
- Station 10: Jesus is stripped of his garments
- Station 11: Jesus is nailed to the Cross
- Station 12: Jesus dies on the Cross
- Station 13: Jesus is taken down from the cross
- Station 14: Jesus is laid in the tomb