Via Crucis, in Latin, means the way of crucification, or called by the Catholic Church in English "Stations of the Cross" - they are any series of fourteen images depicting Jesus on the day of his crucifixion. You can see them inside a church, in painting or plague, and in outdoor the stations can be individual structures in the form of relevare (i.e relief) or even proper sculpture.

Those 14 in the photos are mental plagues mounted on concrete crosses and as far as I know built in the 1920s. I don't know of any other place in Hong Kong that has an outdoor Via Crucis. As a lapsed Catholic myself I still do go to church on occasions like the Lent, which is usually the time for belivers to make a spiritual pilgrimage through contemplation of the Passion of Christ by walking and praying through those stations.

I discovered this when I first moved to the island where I'm iving now, which has one of the largest Catholic retreats in Hong Kong (and for those who know it's a Salesian retreat). This is not open to the public, and for some reason when I walked early this morning the main gate was open. Maybe they open the place for visitors during Easter? Most likely though the gate was open because some local students were having a sport day in the playground inside the retreat.

Let me know if you know of any other ourdoor Via Crucis in Hong Kong. I would love to visit. Since it's a private retreat I won't tell the location, but I'm sure others will.

As Easter is Approaching, Let Me Take You On A Via Crucis