I would like to take this opportunity to answer many of the questions we
are asked on « how it all began. »
My Dad,
John Greensides (died on November 23, 2000), read a paper written by Wayne Weible.
He was overjoyed with this man's testimony on Medjugorje
and so he sent away for hundreds of these papers. He gave them out to churches
and friends all over the country; as far away as he could drive to deliver
them.
Then my
Mom and Dad, my two sisters, Patricia and Shirley, and I were blessed to go on
a pilgrimage to Medjugorje. It was like a little
piece of heaven on earth there in Medjugorje. This
was where my Dad offered his life and his farm to our Lady. Little did he know
then what plan our Blessed Mother had in store for him.
Upon
arriving home we felt empty; as though we had left a part of us behind.
One day
my Mom and I were reliving the joys of Medjugorje. We
talked about how great it would be have the Stations of the Cross throughout
our property on the farm as a path of prayer. My Mother shared this dream with
some of our friends. Much to our joy, a very dear and loving friend of the
family, Eleanor Lynch, very kindly gave us the fourteen Stations of the Cross.
We placed them on trees around the hillside on our farm.
Sometime
later, we thought how wonderful it would be to have a reunion with all our
spiritual friends whom we had the pleasure of meeting on our trip to
Medjugorje. So in June, 1991, we invited as many as we could and welcomed others
to join us as well.
We were
thrilled when many of those who attended asked us to hold another reunion and
then another and another. The number of people just kept doubling.
Many tell
us how wonderful they feel after they have prayed the Stations of the Cross.
They tell us of personal experiences that they have had. But what we mainly
feel about our farm is that it is a place of prayer, peace and love, and that
all who visit it have been called to come by our Blessed Mother.
A «
Rosary Trail » is located just beyond the fourteenth Station leading back to
the fields of the farm. Also here, begins the Peace Path which leads down the
hill through the woods to the front field where it turns left, leading to the
Grotto Of Our Lady Of Lourdes.
God
Bless.
Marmora,
Ontario, Canada
STATIONS
OF THE CROSS AT THE FARM
Making
the Stations of the Cross is a spiritual journey that every Christian should be
sure to experience and a wonderful way to give homage to our Lord and Saviour.
The
Stations of the Cross consist of fourteen different pictures. At each station,
you stop to reflect on the agony that Jesus took upon Himself to save us from
our sins.
It helps
us to realize the true pain and suffering that Jesus underwent for us that we
might otherwise take for granted.
These
Stations take us back in time to when Jesus was condemned to death through to
His Crucifixion.
In making
the Stations of the Cross, it becomes a remembrance and a true offering that we
can give back to God.
At each
Station, we genuflect, in respect for Jesus' suffering. We then say three
prayers while meditating on His agony: The « Our Father », « Hail Mary », and
the « Glory Be To Father ».
What
greater way to walk with Jesus and become familiar with the true meaning of His
suffering.