Chapel Station of the Cross Our Lady of the Need Heiloo

Our Lady of the Need in Heiloo is the largest Marian pilgrimage site in the Netherlands. The history of the Sanctuary dates back to the end of the 14th century.

In 1915, thirteen Stations of the Cross were built as part of the pilgrimage complex. Along a winding forest path that starts and ends at the temporary church, thirteen Stations of the Cross have been erected at regular intervals in the form of thirteen identical small chapels. A round arch opening in the front facade offers a view of a semi-circular tile tableau in the back wall of the shallow chapel. Each of these depicts one of the fourteen stations from the Passion of Christ. The floor of the chapel is tiled with white and light yellow tiles in a checkerboard pattern. There is a wooden kneeler in front of each chapel.

Stations of the Cross 10th Station: "Jesus is stripped of his clothes.
Upon His arrival at Calvary, they give the Lord some wine mixed with gall to drink. Jesus tastes it out of gratitude for this little service of love, but still does not want to drink it. He delivers Himself to death in the full freedom of Love.
Then the soldiers tear the clothes off Christ."

In this chapel the link is made with the soldiers of the Second World War who fell for their homeland, "Overcome evil with good".
Left and right are names of victims of small Dutch villages.

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Source

• Text: TracesOfWar
• Photos: Ton Goedhart