▁are ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁religious ▁ref lections ▁describing ▁or ▁dep ict ing ▁Christ ▁carrying ▁the ▁cross ▁to ▁his ▁cru c if ix ion . ▁Most ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁churches , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁many ▁Ang lic an , ▁Luther an . ▁and ▁Method ist ▁par ishes , ▁contain ▁St ations ▁of ▁the ▁Cross , ▁typically ▁placed ▁at ▁intervals ▁along ▁the ▁side w alls ▁of ▁the ▁nave ; ▁in ▁most ▁churches , ▁they ▁are ▁small ▁pla ques ▁with ▁relief s ▁or ▁paint ings , ▁although ▁in ▁others ▁they ▁may ▁be ▁simple ▁cross es ▁with ▁a ▁numer al ▁in ▁the ▁center . ▁The ▁tradition ▁of ▁moving ▁around ▁the ▁St ations ▁to ▁comm emor ate ▁the ▁Pass ion ▁of ▁Christ ▁began ▁with ▁Francis ▁of ▁Ass isi ▁and ▁extended ▁throughout ▁the ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁Church ▁in ▁the ▁medieval ▁period . ▁It ▁is ▁most ▁commonly ▁done ▁during ▁L ent , ▁especially ▁on ▁Good ▁Friday , ▁but ▁it ▁can ▁be ▁done ▁on ▁other ▁days ▁as ▁well , ▁especially ▁Wed nes days ▁and ▁Frid ays . ▁ ▁The ▁Pass ion ▁Off ices ▁ ▁The ▁Pass ion ▁Off ices ▁were ▁the ▁special ▁pray ers ▁said ▁by ▁various ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁communities , ▁particularly ▁the ▁Pass ion ist ▁f athers ▁to ▁comm emor ate ▁the ▁Pass ion ▁of ▁Christ . ▁ ▁The ▁Little ▁Office ▁of ▁the ▁Pass ion ▁ ▁Another ▁dev otion ▁is ▁the ▁Little ▁Office ▁of ▁the ▁Pass ion ▁created ▁by ▁Francis ▁of ▁Ass isi ▁( 1 1 8 1 / 8 2 – 1 2 2 6 ). ▁He ▁ordered ▁this ▁office ▁around