The Stations of the Cross were designed and created by the artist Sallie O’Sullivan especially for Balally Parish. They were made in 1982 at the request of the then Parish Priest, Fr. Randles, and have become an integral and unique part of the church.

The stations are extremely unique as they were made using a supplementary weft technique. It is not a tapestry weave although warp and weft both show on the face. The imagery is constructed into the weave on the face of the woven cloth.

Acid super Milling Dyes were used to create the wonderful colours, while the yarns were mothproofed with Mitin F.F during dyeing to protect them.

At the time it was not thought that this technique was ever used for the Stations of the Cross.

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"We adore You, Jesus because by Your Holy Cross, You have redeemed the world."

First Station: Jesus is condemned to death (Matthew 27:26)

Second Station: Jesus is given his cross (John 19:17)

Third Station: Jesus falls the first time (Isaiah 63:5) 

Fourth Station: Jesus meets His Mother (John 19:26)

Fifth Station: Simon of Cyrene carries the cross (Luke 23:26)

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Sixth Station: Veronica wipes the face of Jesus (Matthew 25:40)

Seventh Station: Jesus falls the second time (Psalm 22:14-15)

Eighth Station: Jesus meets the daughters of Jerusalem (Luke 23:27-28)

Ninth Station: Jesus falls for the third time (2 Cor. 12:9)

Tenth Station: Jesus is stripped of His garments (Matthew 27:35)

Eleventh Station: Crucifixion: Jesus is nailed to the cross (Luke 23:33-34)

Twelfth Station: Jesus dies on the cross (Luke 23:44-49)

Thirteenth Station: Jesus' body is removed from the cross (John 19:38-40)

Fourteenth Station: Jesus is laid in the tomb and covered in incense (John 19:41-42)