Stations of the Cross
Fourteen paintings by Robert Dafford are displayed in Sacred Heart Church depicting the Stations of the Cross. The first one is displayed over the left side door (near the graveyard). The last one is displayed over the right side door (near the rectory). Although the paintings are not the original copper-plated ones, they depict the exact same drawings as the originals. The second and thirteenth stations were made narrower to fit in Sacred Heart Church.
In 1906, Mr. Jos. P. Breaux and his wife Cecilia Broussard donated $500 for a beautiful set of Stations of the Cross. These paintings were made in Kevelaer, Germany and executed on copper plates. The Stations were canonically erected by the permission of the administrator of the diocese, Sede Vacante, Msgr. G. A. Rouxel on Septuagesima Sunday, February 11, 1906.
The First Station: Jesus Is Condemned to Death (Donated by Mr. & Mrs. Edward Bonin, Sr. and Family)
The Second Station: Jesus Takes Up His Cross (Donated in Loving Memory of Durel Dutile, Jr. And Son, Donald)
The Third Station: Jesus Falls the First Time (Donated in Memory of The Boumans Family)
The Fourth Station: Jesus Meets His Sorrowful Mother (Donated in Memory of The Walter R. Broussard Family)
The Fifth Station: Simon of Cyrene Helps Jesus Carry the Cross (Donated in Memory of The J.L. Ducrest Family)
The Sixth Station: Veronica Wipes the Face of Jesus (Donated in Memory of Mr. & Mrs. Luke Bernard)
The Seventh Station: Jesus Falls a Second Time (Donated in Memory of Mr. & Mrs. Leo Bernard)
The Eighth Station: Jesus Meets the Women of Jerusalem (Donated in Memory of Mr. & Mrs. R.U. Bernard and Family)
The Ninth Station: Jesus Falls the Third Time (Donated by The Ladies Altar Society)
The Tenth Station: Jesus Is Stripped of His Garments (Donated by Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Pesson)
The Eleventh Station: Jesus Is Nailed to the Cross (Donated in Memory of The Manning C. Duhon Family)
The Twelfth Station: Jesus Dies on the Cross (Donated in Memory of Dr. & Mrs. Eugene E. Soulier and Family)
The Thirteenth Station: Jesus Is Taken Down From the Cross (Donated by The Children of St. Cecilia School)
The Fourteenth Station: Jesus Is Laid in the Tomb (Donated by The Louis Mitchell Duhon Family)