This statue represents Our Lord Jesus Christ during the agony He was going through while praying in the Garden of Gethsemane. This garden was one of His favourite places where He used to go and pray. Jesus is on His knee praying to the Father and on His right there is an angle who is trying to console Him. In his right hand the angle is holding a kalci (chalice) and in his left hand a cross, both are symbols of the harsh suffering Jesus had to go through.

      This statue is over 270 years old and forms part of the original set of statues. We have no records of who made it and when. It is important to note that in this statue, the angle is on the right hand side of Jesus. This is rather rare in such similar statues. Moreover the way the angle is in a flying position as if he has just arrived to console Jesus. The beautiful face of Jesus, even though looking rather sad, typifies the difficult moments He was passing though. This statue is one of the most beautiful statues among the set in Senglea and also one of the most beautiful statues describing this particular station in Malta.

      This statue represents our Lord crowned with thorns. After the Roman soldiers had flogged Jesus they put a crown of thorns on his head, dressed Him in a red cope, put a stick in His hands and started to make fun of Him. This present statue was presented to the Fraternity by a Senglea-born family in thanksgiving for a vow they had made during the French invasion of Malta. They managed to live safely throughout the invasion and so they donated this statue which they bought over to Malta from Spain in 1802.

      The upright and erect figure of Jesus, with His beautiful penetrating eyes, gives this statue a look of majesty, a look which befitted Jesus while He was being declared king, albeit in jest.

    This is the second statue of il-Porpra in Senglea. The original one had Jesus sitting on a half pillar. For many years this statue, still under the care of the Fraternity, was stored at Ospizio Sant’Anna (St Anne old people’s home). When this place was being rebuilt, a lot of water seeped into the niche where this statue was being held and irreparable damage was caused to it and it was not possible to repair it.

This statue definitely needs no introduction. It shows Jesus beneath the Cross when on His way to Cavalry. He fell owing to the heavy weight He was carrying. We have absolutely no records about this statue. We know neither who made it nor when it was made. As pointed out previously, everything points out that it was already in Senglea before the Good Friday processions started to be held. From our records, we know that about 150 years ago, Karlu Darmanin extensively repaired the statue. He changed the position and mode of dress but kept the same shape and the most devoted head. It is natural that when one is in front of the statue one is completely struck by the expression of Jesus’ face. One must also keep in mind that the statue is also showing the awkward situation Jesus must have found Himself before He fell beneath the heavy cross.

      This statue shows a good woman, which according to very old tradition, came out of the crowd, and wiped the sweat and blood off Jesus’ face. This statue is the work of Karlu Darmanin and is 150 years old. We have no records that there was a similar statue with the old set, so we can take it for granted that this was an innovation for the procession. This sorrowful and at the same time pitiful face of this woman is very alluring.

       This is the main statue in every Good Friday procession because it represents the climax of the story of the Passion of Our Lord. In the middle we have Jesus on the Cross, breathing His life away. His Mother Mary and the apostle John are on the right of the Cross and Mary Magdalene on the left.

        The Crucifix and the statue of St John are part of the old set, hence are older than 250 years. While in 1980 the artist Alfred Camilleri was restoring the body of the crucified Christ which was in a very bad state, he discovered that it was made by the artist Saverio Laferla. The statue of Our Lady and Mary Magdalene are the work of Karlu Darmanin. When he made the statue he also arranged the statue in their present position. Mary Magdalene had to be replaced because the original statue had Mary Magdalene spread out on the ground and it used to take too much space from the other statues. After it was replaced, the original statue of Mary Magdalene was stored in the vault of the oratory. Unfortunately it was completely destroyed when during the war the floor of the oratory caved in and everything beneath it was completely destroyed.

     The expressions on the faces and the way the personalities are placed in this statue make it a very beautiful statue. The personalities seem real and complement each other.

       This statue shows the dead body of Christ buried in a new grave. The statue is very old and we have no idea when it was made or by who. The urn is of more recent origin. This urn, built as a decorated traditional bed is made of wood and is the handiwork of the Senglea-born sculpture Felic Zahra, the brother of the painter Francesco Zahra. It was commissioned in the middle of the 18th century. After some years, Marjanu Gerada, a sculpturer renowned for the various statues he made, added the angels at the four corners and made other small modifications.

      This urn is decorated by sculptural works so fine it looks like lace. It rests on a base of four barokk style legs. The urn is gilded in silver and while gold instead of silver and has a pavilion made of very fine material embroidered with golden threads.

     Even though it is rather small in size, the intrinsic work it has makes it a very fine artistic object.

This statue is the last statue carried during the procession. It is made up of two statues Our Lady standing by the cross and St John the Evangelist on the other side as if trying to comfort Her. The position of the statue seem as if the two personalities are in some sort of dialogue and St John thinking of how he is going to take care of Our Lady as recommended by Christ just before He died.

     This is the latest statue of all. It is the work of the artist Karmenu Mallia of Qormi and was commissioned in 1921. The member of the Fraternity Fr Stiefnu Sant’Angelo paid the expenses for the statue. In the original statue there was a small angel instead of St John and in his hands he carried the thorns and nails.

      This is the last change made to the set of statues which form part of the Good Friday procession. This original statue was completely destroyed during the war. It befell the same fate as that which befell the statue of Mary Magdalene.