Live Way of the Cross on Mumbai streets provides rich spiritual experience


Rons Bantwal
Daijiworld Media Network - Mumbai

Mumbai, Apr 14: It has been 27 years that without fail, every Good Friday, the Stations of the Cross live as a musical is enacted on the streets of Khar, Santacruz (East and West), Vakola, Kalina and Kurla. Tens of thousands of Christians join in the walking pilgrimage on this day of fast, prayer, penance and abstinence.

Thousands of kilowatts of sound and special effects are effectively deployed to bring the arrest, suffering, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, to life.

A dramatic representation aimed to vividly portray the happenings at Calvary, over 2000 years ago, by enacting 15 songs on the streets, was a highlight. The four-hour programme was a rich spiritual experience for at least 30,000 of those who attended and many thousands more who witnessed it. The 15 stations of the Cross highlight scenes on the way - The Agony in the Garden and Jesus before Pilot’s Court, Jesus Meets His Mother, Simon, Veronica and Weeping Women, The 3 Falls, Stripping, Crucifixion, Laying in the Tomb and Resurrection.

CROSS and CSF organized the Way of Cross ceremony. CROSS founder president Joseph Dias is the main organizer of the ceremony. The procession started from Sacred Heart Church Khar-W and ended at Santacruz-E.

  

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  • Dominic B. Soares, Manipal

    Sat, Apr 15 2017

    We were part of this live way of the cross at Holy Cross Church when residing at Kurla. The enactment of Good Friday-Station of the Cross was miraculous which could be felt deep within our self. Continue this practice and let others follow.

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  • Evans Christopher Sumitra, Udupi/ New York, USA.

    Sat, Apr 15 2017

    I have no words to express my thanks to Joseph Dias, CROSS founder president for organizing this mind blowing event which was attended and witnessed by tens of thousands of Christians on the streets of Mumbai. Special thanks to all the artists who took part in this drama. Rons Bantwal, as always you did a great job in covering this entire event. God bless you all. WISHING YOU ALL A HAPPY BLESSED EASTER.

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  • CHARLES SALDANHA, MALAD -MALWANI

    Sat, Apr 15 2017

    MAY LORD JESUS CHRIST BLESS AND FORGIVE THE ENTIRE MANKIND.

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  • FRANCIS, Dubai

    Sat, Apr 15 2017

    The Way of the Cross (The Stations of the Cross) is one of the most popular devotions for all of us. The devotion consists of meditating on 14 very painful events and agony of Jesus.

    O Jesus, our adorable Saviour, we now contemplate Your sacred passion. Help us to understand that the sufferings of our life are the continuation of Your passion. We ask for strength of our souls to go through our passion, in the spirit with which You went through Yours.

    Jesus have mercy on us and pray for all of us on this earth.

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  • Alwyn, Canada

    Fri, Apr 14 2017

    Jesus thank you for your unconditional love to human kind and the whole creatures of this earth. Pray for us from that cross for peace for many nations suffering from hate, bias, killings, religious differences. Have mercy on this earth and give us peace. Nobody died on the cross except you jesus to save this world.

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  • felcy, mulki

    Fri, Apr 14 2017

    Thank you JESUS for saving us through your suffering.

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  • HENRY MISQUITH, Bahrain

    Fri, Apr 14 2017

    Thank you Jesus for dying on the cross for our sins.

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  • Swamy, Mangalore

    Fri, Apr 14 2017

    PM Modi can you send out a message of love, peace and selfless service to fellow humans on this holy day of Good Friday?.

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  • Shankar, Mangalore

    Sat, Apr 15 2017

    Swamy,

    On behalf of my leader Shri. Narendra Modi, I wish you and all the readers here a very Happy Easter.
    Easter shows us that at the end of each hardship,each struggle and each difficulty is a promise of hope and a better tomorrow.Better things will come and we must never give up and lose hope.

    This Easter I will join you all in hoping and praying for a better tomorrow.

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