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Mumbai: Commemorating 21 Years of Way of the Cross Live

  •   Fri, Apr 22 2011 05:00:10 PM

Mumbai: Commemorating 21 Years of Way of the Cross Live

News and Pics: Rons Bantwal
Daijiworld Media Network - Mumbai

Mumbai, Apr 22: For over 21 years, the Way of the Cross has been enacted live on the streets of Mumbai, and on Friday April 22 the occasion was commemorated at Sacred Heart Church, Santa Cruz here.

For two decades, on every Good Friday without fail, the Stations of the Cross has been enacted live as a musical play on the streets of Khar, Santa Cruz (East and West), Vakola Kalina and Kurla. 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.

The dramatic representation aims to vividly portray the happenings at Calvary, over 2,000 years ago, by enacting 15 songs on the streets. The four-hour programme is a rich spiritual experience for at least 30,000 of those who attend,  witnessed by many thousand more. The 15 stations of the cross, highlight scenes like The Agony in the Garden and Jesus is 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 organised six hours of the Way of the Cross ceremony on Friday April 22. CROSS founder president Joseph Dias was main organizer of the ceremony. At 10.30 am the procession began from Sacred Heart Church, Khar (W) and ended at 4.30 pm at Santa Cruz (E).

  

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  • Patrick de Souza, France

    Thu, Apr 28 2011

    Christ has died for all He has indeed risen from the dead He will come again in glory, alleluia !

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  • apeksha, mumbai/dubai

    Sun, Apr 24 2011

    clara aunty, wish you a very happy easter, i guess during the way of the cross we all young and old have a sense of relaisation of what we have done, its thru the way of the cross we identify or rather look into ourselves self realisation.

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  • Peter Pereira, Pune

    Sat, Apr 23 2011

    Thanks 'Daiji' for the pictures. It looks so real for we, who were unfortunate to participate in this live way of the cross. May the sacred blood of Jesus bring peace and harmony in the world.

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  • Anil John Karvallo, Basrur/Abu Dhabi

    Sat, Apr 23 2011

    Praise The Lord. Realy great programme.It will encourage other parishes to do like this. God bless you all.

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  • Elise, Silver Spring, MD USA

    Fri, Apr 22 2011

    Is this recorded so that it can be watched on the web? I would so love to see it. I wish they did this somewhere near me!

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  • Clara Lewis, Kemmannu/Dubai

    Fri, Apr 22 2011

    I was fortunate to participate in a Live way of the Cross at St. Ignatius Church, Parel, Bombay. It was a great experience and had a great impact on the life of people that many elderly people feel sorry for their sins and cry bitterly.

    Lord our God promised to our ancestors of sending a Saviour to this world to bring glory and salvation to humankind. In the Old Testament Jesus birth, life, teachings ,death and resurrection is predicted. That we refer as written in the scriptures.

    New Testament gives the full History of Jesus' life. Written about His News of coming to this earth, His birth, teachings, miracles, Death, resurrection, and 2nd time coming to this world.

    Sins apart us from God. Jesus chose to die on the Cross for us to give salvation (to save our souls from death and to live forever). Through His death we get Salvation and through His resurrection He sent us the helper the Holy Spirit who lives within us. Through His death we got the opportunity to repent and turn back to our Father in heaven.

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  • HENRY MISQUITH, Bahrain

    Fri, Apr 22 2011

    Hats off to the organizers of this ceremony. The 7 k.m. stations of the cross procession, which hundreds of christians attend bare foot every year.
    GOOD FRIDAY is not merely about fasting and mourning of Jesus Christ, instead it teaches us to follow the path of LORD and emerge triumphant from failure and suffering.

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  • joseph thomas maliakal, mumbai

    Fri, Apr 22 2011

    Jesus Christ has showed us the way,
    how a true christian should live.

    I had seen the play enacted, it felt so real, let the good news spread, all over the world.

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  • Alwyn, canada

    Fri, Apr 22 2011

    Very nice program. Let holy blood of Jesus heal & save us from diseases, natural disasters, wars, terrorism etc. God Bless to all and Happy Ester

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  • Maxim C, Suratkal/Delhi

    Fri, Apr 22 2011

    Good deed of Act. Good to make realise who is JESUS and what he did for mankind. Love and Serve as I have done - this is the msg He has given to us. I would have loved to watch video. Pl try to shoot atleast next year. This is the first time I heard about this way of the cross. Thanks daiji.

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