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Daijiworld Media Network - Mumbai

Mumbai, Apr 11: It was a commemoration of  21 Years of   The Way of the Cross Live on the Streets on 10th April 09, 10 am at the  Sacred Heart Church , Santacruz (W), suburb of Mumbai.

It has been religiously followed since 2 decades  and  every Good Friday, the Stations of the Cross  have been enacted live with  music on the streets of Khar, Santacruz (East & West), Vakola Kalina & Kurla. Tens of  thousands of Christians joined in the walking pilgrimage on this day of fast, prayer, penance & abstinence. 

The live event  played a big role in  bringing the message of Good Friday to non-Christians, many of whom mistakenly believe it to be a feast day.  Hi-Fi  sound system and special effects were effectively deployed to bring alive the arrest, suffering, death & resurrection of Jesus Christ.

The  dramatic representation was  aimed at vividly portraying  the happenings at Mount Calvary, over 2000 years ago. The 6 hour programme  consisted of  15 songs,  rich in spiritual experience for at least 30,000 faithful  who attend and also thousands more who witnessed it. The  stations of the cross highlighted scenes  of  The Agony in the Garden , Jesus  before Pilot’s Court, Jesus Meeting  His Mother, Simon, Veronica & Weeping Women, The 3 Falls, Stripping, Crucifixion, Laying in the tomb & Resurrection.

The CROSS & The CSF Organized the continuous  6 hour Way of the Cross Ceremony . The CROSS Founder President Mr. Joseph Dias was  the head of the organizing committee of the Ceremony. The procession began at  10.30am  from the Sacred Heart Church Khar (W) and ended  at 4.30pm at Santacruz (E), suburb of Mumbai.