St. Teresa of Calcutta Parish held a Living Stations of the Cross in Spanish with a procession on Good Friday afternoon outside the Church of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary on Prospect Avenue in Scranton. For Christians, the Stations of the Cross commemorate Jesus’ passion and death on the cross. There are 14 stations that each depict a moment on his journey to Calvary, usually through sacred art, prayers and reflections.
A Roman solider holds a cross during St. Teresa of Calcutta Parish’s living Stations of the Cross in Scranton on Friday, April 18, 2025. (REBECCA PARTICKA/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)
An actor representing Jesus carries the cross during St. Teresa of Calcutta Parish’s living Stations of the Cross in Scranton on Friday, April 18, 2025. (REBECCA PARTICKA/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)
Community members dressed for Biblical times watch as St. Teresa of Calcutta Parish’s living Stations of the Cross begins outside of the Church of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary in Scranton on Friday, April 18, 2025. (REBECCA PARTICKA/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)
St. Teresa of Calcutta Parish’s living Stations of the Cross recreate the 5th station where Simon helps Jesus carry the in Scranton on Friday, April 18, 2025. (REBECCA PARTICKA/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)
Participants snap photos and record videos of St. Teresa of Calcutta Parish’s living Stations of the Cross in Scranton on Friday, April 18, 2025. (REBECCA PARTICKA/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)
Community members follow alongside St. Teresa of Calcutta Parish’s living Stations of the Cross procession in Scranton on Friday, April 18, 2025. (REBECCA PARTICKA/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)
St. Teresa of Calcutta Parish’s living Stations of the Cross procession acts out Jesus falling for the first time in Scranton on Friday, April 18, 2025. (REBECCA PARTICKA/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)
Actors reenact the scene of Jesus being arrested by Roman soldiers during St. Teresa of Calcutta Parish’s living Stations of the Cross in Scranton on Friday, April 18, 2025. (REBECCA PARTICKA/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)
Community members gather to watch St. Teresa of Calcutta Parish’s living Stations of the Cross in Scranton on Friday, April 18, 2025. (REBECCA PARTICKA/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)
St. Teresa of Calcutta Parish reenacts the 6th station where Veronica wipes the face of Jesus during the parish’s living Stations of the Cross procession in Scranton on Friday, April 18, 2025. (REBECCA PARTICKA/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)
Community members walk along St. Teresa of Calcutta Parish’s living Stations of the Cross procession in Scranton on Friday, April 18, 2025. (REBECCA PARTICKA/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)