Via Crucis in Chicago

I've always wanted to see the Via Crucis in Pilsen. Maybe another year. These photos are from the Chicago Tribune.


Crucifixion
(Tribune photo by Alex Garcia / April 10, 2009)
Arturo Raigosa, 26, playing Jesus Christ, undergoes a mock crucifixion in Harrison Park during a the "Stations of the Cross" ceremony in the Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago. At his feel lifting the cross in place are actors playing Roman soldiers.


Mary and the crucifixion
(Tribune photo by Alex Garcia / April 10, 2009)
Juana Diaz (center), playing Mary, watches the crucifixion during a reenactment of the "Stations of the Cross" in Pilsen's Harrison Park.


Stations of the Cross
(Tribune photo by Alex Garcia / April 10, 2009)
Arturo Raigosa, 26, as Jesus Christ, walks with his cross down 18th Street in Pilsen during the Good Friday tradition called the "Stations of the Cross" that commemorates the final hours of Jesus' life.


Stations of the Cross
(Tribune photo by Alex Garcia / April 10, 2009)
Boys playing Roman soldiers walk down 18th Street during a reenactment of the "Stations of the Cross" in Pilsen.


Stations of the Cross
(Tribune photo by Alex Garcia / April 10, 2009)
Hector Alvarez, 23, of Chicago plays a crucified thief during a reenactment of the "Stations of the Cross" in Pilsen's Harrison Park.