Last night, we had the fourth annual Way of the Cross (Via Crucis)...a Passion/Crucifixion re-enactment that involves much of the city. It's really remarkable to me how much people are willing to have the city taken over for these events.
The route was a little different from last year's, making it more circuitous, but also allowing the spectators to move through the scene and experience it in "surround sound". Being in the choir, we were at the end of the procession for the most part, and didn't manage to see a ton. However, what I did see indicated that they really did a good job keeping it contemplative as an experience rather than descending into bathos.
We ended up at the Duomo with a PACKED church (accompanied by the wooden corpus dating to the 1400s and a stricken Mary statue on a bier). Even the aisles (standing room only) were crowded. It was lovely to see how many had committed nearly three hours on a Friday night to participating in this community spectacle, either as an actor or as audience.
Love and blessings,
Alexandra
p.s. The photos are courtesy of Roberto Baglioni, since I was unable to take pictures and sing!
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| Full church! |
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| Taking Mary home...okay, this is funny, granted! |
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