Station of the cross walk

Despite the extreme heat of the sun, parishioners reenacted the passion and suffering of Christ as the crowd looked on to witness the scene played by the youths.

Sir John Cardinal Ribat made an entrance to bless the Cross before it was to be brought into the church.

The congregation came in numbers escorted by traffic police to the final station which was taken up the parishioners of Mary Queen of Pacific.

This is the first time the Station of the Cross has taken a route up the Poreporena Freeway with a crowd numbering up to more than a thousand at one time.

Traffic police escort drove ahead to clear traffic as the congregation move into the final stretch of walk towards the last few stations.

The cross is currently at the 12th Station just outside Vision City with more people joining the procession or march.

This is the last leg of the walk as the congregation carries the Cross  and head for Mary Queen of Pacific Parish.

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About a thousand began the walk this morning at 4am to Manu Autoport, down to Sabama, further down to Gabutu and Badili.

It continued past Koki through to Ela Beach and Down Town of which the congregation increased further.

The Cross is now at the foot of the Poreporena Freeway where it will be brought up to the next parish taking up the 10th station at Hohola.

Former Pomio MP and National Planning Minister Paul Tiensten, now serving time at Bomana, is also taking part in this walk.