On Good Friday, church re-traces Jesus’ steps

Bayley Tonucci, 9, touches the statue of Christ as she walks the Stations of the Cross at St. Joseph Vietnamese Catholic Church on Friday March 3, 2015. On Good Friday, Catholics and Protestants marked Jesus' death on the cross. Many churches relive Jesus' suffering, or Passion, via a step-by-step ritual with art and statues called Stations of the Cross. Charlotte's St. Joseph Vietnamese Catholic Church has life-size Stations of Jesus, the Roman soldiers and others outdoors. On Good Friday, the church's priests and members performed the Stations outside, just to the side of the church, with these life-size representations. Diedra Laird dlaird@charlotteobserver.com

Members of St. Joseph Vietnamese Catholic Church marked Good Friday by re-tracing Jesus’ arduous path to Calvary with the Stations of the Cross.

The outdoor life-size statues of Jesus, Roman soldiers and the women who supported Jesus on the day of his death are among the features that distinguish the 11-year-old Charlotte church. Most Catholic churches depict Jesus’ Passion on plaques or pictures adorning their inside walls.

Tim Funk

This story was originally published April 3, 2015 at 8:24 PM with the headline "On Good Friday, church re-traces Jesus’ steps."

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