I have joined the Stations of the Cross procession with the parish of San Carlos, for three years now. Above Pilate (Roger with Manolo) offers Barabbas or Jesus to the people to choose one to release.
The Roman soldiers and the parishioners of San Carlos look on as Jesus falls the second. At each station the scene is acted out. A local theme is prayed for such as the children of the parish. Between each station, Fr Edwin ofm, and other leaders in the parish, lead singing and praying, aided by an amplified megaphone.
At each station a family sets up and altar, which you can see at the top edge of the photo. Altar "boys" and altar "girls" lead the procession, here they watch as the fifth Station was acted out. Teens from the after school programs and Confirmation classes take on various roles, as well as parish leaders.
The Pharisees and Sadduccees (Jhimmy, an after school teacher) join the procession as well as many wailing women, including Mary the mother of Christ.
A view from the back of the procession (quite a crowd), as we approach Cerro San Miguel for the final stations of the day. At the hilltop of Saint michael, Jesus was stripped, nailed to the cross, and put to death.
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