Caption by Ashmar Mandou

Celebrating its 48th year, Good Friday has brought thousands to Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood as the community celebrates Via Crucis—a reenactment of the fourteen stations of the cross, hosted right in the heart of 18th Street. The annual of the Living Way of the Cross (aka Pilsen Via Crucis) will reenact several scenes of Jesus Christ’s final days along a procession route that begins in the basement at Providence of God, 717 W. 18th St., at 9:00 a.m. Friday, April 18th with the Last Supper reenactment. The Pilsen Via Crucis procession will then head westbound on 18th Street before arriving at Harrison Park at 18th and Wood, where organizers will reenact Jesus Christ’s crucifixion, and end at St. Adalbert’s, 1650 W. 17th St., for closing prayer service.

Photo Credit: Pilsen Via Crucis