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Photos of Cross-Bearing Ceremonies on Good Friday

Photos of Cross-Bearing Ceremonies on Good Friday

Members of Shishan Church in Suzhou, Jiangsu, carried the cross to walk the 14 stations of Jesus’ path to the cross on April 7, Good Friday, 2023.

Members of Shishan Church in Suzhou, Jiangsu, carried the cross to walk the 14 stations of Jesus’ path to the cross on April 7, Good Friday, 2023.(Suzhou CC&TSPM)

ByJohn Zhang April 19, 2023

Members of Shishan Church in Suzhou, Jiangsu, carried the cross to walk the 14 stations of Jesus’ path to the cross on April 7, Good Friday, 2023.(Suzhou CC&TSPM)
Members of Shishan Church in Suzhou, Jiangsu, carried the cross to walk the 14 stations of Jesus’ path to the cross on April 7, Good Friday, 2023.(Suzhou CC&TSPM)
Students carried a cross to walk the 14 stations of Jesus' cross in Nanjing Union Theological Seminary, Jiangsu Province, on April 7, 2023.(Nanjing Union Theological Seminary)
A cross-bearing ceremony was held to commemorate Jesus’ crucifixion in Nanjing Union Theological Seminary on April 7, Good Friday, 2023.(Nanjing Union Theological Seminary )
Members of Huai’an Church in Jiangsu carried the cross to walk the 14 stations of Jesus’ path to the cross on April 7, Good Friday, 2023.(Huai'an CC&TSPM)
Pastors and members of Huai'an Church in Jiangsu took a group picture with a wooden cross on April 7, Good Friday, 2023.(Huai'an CC&TSPM)
Gracious Light Church (or Enguang Chruch) in Chengdu, Sichuan
A female believer nailed a card into a cross at Gracious Light Church (or Enguang Chruch) in Chengdu, Sichuan, implying to crucify the old self with Jesus on the cross, on April 7, Good Friday, 2023.
A prayer meeting with a meditation on
Sicheng Church in Hangzhou, Zhejiang
Church staff of Sicheng Church in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, lit a candle cross during a worship service on April 7, Good Friday, 2023.
Church staff of Sicheng Church in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, lit a candle cross during a worship service on April 7, Good Friday, 2023.

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Many churches conducted activities to mark Good Friday, such as prayer meetings with meditation and cross-bearing ceremonies.

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