Via Crucis began at San Vincent de Paul Parish and will end at Basilica of St. Josephat. Parishioners and South siders who are predominately Hispanic would like a Spanish speaking Franciscan priest as part of the 100th Anniversary of the Order of Friars at the Basilica.
By H. Nelson Goodson
April 2, 2010
Milwaukee -Hundreds of South side Latinos and non-Latino Christians during Holy week observed Good Friday on April 2, with live Stations of a Via Crucis (the Cross) which is a re-enactment of the ritual that commemorates Jesus Christ suffering in the hours before his crucifixion. The Via Crucis began at about 2:00 p.m. at St. Vincent de Paul Parish, 2114 W. Mitchell St. and will travel East for more than three hours until it ends at St. Josaphat Basilica, 2333 S. 6th St. The event was sponsored by the Hispanic Ministry Office of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee.
Parishioners and volunteers during the Via Crucis take up roles and undergo a mock crucifixion of the Passion of Christ. While other volunteers read bilingual segments of the crucifixion at each stop.
During Lent, Christians place special emphasis on prayer and contemplation on the Passion and Death of the Lord through expressions of popular piety such as the Via Crucis (Stations of the Cross) and veneration of the Crucified Christ.
The Stations, or Way of the Cross, are a traditional method of meditating upon Christ's Suffering and Death. In the Catholic church, you will find 15 images usually placed on the wall. It is customary before each station to pray. The stations are, I. Jesus is condemned to death. II. Jesus takes up His Cross. III. Jesus falls for the first time. IV. Jesus meets His sorrowful Mother. V. Simon of Cyrene helps Jesus carry the Cross. VI. Veronica wipes the Face of Jesus. VII. Jesus falls a second time. VIII. Jesus meet the Women of Jerusalem. IX. Jesus falls the third time. X. Jesus is stripped of His garments. XI. Jesus is nailed to the Cross. XII. Jesus dies on the Cross. XIII. Jesus is taken down from the Cross. XIV. Jesus is laid in the tomb. XV. Christ rises.
The object of the Stations is to help the faithful to make in spirit, as it were, a pilgrimage to the chief scenes of Christ's suffering and death, and this has become one of the most popular of Catholic devotions. It is carried out by passing from Station to Station, with certain prayers said out loud at each and devout meditation on the various incidents in turn.
Hispanics through their devotion performed the Stations publicly, and sing a stanza of the "Stabat Mater" while passing from one Station to the next.
Archbishop Jerome Listecki will celebrate his first Easter Sunday mass in Milwaukee. The Sunday after Good Friday is the observance of Easter by Western Christians.
This year, the weather reach above the 70's compared to prior years of cold temperatures. The cost of the Via Crucis is estimated at $4,000, which included permits, and police escort throughout the route, according to the Hispanic Ministry Office. Jorge Benavente, Diacono (Deacon) at St. Hyacinth Parish told the Via Crucis followers at a Station in front of the parish that only the parade permits and police escort had cost a total of $2,200. Archbisop Jerome Listecki also attended the Via Crucis and read a segment of a Station in front of St. Hyacinth Parish along with Benavente.
For years, Basilica parishioners and South side Hispanic Catholics in the area have been inquiring about getting a Spanish speaking Franciscan priest as part of the 100th Anniversary of the Order of Friars at the Basilica of Saint Josaphat located in the heart of the Latino community in Wisconsin.
Hispanic Catholics in the predominately Latino South side community have asked for Spanish mass and other services in Spanish at the Basilica of Saint Josaphat. A Franciscan Spanish speaking priest would have to be assigned by the Franciscan Order to fulfill services in Spanish at the Basilica.
The Order of Friars (Conventual Franciscans) have operated the Basilica for the last 99 years and are celebrating their 100th year in. In June 2009, Father Jim Ciaramitaro from the Basilica of Saint Josaphat said he also would like to see church services in Spanish since, Quinceañeras (young lady turns fifteen) and Hispanic parishioners attend the Basilica and also get married at the church. Currently, these religious ceremonies are done in English only because the Basilica has only two English speaking Franciscan priests.
On Friday, Benavente confirmed that there are no masses in Spanish and would like to see Spanish speaking masses at the South side Basilica. "We need to attract the younger Spanish speaking generation into the priesthood," Benavante said.
The decision to find and assign a Spanish speaking Franciscan priest would fall on Pastor Jim Jankowski at the Basilica of Saint Josaphat, the archbishops of Wisconsin and Chicago, and the Franciscan Order, according to Father Ciaramitaro.
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By H. Nelson Goodson
April 2, 2010
Milwaukee -Hundreds of South side Latinos and non-Latino Christians during Holy week observed Good Friday on April 2, with live Stations of a Via Crucis (the Cross) which is a re-enactment of the ritual that commemorates Jesus Christ suffering in the hours before his crucifixion. The Via Crucis began at about 2:00 p.m. at St. Vincent de Paul Parish, 2114 W. Mitchell St. and will travel East for more than three hours until it ends at St. Josaphat Basilica, 2333 S. 6th St. The event was sponsored by the Hispanic Ministry Office of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee.
Parishioners and volunteers during the Via Crucis take up roles and undergo a mock crucifixion of the Passion of Christ. While other volunteers read bilingual segments of the crucifixion at each stop.
During Lent, Christians place special emphasis on prayer and contemplation on the Passion and Death of the Lord through expressions of popular piety such as the Via Crucis (Stations of the Cross) and veneration of the Crucified Christ.
The Stations, or Way of the Cross, are a traditional method of meditating upon Christ's Suffering and Death. In the Catholic church, you will find 15 images usually placed on the wall. It is customary before each station to pray. The stations are, I. Jesus is condemned to death. II. Jesus takes up His Cross. III. Jesus falls for the first time. IV. Jesus meets His sorrowful Mother. V. Simon of Cyrene helps Jesus carry the Cross. VI. Veronica wipes the Face of Jesus. VII. Jesus falls a second time. VIII. Jesus meet the Women of Jerusalem. IX. Jesus falls the third time. X. Jesus is stripped of His garments. XI. Jesus is nailed to the Cross. XII. Jesus dies on the Cross. XIII. Jesus is taken down from the Cross. XIV. Jesus is laid in the tomb. XV. Christ rises.
The object of the Stations is to help the faithful to make in spirit, as it were, a pilgrimage to the chief scenes of Christ's suffering and death, and this has become one of the most popular of Catholic devotions. It is carried out by passing from Station to Station, with certain prayers said out loud at each and devout meditation on the various incidents in turn.
Hispanics through their devotion performed the Stations publicly, and sing a stanza of the "Stabat Mater" while passing from one Station to the next.
Archbishop Jerome Listecki will celebrate his first Easter Sunday mass in Milwaukee. The Sunday after Good Friday is the observance of Easter by Western Christians.
This year, the weather reach above the 70's compared to prior years of cold temperatures. The cost of the Via Crucis is estimated at $4,000, which included permits, and police escort throughout the route, according to the Hispanic Ministry Office. Jorge Benavente, Diacono (Deacon) at St. Hyacinth Parish told the Via Crucis followers at a Station in front of the parish that only the parade permits and police escort had cost a total of $2,200. Archbisop Jerome Listecki also attended the Via Crucis and read a segment of a Station in front of St. Hyacinth Parish along with Benavente.
For years, Basilica parishioners and South side Hispanic Catholics in the area have been inquiring about getting a Spanish speaking Franciscan priest as part of the 100th Anniversary of the Order of Friars at the Basilica of Saint Josaphat located in the heart of the Latino community in Wisconsin.
Hispanic Catholics in the predominately Latino South side community have asked for Spanish mass and other services in Spanish at the Basilica of Saint Josaphat. A Franciscan Spanish speaking priest would have to be assigned by the Franciscan Order to fulfill services in Spanish at the Basilica.
The Order of Friars (Conventual Franciscans) have operated the Basilica for the last 99 years and are celebrating their 100th year in. In June 2009, Father Jim Ciaramitaro from the Basilica of Saint Josaphat said he also would like to see church services in Spanish since, Quinceañeras (young lady turns fifteen) and Hispanic parishioners attend the Basilica and also get married at the church. Currently, these religious ceremonies are done in English only because the Basilica has only two English speaking Franciscan priests.
On Friday, Benavente confirmed that there are no masses in Spanish and would like to see Spanish speaking masses at the South side Basilica. "We need to attract the younger Spanish speaking generation into the priesthood," Benavante said.
The decision to find and assign a Spanish speaking Franciscan priest would fall on Pastor Jim Jankowski at the Basilica of Saint Josaphat, the archbishops of Wisconsin and Chicago, and the Franciscan Order, according to Father Ciaramitaro.
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