A very sad Via Crucis in Paris | The pilgrimage …

The archbishop of Paris, Michel Aupetit, and the bishop Patrick Chauvet, pastor of the Notre-Dame cathedral, affected by a fire last Monday, led the Via Crucis in the streets of Paris, alongside thousands of faithful of the churches dedicated to the various Virgins who share the name of the sinister temple.

Catholicism thus joined the different expressions of support from around the world and from different sectors, after the fire that destroyed much of the building built since 1163 on the island of the city, in the middle of the Seine

"Our Lady of Paris, our beloved cathedral, witness to so many important events in our country, was destroyed by a terrible fire after having so much resisted the vicissitudes of its history," said the archbishop before starting his trip.

France "weeps, and with her friends all over the world." Her heart is moved because her stones are a testimony of an invincible hope that, for the talent, courage, genius and faith of the builders, have raised this luminous lace of stones, wood and glbad, this faith is always ours, again and again, "added Aupetit.

The Via Crucis, which represents the path that Jesus has taken since his death sentence until his crucified death, consists of 14 stations. The same number of churches, who call Notre Dame, have visited parishioners in Paris.

Previously, the ceremony was held inside the cathedral and the crown of Christ's thorns was used, one of the relics saved from the flames last Monday by firefighters. This year was not used in the pilgrimage.

This was confirmed by the Order of the Holy Sepulcher in France on his Twitter account, where he announced that the relic would be on display at a ceremony that would be held after the Via Crucis, in the same year. church of Saint-Sulpice. The Via Crucis could be followed live on the Twitter account of the Diocese of Paris, where Mgr Aupetit left a video message: "Do not be afraid, we are still standing and we have this hope to go up to At the end, where the Lord leads us. "

Through the social network, the Catholic hierarchy in Paris reported that "many faithful came exceptionally to head Notre Dame instead of going to their usual parish" to participate in the ceremony on Good Friday. The religious journey was concretized with the accompaniment of people sharing the various enthusiastic Catholic evocations, to conclude in a perimeter around the Notre-Dame cathedral, which, after the fire, will remain closed until To next Monday.