Utah Christians united to mark the beginning of Western Christianity’s holiest weekend of the 12 months with a Good Friday procession by the guts of Salt Lake Metropolis.
It marked the fortieth anniversary of this pre-Easter staple. (It didn’t happen in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.)
The annual interfaith Procession of the Cross began on the Cathedral of the Madeleine on South Temple adopted by stops at close by First Presbyterian Church, Crossroads City Heart, First United Methodist Church and St. Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral.
The march is supposed to symbolically retrace Jesus’ steps to Golgotha, with members taking turns bearing the cross in a buildup to Easter Sunday.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) A Good Friday procession begins on the Cathedral of the Madeleine in Salt Lake Metropolis on Friday, April 7, 2023.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Individuals carry the cross as a Good Friday procession strikes by downtown after starting at Cathedral of the Madeleine in Salt Lake Metropolis on Friday, April 7, 2023.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Donovan Quitana carries the cross as a Good Friday procession begins on the Cathedral of the Madeleine in Salt Lake Metropolis on Friday, April 7, 2023.