Heading into the traditional Easter time of year, St. Joseph’s Catholic School French Immersion students in Port Elgin are once again bringing to life, the ‘Stations of the Cross’ during Holy Week.
The ‘Stations of the Cross’, particularly in Catholic devotion, are 14 steps that commemorate Jesus Christ’s last day on Earth as a man. The 14 devotions, or stations, focus on specific events of His last day, beginning with His condemnation. The stations are commonly used as a mini pilgrimage as the individual moves from station to station. At each station, the individual recalls and meditates on a specific event from Christ’s last day.
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The St. Joseph’s School production is dramatically performed in a unique silhouetted form. In complete darkness, the silhouettes illustrated and performed on-stage by students portray a particularly moving method where the focus is a total visual.
Director Lucie Desbiens said that it gives the students not only a more in-depth understanding of the ‘Stations of the Cross’ but also teaches them about what actually goes on behind the scenes and how involved it is to create and perform a production.
