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Utah Christians unite for Good Friday procession in downtown SLC

40th anniversary of the annual march, which marks the start of Easter weekend.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Aaron Meslen carries the cross as a Good Friday procession begins at the Cathedral of the Madeleine in Salt Lake City on Friday, April 7, 2023.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Aaron Meslen carries the cross as a Good Friday procession begins at the Cathedral of the Madeleine in Salt Lake City on Friday, April 7, 2023.

By https://s3.amazonaws.com/arc-authors/sltrib/d23c9c3d-6a35-4583-8f7c-a59ca4e57a79.png The Salt Lake Tribune
 | April 7, 2023, 7:34 p.m.
| Updated: 8:11 p.m.

Utah Christians united to mark the start of Western Christianity’s holiest weekend of the year with a Good Friday procession through the heart of Salt Lake City.

It marked the 40th anniversary of this pre-Easter staple. (It didn’t take place in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.)

The annual interfaith Procession of the Cross started at the Cathedral of the Madeleine on South Temple followed by stops at nearby First Presbyterian Church, Crossroads Urban Center, First United Methodist Church and St. Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral.

The march is meant to symbolically retrace Jesus’ steps to Golgotha, with participants taking turns bearing the cross in a buildup to Easter Sunday.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) A Good Friday procession begins at the Cathedral of the Madeleine in Salt Lake City on Friday, April 7, 2023.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) People carry the cross as a Good Friday procession moves through downtown after beginning at Cathedral of the Madeleine in Salt Lake City on Friday, April 7, 2023.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Donovan Quitana carries the cross as a Good Friday procession begins at the Cathedral of the Madeleine in Salt Lake City on Friday, April 7, 2023.

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