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Good Friday Way of the Cross For Immigrant Justice

March 29th, 2013 / 970 Broad Street, Newark / 10:00  AM

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1. Jesus is condemned to death
Theme: Immigrants are imprisoned by laws that do not reflect our beliefs
Location: Federal Immigration Building (970 Broad St.)

Leader: We adore you, O Christ, and we praise you.
Response: By the power of your Holy Cross, Change us and help us to change the world.

Scripture: Luke 23:13-21
Pilate then summoned the chief priests, the rulers, and the people and said to them, “You brought this man to me and accused him of inciting the people to revolt. I have conducted my investigation in your presence and have not found this man guilty of the charges you have brought against him, nor did Herod, for he sent him back to us. So no capital crime has been committed by him.  Therefore I shall have him flogged and then release him.”
But all together they shouted out, “Away with this man! Release Barabbas to us.” (Now Barabbas had been imprisoned for a rebellion that had taken place in the city and for murder.) Again Pilate addressed them, still wishing to release Jesus, but they continued their shouting, “Crucify him! Crucify him!”
Reflection:
Prayer Response:
Song: ????

2. Jesus is made to carry the Cross
Theme: Immigrants shoulder the jobs native born Americans don’t want
Location: City Hall (920 Broad St.)

Leader: We adore you, O Christ, and we praise you.
Response: By the power of your Holy Cross, Change us and help us to change the world.

Scripture: Matthew 27:27-31
Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus inside the praetorium and gathered the whole cohort around him. They stripped off his clothes and threw a scarlet military cloak about him.http://www.usccb.org/bible/matthew/27 - 48027029-k  Weaving a crown out of thorns, they placed it on his head, and a reed in his right hand. And kneeling before him, they mocked him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!”http://www.usccb.org/bible/matthew/27 - 48027030-l  They spat upon him* and took the reed and kept striking him on the head. And when they had mocked him, they stripped him of the cloak, dressed him in his own clothes, and led him off to crucify him.
Reflection:
Prayer Response:
Song: Somos el Cuerpo de Cristo –We Are the Body of Christ  
by Jamie Cortez

Refrain;
Somos el cuerpo de Cristo, We are the body of Christ.
Hemos oído el llamado. We´ve answered yes to the call of the Lord.
Somos el cuerpo de Cristo, We are the body of Christ.
Traemos su santo mensaje. We come to bring the good news to the world.

Dios viene al mundo a través de nosotros, Somos el cuerpo de Cristo.
God is revealed when we love one another, We are the body of Christ.
Al mundo a cumplir la misión con su iglesia, Somos el cuerpo de Cristo.
Bringing the light of God´s mercy to others, We are the body of Christ.
(Refrain)
Cada persona es parte del reino, Somos el cuerpo de Cristo.
Putting a stop to all discrimination,We are the body of Christ.
Todas las razas que habitan la tierra, Somos el cuerpo de Cristo.
All are invited to feast in the banquet, We are the body of Christ.
(Refrain)
Nuestras acciones reflejen justicia, somos el cuerpo de Cristo.
Stopping abuse and relieving the hungry, We are the body of Christ.
Vamos al mundo a cuidar su rebano. somos el cuerpo de Cristo.
Serving each other we build up the kingdom, We are the body of Christ.




3. Jesus falls the first time
Theme: How do I overcome adversity?
Location:  Broad at Lafayette St. near Prudential Sports Center

Leader: We adore you, O Christ, and we praise you.
Response: By the power of your Holy Cross, Change us and help us to change the world.

Scripture: Deuteronomy 10:17-19
“For the LORD, your God, is the God of gods, the Lord of lords, the great God, mighty and awesome, who has no favorites, accepts no bribes, who executes justice for the orphan and the widow, and loves the resident alien, giving them food and clothing. So you too should love the resident alien, for that is what you were in the land of Egypt.”
Reflection:
Prayer Response: Grant us unity and love
Song: to Open My Eyes by Jesse Manibusan
Open our heart, Lord. Help us to be Your Peace.
Open our heart, Lord. Help us be peace.
Open our lips, Lord.
Help us to speak your truth.
Open our lips, Lord. Help us to speak.

Make us your people. Teach us to live as one.
Make us your people, dwelling in peace.

Stretch out our hands, Lord. Weave us in unity.
Stretch out our hands, Lord. Join us in you.

4. Jesus meets His mother
Theme: How do we support families torn by immigration?
Location: Across from the Prudential Insurance Company (745 Broad St.)

Leader: We adore you, O Christ, and we praise you.
Response: By the power of your Holy Cross, Change us and help us to change the world.

Scripture: Luke 2:34-35
and Simeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother, “Behold, this child is destined for the fall and rise of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be contradicted (and you yourself a sword will pierce) so that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.’’
Reflection:
Prayer Response: Bring justice to the broken and wounded.
Song: Gentle Woman
Gentle woman, quiet light, morning star
so strong and bright,
gentle mother peaceful dove
teach us wisdom; teach us love.

You were chosen by the Father:
You were chosen for the Son,
You were chosen from all women
and for woman shining one.

Gentle woman, quiet light, morning star
so strong and bright
gentle mother peaceful dove
teach us wisdom; teach us love

Blessed are you among women
Blessed touch over the true
Blessed they with peaceful spirits
Blessed they with special hearts.

Gentle woman, quiet light,
Gentle woman peaceful dove
Gentle mother, quiet light,
Gentle woman peaceful dove


5. Simon of Cyrene is forced to help carry the cross
Theme: How do I share the burdens of others? (Should be facilitated by First Friends)
Location: Military Park

Leader: We adore you, O Christ, and we praise you.
Response: By the power of your Holy Cross, Change us and help us to change the world.

Scripture: Luke 23:26
As they led him away they took hold of a certain Simon, a Cyrenian, who was coming in from the country; and after laying the cross on him, they made him carry it behind Jesus.
Reflection:
Prayer Response: Hear our prayer.
Song:  Lord, When You Came to the Seashore/Escador Des Hombres
by Cesareo Gabarain
Spanish                    English
Tú has venido a la orilla,
no has buscado ni a sabios ni a ricos.
Tan sólo quieres que yo te siga.
Lord, when you came to the seashore
you weren't seeking the wise or the wealthy,
but only asking that I might follow.

REFRAIN:
Señor me has mirado a los ojos,
sonriendo has dicho mi nombre,
en la rena he dejado mi barca,
junto a ti buscaré otro mar.

REFRAIN:
O Lord, in my eyes you were gazing,
Kindly smiling, my name you were saying;
All I treasured, I have left on the sand there;
Close to you, I will find other seas.

Tú sabes bien lo que tengo,
en mi barca no hay oro ni espadas,
tan sólo redes y mi trabajo. (REFRAIN)

Lord, you knew what my boat carried:
neither money nor weapons for fighting,
but nets for fishing my daily labor. (REFRAIN)

Tú necesitas mis manos,
mi cansancio que a otros descanse,
amor que quiera seguir amando. (REFRAIN)

Lord, have you need of my labor,
hands for service, a heart made for loving,
my arms for lifting the poor and broken? (REFRAIN)

Tú, pescador de otros mares,
ansia eterna de almas que esperan.
Amigo bueno que así te llaman. (REFRAIN)
Lord, send me where you would have me,
to a village, or heart of the city;
I will remember that you are with me. (REFRAIN)



6. Veronica wipes the face of Jesus
Theme: How do I challenge society to offer care to all?
Location: St. Michael’s Hospital (111 Central Avenue)

Leader: We adore you, O Christ, and we praise you.
Response: By the power of your Holy Cross, Change us and help us to change the world.

Scripture: Matthew 25:35b-40
For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, a stranger and you welcomed me,   naked and you clothed me, ill and you cared for me, in prison and you visited me.’ Then the righteous* will answer him and say, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? When did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you?  When did we see you ill or in prison, and visit you?’  And the king will say to them in reply, ‘Amen, I say to you, whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine, you did for me.’
Reflection:
Prayer Response: Healing Savior, help us as a nation to be a people of healers.
Song:  Pan de Vida
    Bilingual Refrain
Pan de Vida, cuerpo del Señor,
cup of blessing, blood of Christ the Lord.
At this table the last shall be first.
Poder es servir, porque Dios es amor.

1. We are the dwelling of   God,
fragile and wounded and weak.
We are the body of Christ,
called to be the compassion of God.


1. Somos el templo de Dios,
frágiles seres humanos.
Somos el cuerpo de Cristo,
llamados a ser compasivos.


2. You call me Teacher and Lord;
I, who have washed your feet. So you must do as I do, so the greatest must become the least.

2. Ustedes me llaman "Señor".
Me inclino a lavarles los pies.
Hagan lo mismo, humildes,
sirviéndose unos a otros.
3. There is no Jew or Greek;
there is no slave or free;
there is no woman or man;
only heirs of the promise of God.
3. No hay esclavos ni libres,
no hay mujeres ni hombres,
sólo aquellos que heredan
el reino que Dios prometió.



7. Jesus falls the second time
Theme: How must we take better care of our environment?
Location: The block of rubble at Orange St. and Martin Luther King Blvd.

Leader: We adore you, O Christ, and we praise you.
Response: By the power of your Holy Cross, Change us and help us to change the world.

Scripture: Hebrews 5:7-8
In the days when he was in the flesh, he offered prayers and supplications with loud cries and tears to the one who was able to save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverence.  Son though he was, he learned obedience from what he suffered;

Reflection:
Prayer Response: God of all creation, hear us.

Song:  For the Beauty of the Earth-  Folliott S. Pierpoint,
Por La Belleza De La Tierra.

For the Beauty of the Earth
Por la belleza de la tierra.
Por la belleza de los cielos
Por el amor desde el nacimiento
Sobre y alrededor de nosotros se encuentra
Senor, de todos los que te exaltamos
Este nuestro alegre himno de alabanza.

For the beauty of the earth,
For the glory of the skies;
For the love which from our birth,
Over and around us lies;
Lord of all, to Thee we raise
This, our hymn of grateful praise.

Por la belleza de la hora
Del dia y de la noche
Colina y el valle y el arbol y la flor
Sol y la luna y las estrellas de la luz
Senor, de todos los que te elevamos
Este nuestro alegre himno de alabanza.

For the wonder of each hour,
Of the day and of the night;
Hill and vale and tree and flow'r,
Sun and moon, and stars of light;
Lord of all, to Thee we raise
This, our hymn of grateful praise.

Para Cada regalo perfecto de ti
A nuestra raza dado libremente
Gracias humano y lo divino
Flores de la tierra y brotes del cielo
Senor, de todos los que te elevamos
Este nuestro alegre himno de alabanza.

For the joy of human love,
Brother, sister, parent, child;
Friends on Earth and friends above,
For all gentle thoughts and mild;
Lord of all, to Thee we raise
This, our hymn of grateful praise.

Para Cada regalo perfecto de ti
A nuestra raza dado libremente
Gracias humano y lo divino
Flores de la tierra y brotes del cielo
Senor, de todos los que te elevamos
Este nuestro alegre himno de alabanza.

For each perfect gift of thine
To our race so freely given
Graces human and divine
Flow'rs of earth and buds of heav'n
Flow'rs of earth and buds of heav'n
Lord of all, to Thee we raise
This, our hymn of grateful praise.


8. Jesus meets the women of Jerusalem
Theme: How do I protect the vulnerable?
Location: Broad Street Train Station at MLK Blvd.

Leader: We adore you, O Christ, and we praise you.
Response: By the power of your Holy Cross, Change us and help us to change the world.

Scripture: Luke 23:27-29
A large crowd of people followed Jesus, including many women who mourned and lamented him.  Jesus turned to them and said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me; weep instead for yourselves and for your children, for indeed, the days are coming when people will say, ‘Blessed are the barren, the wombs that never bore and the breasts that never nursed.’
Reflection:
Prayer Response: Loving God, hear our prayer.
Song: Deportee by Woody Guthrie
The crops are all in and the peaches are rott'ning,
The oranges piled in their creosote dumps;
They're flying 'em back to the Mexican border
To pay all their money to wade back again
Goodbye to my Juan, goodbye, Rosalita,
Adios mis amigos, Jesus y Maria;
You won't have your names when you ride the big airplane,
All they will call you will be "deportees"
My father's own father, he waded that river,
They took all the money he made in his life;
My brothers and sisters come working the fruit trees,
And they rode the truck till they took down and died.
Some of us are illegal, and some are not wanted,
Our work contract's out and we have to move on;
Six hundred miles to that Mexican border,
They chase us like outlaws, like rustlers, like thieves.
We died in your hills, we died in your deserts,
We died in your valleys and died on your plains.
We died 'neath your trees and we died in your bushes,
Both sides of the river, we died just the same.
The sky plane caught fire over Los Gatos Canyon,
A fireball of lightning, and shook all our hills,
Who are all these friends, all scattered like dry leaves?
The radio says, "They are just deportees"
Is this the best way we can grow our big orchards?
Is this the best way we can grow our good fruit?
To fall like dry leaves to rot on my topsoil
And be called by no name except "deportees"?

9. Jesus falls the third time
Theme: How do I persevere in the face of despair?
Location: Martin Luther King Blvd at 7th Ave.

Leader: We adore you, O Christ, and we praise you.
Response: By the power of your Holy Cross, Change us and help us to change the world.

Scripture: Matthew 24: 9-13
Then they will hand you over to persecution, and they will kill you. You will be hated by all nations because of my name. And then many will be led into sin; they will betray and hate one another. Many false prophets will arise and deceive many; and because of the increase of evildoing, the love of many will grow cold.  But the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.

Reflection:
Prayer Response: Lord, give us the courage to do Your will.  

Song: Spirit of the Living God
Spirit of the living God,
Fall afresh on me.
Spirit of the living God,
Fall afresh on me.
Break me, melt me,
Mold me, fill me,
Spirit of the living God,
Fall afresh on me.

10. Jesus is stripped of His garments
Theme: How do I protect the human dignity of others?
Location: Passing St. Lucy on 7th Ave.

Leader: We adore you, O Christ, and we praise you.
Response: By the power of your Holy Cross, Change us and help us to change the world.

Scripture: Psalm 22:14-18
They open their mouths against me, lions that rend and roar.
Like water my life drains away; all my bones are disjointed.
My heart has become like wax, it melts away within me.
As dry as a potsherd is my throat; my tongue cleaves to my palate;
you lay me in the dust of death.
Dogs surround me; a pack of evildoers closes in on me.
They have pierced my hands and my feet I can count all my bones.
They stare at me and gloat;

Reflection:
Prayer Response:  Lord, teach me to treat everyone with dignity.

Song:  All are Welcome by Mary Haugen

Refrain: All are welcome, all are welcome, All are welcome in this place.

Let us build a house where love can dwell
And all can safely live,
A place where saints and children tell
How hearts learn to forgive.
Built of hopes and dreams and visions,
Rock of faith and vault of grace;
Here the love of Christ shall end divisions;

Let us build a house where prophets speak,
And words are strong and true,
Where all God's children dare to seek To dream God's reign anew.
Here the cross shall stand as witness
And a symbol of God's grace;
Here as one we claim the faith of Jesus:

Let us build a house where love is found
In water, wine and wheat:
A banquet hall on holy ground,
Where peace and justice meet.
Here the love of God, through Jesus,
Is revealed in time and space;
As we share in Christ the feast that frees us:

11.Jesus is nailed to the cross
Theme: How do I forgive and reconcile with those who hurt me?
Location: Entrance to Branch Brook Park at 7th Ave. and  Clifton St.

Leader: We adore you, O Christ, and we praise you.
Response: By the power of your Holy Cross, Change us and help us to change the world.

Scripture: Mark 15: 22-24
They brought him to the place of Golgotha (which is translated Place of the Skull). They gave him wine drugged with myrrh, but he did not take it.  Then they crucified him and divided his garments by casting lots for them to see what each should take.
Reflection:
Prayer Response: Help us to remove injustice from our midst.
Song: Amazing Grace by John Newton
Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound, That saved a wretch like me....
I once was lost but now am found, Was blind, but now, I see.
T'was Grace that taught my heart to fear. And Grace, my fears relieved.
How precious did that Grace appear...the hour I first believed.
Through many dangers, toils and snares we have already come.
T'was Grace that brought us safe thus far and Grace will lead us home.
The Lord has promised good to me His word my hope secures.
He will my shield and portion be as long as life endures.
When we've been here ten thousand years bright shining as the sun.
We've no less days to sing God's praise then when we've first begun.
Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound That saved a wretch like me....
I once was lost but now am found Was blind, but now, I see.
12. Jesus dies on the cross
Theme: How can we prevent inhumane treatment?
Location: Within Branch Brook Park

Leader:  We adore you, O Christ, and we praise you.
Response: By the power of your Holy Cross, Change us and help us to change the world.
Scripture: Mark 15: 33-37
At noon darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon. And at three o’clock Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?”*which is translated, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” Some of the bystanders who heard it said, “Look, he is calling Elijah.” One of them ran, soaked a sponge with wine, put it on a reed, and gave it to him to drink, saying, “Wait, let us see if Elijah comes to take him down.” Jesus gave a loud cry and breathed his last.
Reflection:
Prayer Response: Help us to remove injustice from our midst.
SILENCE
13. Jesus is taken down from the cross
Theme: How do I receive the immigrant into my communities?
Location: Exit Branch Brook Park at S. Ward and Clifton St.

Leader:  We adore you, O Christ, and we praise you.
Response: By the power of your Holy Cross, Change us and help us to change the world.

Scripture: John 19:38
After this, Joseph of Arimathea, secretly a disciple of Jesus for fear of the Jews, asked Pilate if he could remove the body of Jesus. And Pilate permitted it. So he came and took his body.

Reflection:
Prayer Response: Lord, Open my heart to those in need.

Song: We Remember by Marty Haugen
Refrain: We remember how you loved us to your death,
and still we celebrate, for you are with us here;
And we believe that we will see you when you come,
in your glory, Lord, we remember, we celebrate, we believe.

Here, a million wounded souls are
yearning just to touch you and be healed;
Gather all your people, and hold them to your heart. (Refrain)

Now we recreate your love we
bring the bread and wine to share a meal;
Sign of grace and mercy, the presence of the Lord. (Refrain)

Christ, the Father's great "Amen" to
all the hopes and dreams of every heart;
Peace beyond all telling, and freedom from all fear. (Refrain)

See the face of Christ revealed in
ev'ry person standing by your side;
Gift to one another, and temples of your love. (Refrain)

14. Jesus is laid in the tomb
Theme: How am I called to live in this world?
Location:  St. Lucy’s Plaza, 118 7th Ave.

Leader:  We adore you, O Christ, and we praise you.
Response: By the power of your Holy Cross, Change us and help us to change the world.

Scripture: John 19:40-42
They took the body of Jesus and bound it with burial cloths along with the spices, according to the Jewish burial custom. Now in the place where he had been crucified there was a garden, and in the garden a new tomb, in which no one had yet been buried. So they laid Jesus there because of the Jewish preparation day; for the tomb was close by.
Reflection:
Prayer Response: Lord, be merciful to us.
Song: Were You There -Negro spiritual

Were you there when they crucified my Lord?
Were you there when they crucified my Lord?
Oh, sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble.
Were you there when they crucified my Lord?
Were you there when they nailed him to the tree?
Were you there when they nailed him to the tree?
Oh, sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble.
Were you there when they nailed him to the tree?
Were you there when they laid him in the tomb?
Were you there when they laid him in the tomb?
Oh, sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble.
Were you there when they laid him in the tomb?
Were you there when God raised him from the tomb?
Were you there when God raised him from the tomb?
Oh, sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble.
Were you there when God raised him from the tomb?
15.The Resurrection of Jesus
Theme: How do I live the lessons of the Cross?
Location: Same location – Inside St. Lucy

Leader: We adore you, O Christ, and we praise you.
Response: By the power of your Holy Cross, Change us and help us to change the world.

Scripture: Matthew 28: 1-7
After the Sabbath, as the first day of the week was dawning,  Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to see the tomb.  And behold, there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, approached, rolled back the stone, and sat upon it.  His appearance was like lightning and his clothing was white as snow. The guards were shaken with fear of him and became like dead men. Then the angel said to the women in reply, “Do not be afraid! I know that you are seeking Jesus the crucified.  He is not here, for he has been raised just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay.  Then go quickly and tell his disciples, ‘He has been raised from the dead, and he is going before you to Galilee; there you will see him.’ Behold, I have told you.”
Reflection:
Prayer Response: Keep hope alive.
Song: I Know That My Redeemer Lives
I Know That My Redeemer Lives
What joy the blessed assurance gives!
He lives, he lives, who once was dead.
He lives, my ever-living Head.

He lives triumphant from the grave,
He lives eternally to save
He lives in majesty above;
He lives to guide his church in love.

He lives to silence all my fears.
He lives to wipe away my tears.
He lives to calm my troubled Heart.
He lives all blessings to Impart.

He lives, all glory to His Name!
He lives, my Savior, still the same.
What joy the blessed assurance gives:
I know that my Redeemer lives!


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