PATERSON, N.J. (PIX11) -- Kay Diaz is among many who came to witness Paterson's reenactment of the Passion of Christ, but she sees it from a different perspective having previously played a role in it as a peasant.
"It was moving," said Diaz, of Bloomingdale. "I did a lot of crying, a lot of it was not acting. It was heartfelt."
"I expect to feel more than just listen to a story," said Mary Blano of New Milford. "I want to see it, sort of be part of it."
Thousands were part of the story, which took to the streets of Paterson.
"As the procession of the crucified Lord goes through the streets of Paterson, people looking down from apartment buildings, people in the streets, people in the procession, no matter what their story is, their pasts have been, they realize that they matter to God," said Msgr. Geno Sylva, Rector of the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist.
The Passion depicts the final period of Jesus' life, as He was tortured and eventually nailed to the cross.
Jesus' death was preceded by His resurrection, celebrated by Christians on Easter Sunday.
"When they watch, they feel it, and when they feel it, sometimes, usually, it changes their life," said Yuri Rosenthal, the man who portrayed Jesus. "We can have our personal things why we do it, but the first thing's be for the glory of the Lord."
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