![OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 19: Jesus Medina, 28, as Jesus,...]()
OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 19: Jesus Medina, 28, as Jesus, along with members of Saint Elizabeth Catholic Church participate in the annual Way of the Cross procession during Good Friday in Oakland, Calif., on Friday, April 19, 2019. Medina lost 7 family members, including his parents and his son in a tragic semi truck accident two years ago in Mexico, he said. This is the second year in a row he represents the role as Jesus and he dedicates it to his lost family. For over 20 years Saint Elizabeth Church members participate in Holy Week reenactments which brings hundreds of parishioners every year, said church member and volunteer Marlene Gutierrez. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
![OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 19: Jesus Medina, 28, as Jesus,...]()
OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 19: Jesus Medina, 28, as Jesus, along with members of Saint Elizabeth Catholic Church participate in the annual Way of the Cross procession during Good Friday at Saint Elizabeth Catholic Church in Oakland, Calif., on Friday, April 19, 2019. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
![OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 19: Members of Saint Elizabeth Catholic...]()
OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 19: Members of Saint Elizabeth Catholic Church participate in the annual Way of the Cross procession during Good Friday in Oakland, Calif., on Friday, April 19, 2019. For over 20 years Saint Elizabeth Church members participate in Holy Week reenactments which brings hundreds of parishioners every year, said church member and volunteer Marlene Gutierrez. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
![OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 19: Jesus Medina, 28, as Jesus,...]()
OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 19: Jesus Medina, 28, as Jesus, and Amy Alvarez, 9, as the Angel, participate in the annual Way of the Cross procession during Good Friday at Saint Elizabeth Catholic Church in Oakland, Calif., on Friday, April 19, 2019. Medina lost 7 family members, including his parents and his son in a tragic semi truck accident two years ago in Mexico, he said. This is the second year in a row he represents the role as Jesus and he dedicates it to his lost family. For over 20 years Saint Elizabeth Church members participate in Holy Week reenactments which brings hundreds of parishioners every year, said church member and volunteer Marlene Gutierrez. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
![OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 19: Members of Saint Elizabeth Catholic...]()
OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 19: Members of Saint Elizabeth Catholic Church portray Roman soldiers in the annual Way of the Cross procession during Good Friday in Oakland, Calif., on Friday, April 19, 2019. For over 20 years Saint Elizabeth Church members participate in Holy Week reenactments which brings hundreds of parishioners every year, said church member and volunteer Marlene Gutierrez. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
![OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 19: Victor Espinoza portrays Herod the...]()
OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 19: Victor Espinoza portrays Herod the Great as he waits for the start of the annual Way of the Cross procession during Good Friday at Saint Elizabeth Catholic Church in Oakland, Calif., on Friday, April 19, 2019. For over 20 years Saint Elizabeth Church members participate in Holy Week reenactments which brings hundreds of parishioners every year, said church member and volunteer Marlene Gutierrez. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
![OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 19: Jesus Medina, 28, as Jesus,...]()
OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 19: Jesus Medina, 28, as Jesus, is whipped during the annual Way of the Cross procession during Good Friday at Saint Elizabeth Catholic Church in Oakland, Calif., on Friday, April 19, 2019. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
![OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 19: Jesus Medina, 28, as Jesus,...]()
OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 19: Jesus Medina, 28, as Jesus, is whipped during the annual Way of the Cross procession during Good Friday at Saint Elizabeth Catholic Church in Oakland, Calif., on Friday, April 19, 2019. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
![OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 19: Members of Saint Elizabeth Catholic...]()
OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 19: Members of Saint Elizabeth Catholic Church participate in the annual Way of the Cross procession during Good Friday in Oakland, Calif., on Friday, April 19, 2019. For over 20 years Saint Elizabeth Church members participate in Holy Week reenactments which brings hundreds of parishioners every year, said church member and volunteer Marlene Gutierrez, fourth from left. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
![OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 19: Jesus Medina, 28, as Jesus,...]()
OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 19: Jesus Medina, 28, as Jesus, is whipped during the annual Way of the Cross procession during Good Friday at Saint Elizabeth Catholic Church in Oakland, Calif., on Friday, April 19, 2019. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
![OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 19: Jesus Medina, 28, as Jesus,...]()
OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 19: Jesus Medina, 28, as Jesus, along with members of Saint Elizabeth Catholic Church participate in the annual Way of the Cross procession during Good Friday in Oakland, Calif., on Friday, April 19, 2019. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
![OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 19: Jesus Medina, 28, as Jesus,...]()
OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 19: Jesus Medina, 28, as Jesus, along with members of Saint Elizabeth Catholic Church participate in the annual Way of the Cross procession during Good Friday in Oakland, Calif., on Friday, April 19, 2019. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
![OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 19: Members of Saint Elizabeth Catholic...]()
OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 19: Members of Saint Elizabeth Catholic Church participate in the annual Way of the Cross procession during Good Friday in Oakland, Calif., on Friday, April 19, 2019. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
![OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 19: Jesus Medina, 28, carries the...]()
OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 19: Jesus Medina, 28, carries the cross as he portrays Jesus in the annual Way of the Cross procession during Good Friday at Saint Elizabeth Catholic Church in Oakland, Calif., on Friday, April 19, 2019. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
![OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 19: Parishioners attend the annual Way...]()
OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 19: Parishioners attend the annual Way of the Cross procession during Good Friday at Saint Elizabeth Catholic Church in Oakland, Calif., on Friday, April 19, 2019. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
![OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 19: Members of Saint Elizabeth Catholic...]()
OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 19: Members of Saint Elizabeth Catholic Church portray Roman soldiers in the annual Way of the Cross procession during Good Friday in Oakland, Calif., on Friday, April 19, 2019. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
![OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 19: Parishioners attend the annual Way...]()
OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 19: Parishioners attend the annual Way of the Cross procession during Good Friday at Saint Elizabeth Catholic Church in Oakland, Calif., on Friday, April 19, 2019. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
![OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 19: Jesus Medina, 28, as Jesus,...]()
OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 19: Jesus Medina, 28, as Jesus, gets ready for the annual Way of the Cross procession during Good Friday at Saint Elizabeth Catholic Church in Oakland, Calif., on Friday, April 19, 2019. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
![OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 19: Carlos Vivar puts on the...]()
OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 19: Carlos Vivar puts on the outfit to represent Judas during their annual Way of the Cross reenactment as part of the Good Friday at Saint Elizabeth Church in Oakland, Calif., on Friday, April 19, 2019. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
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Hundreds of parishioners attend the annual Way of the Cross procession at Saint Elizabeth Catholic Church during Good Friday in the Fruitvale district of Oakland, Friday afternoon.
For over 20 years Saint Elizabeth Church members participate in Holy Week reenactments, which brings hundreds of parishioners every year, said church member and volunteer Marlene Gutierrez.
Jesus Medina, 28, was chosen to portray Jesus for the second time in a row for the same church. “I’m fortunate to represent Jesus,” Medina say, who lost 7 family members, including his parents and his son in a tragic semi truck accident in Mexico two years ago, he said. When he reenacts the role of Jesus, he dedicates to his loved family, he added.
