![a group of people standing in front of a crowd: Worshippers attend the Way of the Cross ceremony during the Good Friday as part of the Holy Week celebrations, near Notre-Dame Cathedral in central Paris on April 19, 2019, four days after a fire engulfed the 850-year-old gothic masterpiece, destroying the roof and causing the steeple to collapse.]({"default":{"load":"default","w":"80","h":"53","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBW7jrU.img?h=533&w=799&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f&x=1195&y=983"},"size3column":{"load":"default","w":"62","h":"42","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBW7jrU.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f&x=1195&y=983"},"size2column":{"load":"default","w":"62","h":"42","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBW7jrU.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f&x=1195&y=983"}})
The most solemn day of the Catholic calendar was marked by French believers Friday in the shadow of Notre Dame Cathedral, just days after the beloved Parisian landmark was ravaged by fire.
Archbishop Michel Aupetit spoke to believers along a bridge near Notre Dame for the stations of the cross, a ritual which recounts Jesus' road to crucifixion, the archbishop drew parallels between Monday's devastating fire and Good Friday.
“In front of Notre Dame our church damaged by the violence of flames, we enter the descent of lord Jesus and the descent to death,” he said.
Hundreds gathered on the path along the Seine for Friday's procession with the fire-damaged cathedral serving as a solemn backdrop.
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