Virtual Stations of the Cross
Week 1: 3/20/2025
Introduction
Fr. Daniele Criscione, PIME
As US Mission Center Director, Fr. Daniele has taken up a pivotal role in sharing the global reality of the missions through technology. A takeaway from his time in youth spiritual animation in Italy, he is no stranger to using technology for evangelization. Fr. Daniele saw the possibility, provided by Zoom, to join our friends closer than ever before with PIME Missionaries around the world. Now, over distances that once seemed immeasurable, our missionaries can join our families at home in prayer.
The First Station: Jesus is Condemned to Death
Fr. Ace Marbella Valdez, PIME
WEEK 1 LIVE GUEST
A PIME Missionary from the Philippines, Fr. Ace serves in one of the most populated cities of the world: São Paulo, Brazil. Through his pastoral responsibilities, providing food baskets, and his latest project to give the kids of the favelas activities to look forward to each week, Fr. Ace looks to shine a light in the darkness of this area.
The Second Station: Jesus is made to Carry His Cross
Sr. Chiara Ubbiali, MDI-PIME
Sr. Chiara Ubbiali, MDI-PIME, serves in her home country, in a complicated presence in Pozzuoli, Italy. Here, in this domestic presence kept by the Missionary Sisters of the Imaculate, she and her fellow sisters are present among the inmates of the women's prison, work with disabled people and their families, serve the children of the area, and participate in prayer with women and neighbors - ofter giving them material aid.
The Third Station: Jesus Falls the First Time
Fr. Anand Krishna Mikkili, PIME
An Indian PIME Missionary serving in the Ivory Coast, Fr. Anand serves the people of his parish, St. Anthony of Padua, as well as that of the area surrounding his mission in Ouassadougou.
Featured Project:
Bring the Joy of Christ to Children in the Slums of São Paulo, Brazil
Fr. Ace Valdez works in an area of the slums of São Paulo known as “Comunidade Anchieta.” This slum is made up of 5,000 people living in poverty. The “Oratório São José de Anchieta” is an activity on Saturdays for children ages 6-12 with moments of prayer followed by a simple breakfast and then games, sports, and crafts.
Fr. Ace needs help to support these weekly activities for the children and families of Anchieta. The program needs annual support to continue to enrich the life of this community.
