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PHOTOS By JON PEREZ
Members of the TAU GAMMA PHI/SIGMA-Northern Mariana Islands Council (NMIC) give out water and milk to all who trekked up Mt. Tapochau last Friday.
Volunteers tie ropes on the cross before it was pulled on top of the hill.
Volunteers carry the cross on their way to the last curb before reaching the peak.
Pilgrims use the stairs to reach Christ’s image and get a 360-degree view of the island.
Saipan Mayor’s Office staff gives out water to all who reached the top of Mt. Tapochau.
Members of the United Filipino Organization offer warm snacks and other refreshments.
Ronnie Lanuza loosens the ropes that were tied to the cross after volunteers successfully erected it on the hill.
Religious and lay people from San Vicente Parish pray the rosary while the cross was being carried to the top.
Volunteers worked their way in dragging the cross up to the hill.
The crowd gathers around the cross for a short prayer service.
