A proud and selfish tree, chosen to form the cross for Jesus's Crucifixion, is humbled as he watches the suffering Jesus endures.
A married homemaker with two grown children and two grandchildren, Luane Roche has worked as an elementary-school teacher's aide and teacher. She has taught fourth- and fifth-grade catechism classes and served as president of her parish's religious-education staff. A member of the Secular Order of Discalced Carmelites, she lives in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. Luan Roche, ama de casa, esposa, madre de dos hijos y abuela de dos nietos, se ha desempeñado como maestra de educación primaria. Ha dado clases de catecismo a niños de 4° y 5° año, además de haber sido presidenta del consejo de educación religiosa en su parroquia. Forma parte también de la orden secular de las carmelitas descalzas y vive en Hoffman, Illinois.
