A reading from the book of Escalators.

A man dressed as Jesus Christ in Cologne, Germany, found that his cross to bear was, well, his cross. The crucifix got stuck in a ceiling as he reached the top of an escalator at a metro station.

The Mirror reports that the man was dressed as Christ over the weekend for Carnival, which is the city’s festival leading up to Lent.

Here he is, rising up the escalator:

The ride was uneventful... until this moment:

Spectators laughed during his brief struggle with the cross. He eventually freed it, but may have damage the ceiling in the process:

Even the man dressed as Jesus couldn’t help but laugh.