St. Bridget of Kildare would like to personally invite you and your family to attend the Parish Pilgrimage of Seven Churches Visitation on Holy Thursday evening.
At the end of Holy Thursday Mass, the Eucharist is placed on a temporary "Altar of Repose" (see BELOW picture from St. Bridget, Holy Thursday 2022).
- It is customary for the faithful to spend time in quiet prayer and adoration.
- The Seven Churches Visitation is a tradition that grew out of this time of prayer and adoration.
- Catholics remember when Jesus asked His disciples to stay and watch with Him while they were in the Garden of Gethsemane and is a sort of pilgrimage to various Altars of Repose, in different churches that correspond to each of the seven places, or "stations," that were made by Jesus between the Last Supper in the Upper Room to His crucifixion on the cross.
The seven "stations" are:
- JESUS IN THE GARDEN OF GETHSEMANE (Luke 22:39-46) - We will be praying this station at St. Mary's-Moselle Catholic Church.
- JESUS IS BOUND & TAKEN BEFORE ANNAS (John 18:19-22) - We will be praying this station at St. Clare-St. Clair Catholic Church.
- JESUS TAKEN BEFORE THE HIGH PRIEST, CAIAPHAS (Matthew 26:63-65) - We will be praying this station at St. Joseph-Neier Catholic Church.
- JESUS TAKEN BEFORE PILATE (John 18:35-37) - We will be praying this station at St. Ann-Clover Bottom Catholic Church.
- JESUS TAKEN BEFORE HEROD (Luke 23:8-9,11) - We will be praying this station at Our Lady of Lourdes-Washington Catholic Church.
- JESUS TAKEN BEFORE PILATE AGAIN (Matthew 27:22-26) - We will be praying this station at St. John the Baptist, Gildehaus Catholic Church.
- JESUS GIVEN THE CROWN OF THORNS & LED TO HIS CRUCIFIXION (Matthew 27:27-31) - We will be praying this station when we return to St. Bridget of Kildare Catholic Church.
The Seven Churches Visitation is a powerful way to spend time in adoration, meditating on Christ's sacrifice of love for the salvation of souls in preparation for the joy of Easter. There is something special about visiting churches late into the night, however, it is not just for the opportunity to visit other parishes, but it is intentionally seeking Christ to spend time with Him and contemplating the gift of His love.
Please join the St. Bridget Parish community in prayer and pilgrimage this Holy Thursday! The link to sign-up is: bit.ly/SBKholythursday
Will you attend the Parish Pilgrimage of Seven Churches Visitation on Holy Thursday?
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