How to do the Seven Churches Visitation (and what is it, anyway?)
If you ask us, this long-lost traditional custom is hands down the best way to honor Holy Thursday.
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If you ask us, this long-lost traditional custom is hands down the best way to honor Holy Thursday.
Photo illustration. / ShutterstockWashington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 5, 2023 / 14:00 pm (CNA).Every Holy Thursday, groups of Catholic faithful across the country and world embark on what's known as the Seven Churches Visitation. In this special tradition, pilgrims adore Christ in seven different altars of repose while praying and reflecting on the passion of Christ.At the end of each Holy Thursday Mass, the priest strips the altar and removes the Eucharist from the tabernacle to place it in repose on another nearby altar.The Seven Churches Visitation (or Pilgrimage) is credited as beginning i...