By visiting seven churches, devotees engage in a spiritual journey that mirrors Christ's own path to Calvary, fostering a deeper connection to the events commemorated during Holy Week.

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 5, 2023 / 14:00 pm. Every Holy Thursday, groups of Catholic faithful across the country and world embark on what’s known as the Seven Churches Visitation.

In midsummer, the Orthodox Churches commemorate the Holy Maccabees who fought and sacrificed their lives to resist the idolatrous and pagan pressure of the Greeks who wanted to impose their pagan ...

The seven holy Maccabee martyrs Abim, Antonius, Gurias, Eleazar, Eusebonus, Alimus and Marcellus, their mother Solomonia and their teacher Eleazar suffered in the year 166 before Christ under the ...

CNA Staff, Mar 27, 2024 / 08:00 am. The Visitation to Seven Churches is a Holy Thursday devotion primarily practiced in Latin America, Italy, Poland, and the Philippines — though it is also ...

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