Good Friday &#039;9-church walk’ options

by Clarion Herald Staff

Many Catholics make a special devotion on Good Friday by walking to nine churches to pray and reflect on the passion and death of Jesus Christ. This map provides a guide for a Good Friday pilgrimage, showing the location of 16 churches that can be used to make the walk. Feel free to make up your own devotional route.

1.Holy Name of Jesus,

6367 St. Charles Ave.; opens for adoration, 8 a.m.-3 p.m.; Passion Liturgy, 3 p.m., followed by confessions.

2. National Shrine of

Our Lady of Prompt Succor,

2701 State St.; opens for adoration, 8 a.m.-3 p.m.; Passion Liturgy, 3 p.m.

3. St. Francis of ASSISI,

631 State St.; opens 8 a.m.; Stations of the Cross, noon;

Passion Liturgy, 3 p.m.

4. basilica of St. Stephen

(Good Shepherd Parish),

1025 Napoleon Ave.; opens 7 a.m.; Passion Liturgy, 3 p.m.

5. St. Henry,

803 Gen. Pershing St.; opens 7 a.m.

6. Our Lady of Good Counsel

(Center of Jesus the Lord),

1307 Louisiana Ave.; opens 8 a.m.; Living Stations, noon.

7. St. Katharine Drexel,

2015 Louisiana Ave., opens 9 a.m.; Outdoor Stations (for intention of those suffering with HIV/AIDS), 10 a.m.; Passion Liturgy, 3 p.m.

8. St. Mary’s Chapel,

1516 Jackson Ave.; open 8 a.m.-noon.

9. St. Mary’s Assumption,

923 Josephine St.; open 8 a.m.-3 p.m.; Passion Liturgy, 3 p.m.; Stations, 5 p.m. (Spanish).

10. St. John the Baptist,

1139 Oretha C. Haley Blvd.; open 8 a.m.-3 p.m.

11. St. Patrick,

724 Camp St.; opens 7 a.m.; Stations, noon; Passion Liturgy, 3 p.m.

12. Immaculate Conception (Jesuit),

130 Baronne St.; opens 8 a.m.; confessions, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.; Stations, noon; Passion Liturgy, 3 p.m.

13. Our Lady of Guadalupe,

411 N. Rampart St.; opens 6:30 a.m.; confessions, 10 a.m.-noon; Live Stations, noon; Passion Liturgy, 3 p.m.

14. St. Augustine,

1210 Gov. Nicholls St. (parish hall behind church); opens 7:30 a.m.; confessions, 11 a.m.-noon; Stations, 2 p.m.; Good Friday Liturgy, 3 p.m.

15. St. Mary’s (Italian),

1116 Chartres St.; open 7 a.m.-2:30 p.m.

16. St. Louis Cathedral,

615 Père Antoine Alley; opens 7 a.m.; Stations,

noon; confessions, 12:45-2:45 p.m.; Passion Liturgy, 3 p.m.

– Information provided by parishes.