On Good Friday large numbers of Catholics will gather to remember the Passion of Christ by praying the Stations of the Cross outdoors at the likes of The Monastery at Glen Osmond and St Joseph's School oval at Kingswood.
In a moving public expression of faith and a historic first in the heart of Adelaide, more than 1500 members of the Syro-Malabar Catholic community took part in a Good Friday Way of the Cross procession on April 18.
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Catholics around the State are expected to make the most of eased COVID restrictions and flock to churches over the Easter break.
As Christians around the world prepare to celebrate the holiest time of the year under the shadow of the coronavirus, the image of Jesus being comforted by Mary on his way to the cross symbolises the need for us to care for each other in this time of pain and suffering.
The blessing and official opening of the new Calvary Adelaide Hospital, followed by a thanksgiving Mass in the chapel, was a chance to reflect on the mission of the Sisters of the Little Company of Mary and their founder Mary Potter.
Hawthorndene woodcarver Clem Colla has realised a boyhood dream by handcrafting a wooden set of the Stations of the Cross which now adorn the walls of his local church.
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