Crossing city streets with Christ
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.
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.
A unique set of metal sculptures forming the Way of the Cross, commissioned more than 60 years ago by a small rural Catholic community in South Australia, has found a new home hundreds of kilometres away in North Adelaide.
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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.
Three new members of Brighton Antioch showed their drama skills when they joined other young parishioners in re-enacting the 14 Stations of the Cross at Sacred Heart College on Good Friday.
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