You do not have to go indoors to celebrate the Lenten season at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Good Help in Champion. The Catholic pilgrimage site will once again offer its outdoor Stations of the Cross on Friday evenings and Tuesday mornings during the Lenten season. It will also continue its practice of hosting Eucharistic Rosary Processions following its Sunday masses. Practicing one’s faith has certainly faced its challenges since the onset of the pandemic last year, but the Shrine’s rector, Father John Broussard, is thankful pilgrims have opportunities to do so safely on their grounds.

Broussard also pointed out that holding masses and other special events in its Mother of Mercy Hall has also allowed visitors to spread out more inside, including this past week’s Ash Wednesday services.

Picture courtesy of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Good Help