"In its deepest mystery, all of salvation history is in fact a divine love story between Creator and creature, between God and Isreal, a story that comes to its climax on the bloody wood of a Roman cross." - Brant Pitre, Jesus the Bridegroom: The Greatest Love Story Ever Told Photo of a replica of St. JPII's pastoral staff at the Saint John Paul II National Shrine. . . -- #pureinheartamerica #goodfriday #holyweek #lovestory #divinelovestory #jpiishrine

Our 7 Churches Pilgrimage crew! . . At Compline, Cardinal Sean mentioned Pope Francis' apostolic exhortation, Gaudete et Exsultate. Pope Francis says 2 signs/pillars of holiness are prayer and community. We couldn't agree more! It's even in our Pure in Heart Mission Statement: Prayer and fellowship fosters purity and respect for the sanctity of life. What a beautiful night to grow in holiness together! . "Growth in holiness is a journey in community, side by side with others...Each community is called to create a “God-enlightened space in which to experience the hidden presence of the risen Lord”. Sharing the word and celebrating the Eucharist together fosters fraternity and makes us a holy and missionary community." - Pope Francis A BIG thank you to Ryan for coordinating this pilgrimage! . -- #pureinheartamerica #stclementsyoungadults #7churches #holythursday #holyweek #catholicyoungadults

#Throwback to last year's Holy Thursday 7 Church Pilgrimage. We hope you'll be joing us tonight! We have a bunch of drivers, if you need a ride. Below is our tenative schedule. Follow along in our stories if you can't make it. . . --- Churches with a ^ are reported to close at 10. Mission Hill and Columbkille are known to stay open later from years past. . . Churches with a ** close after 11 Proposed Route: 8:15 - St Clement's Eucharistic Shrine** (Back Bay) 8:45 - St Paul^ (Harvard Square) Optional - MIT Chapel^ 9:15 - St Francis^ (Prudential Center) 9:35 - St Cecilia^ (Back Bay) 9:55 - Our Lady of Perpetual Help Basilica^ (Mission Hill) Alternate - St Columbkille^ (Brighton) 10:30 - St Anthony** (East Cambridge) Optional - Our Lady of Good Voyage** (Seaport) 11:00 - Cathedral of the Holy Cross** (South End) 11:30 - Compline at the Cathedral . . **If you miss a church due to time, St Anthony & OLO Good Voyage are both open until at least 11:30. . . -- #pureinheartamerica #holythursday #7churchpilgrimage #tbt #throwbackthursday