Holy Thursday Seven Churches Visitation
At the conclusion of every Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord’s Supper, the Eucharist is processed to an altar of repose. The faithful are invited to join in this procession and then “Remain here and keep watch with me” (Mt 26:38) on the night of the Lord’s passion by spending time in prayer and adoration. Churches remain open into the evening so the faithful can come spend time with Jesus present in the Blessed Sacrament. The Seven Churches Visitation is a pilgrimage through which participants visit different churches on this night and meditate on the Seven Movements of Jesus.
Plan your route
Find your starting parish below. Then, for the most efficient route, simply visit the next six parishes on the list in order or in reverse order. Map links are provided to easily open directions on your phone as you go. If you live in a rural area or are otherwise unable to make it to seven different churches, consider doing multiple meditations at one location.
St. John the Evangelist
109 W. Monroe Street, Goshen – Google Maps.
St. Mary of the Annunciation
411 W. Vistula St., Bristol – Google Maps.
St. Vincent de Paul
1108 S. Main Street, Elkhart – Google Maps.
St. Thomas the Apostle
1405 N. Main Street, Elkhart – Google Maps.
Queen of Peace
4508 Vistula Road, Mishawaka – Google Maps.
St. Pius X.
52553 N Fir Rd, Granger 46530 – Google Maps.
St. Thérèse, Little Flower
54191 Ironwood Road, South Bend – Google Maps.
Sacred Heart, Notre Dame
Join Sacred Heart Parish for Mass and pascal watch at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart
101 Basilica Dr, Notre Dame
When you enter through a campus gate, you will receive a parking pass and may be directed where to go.
Christ the King
52473 S.R. 933, South Bend – Google Maps.
Corpus Christi
2822 Corpus Christi Drive, South Bend – Google Maps.
St. John the Baptist
3526 St. Johns Way, South Bend – Google Maps.
Holy Family
56405 Mayflower Road, South Bend – Google Maps.
St. Stanislaus Kostka
55756 Tulip Road, New Carlisle – Google Maps.
St. Adalbert
2505 W. Grace Street, South Bend – Google Maps.
St. Casimir
1308 W. Dunham St., South Bend – Google Maps.
Our Lady of Hungary
829 W. Calvert St., South Bend – Google Maps.
St. Patrick, South Bend
309 S. Taylor St., South Bend – Google Maps.
St. Hedwig
Holy Thursday Mass and pascal watch is offered at St. Patrick, South Bend.
St. Augustine
1501 W. Washington Street, South Bend – Google Maps.
St. Stanislaus, Bishop and Martyr
415 N Brookfield Street, South Bend – Google Maps.
Holy Cross
920 Wilber Street, South Bend – Google Maps.
St. Joseph, South Bend
226 N. Hill Street, South Bend – Google Maps.
St. Anthony de Padua
2310 E. Jefferson Blvd., South Bend – Google Maps.
St. Monica
222 W. Mishawaka Ave., Mishawaka – Google Maps.
St. Joseph, Mishawaka
213 W. Third Street, Mishawaka – Google Maps.
St. Bavo
502 West 7th St., Mishawaka – Google Maps.
St. Matthew Cathedral
1701 Miami Street, South Bend – Google Maps.
St. Jude
19704 Johnson Rd, South Bend – Google Maps.
Sacred Heart of Jesus, Lakeville
63568 Old U.S. 31-South, South Bend – Google Maps.
St. Patrick, Walkerton
807 Tyler Street, Walkerton – Google Maps.
St. Mary’s of the Lake
124 College Ave., Culver – Google Maps.
St. Michael the Archangel
612 N. Walnut Street, Plymouth – Google Maps.
St. Dominic
803 Bike Street, Bremen – Google Maps.
Our Lady of Guadalupe
225 Gilliam Drive, Warsaw – Google Maps.
Sacred Heart
125 N. Harrison Street, Warsaw – Google Maps.
St. Francis Xavier
408 Catholic Street, Pierceton – Google Maps.
St. Martin de Porres
6941 Waco Drive, Syracuse – Google Maps.
St. John Bosco
220 N. Main Street, Churubusco, IN – Google Maps.
St. Paul of the Cross
315 S. Line Street, Columbia City – Google Maps.
St. Catherine of Alexandria
9989 S. STR 9, Columbia City – Google Maps.
St. Mary of the Presentation
5790 E 1100 S, Geneva – Google Maps.
St. Joseph
1300 N. Main Street, Bluffton – Google Maps.
St. Mary of the Assumption
414 W Madison Street, Decatur – Google Maps.
St. Patrick, Arcola
12305 Arcola Rd., Fort Wayne, IN – Google Maps.
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
10700 Aboite Center Road, Fort Wayne, IN – Google Maps.
St. Joseph, Fort Wayne
2213 Brooklyn Ave., Fort Wayne, IN – Google Maps.
St. John the Baptist, Fort Wayne
4500 Fairfield Ave, Fort Wayne, IN – Google Maps.
St. Therese
2304 Lower Huntington Road, Fort Wayne, IN – Google Maps.
St. Aloysius
14623 Bluffton Road, Yoder, IN – Google Maps.
St. Joseph – Hessen Cassel
11337 Old Decatur Road South Fort Wayne, Indiana, 46816 – Google Maps.
St. Henry
5711 St. Henry’s Ln., Fort Wayne, IN – Google Maps.
Sacred Heart
4643 Gaywood Drive, Fort Wayne, IN – Google Maps.
St. Peter
518 E. DeWald St., Fort Wayne, IN – Google Maps.
St. Patrick
2120 Harrison St., Fort Wayne, IN – Google Maps.
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
1105 S. Clinton Street, Fort Wayne, IN – Google Maps.
St. Mary, Mother of God
1101 South Lafayette St., Fort Wayne, IN – Google Maps.
Most Precious Blood
1515 Barthold Street, Fort Wayne, IN – Google Maps.
Queen of Angels
1500 W. State Boulevard, Fort Wayne, IN – Google Maps.
St. Jude
2155 Randallia Drive, Fort Wayne, IN – Google Maps.
St. Vincent de Paul
1502 East Wallen Road, Fort Wayne, IN – Google Maps.
Our Lady of Good Hope
7215 Saint Joe Road, Fort Wayne, IN – Google Maps.
St. Charles Borromeo
4916 Trier Road, Fort Wayne, IN – Google Maps.
St. John the Baptist, New Haven
943 Powers Street, New Haven, IN – Google Maps.
St. Louis Besancon, New Haven
15535 Lincoln Highway East New Haven – Google Maps
St. Rose of Lima
206 Summit Street, Monroeville, IN – Google Maps.
St. Patrick
300 Ravine Park Drive, Ligonier – Google Maps.
St. Joseph
50 N 100 E, LaGrange – Google Maps.
St. Gaspar Del Bufalo
10871 N. St. Rd. 9, Rome City – Google Maps.
Immaculate Conception
301 E. Diamond Street, Kendallville – Google Maps.
St. Mary of the Assumption
228 N. Main Street, Avilla – Google Maps.
Blessed Sacrament
2290 N. State Road 9, Albion – Google Maps.
Immaculate Conception Ege
7046 E 400 S, LaOtto – Google Maps.
St. Joseph
300 W. Houston St., Garrett – Google Maps.
Immaculate Conception
500 East Seventh St., Auburn – Google Maps.
St. Michael the Archangel
1098 County Road 39, Waterloo – Google Maps.
St. Anthony of Padua
700 W. Maumee Street, Angola – Google Maps.
St. Paul Catholic Chapel
8780 E 700 N, Fremont – Google Maps.
St. Joseph
641 N. Main Street, Roanoke – Google Maps.
St. Mary
903 N. Jefferson St., Huntington – Google Maps.
Ss. Peter and Paul
860 Cherry Street, Huntington – Google Maps.
St. Bernard
907 North Cass St., Wabash – Google Maps.
St. Robert Bellermine
1203 State Road 114 East, North Manchester – Google Maps.
Seven Movements of Jesus
1. Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane | Lk 22:39-46
Then going out he went, as was his custom, to the Mount of Olives, and the disciples followed him. When he arrived at the place he said to them, “Pray that you may not undergo the test.” After withdrawing about a stone’s throw from them and kneeling, he prayed, saying, “Father, if you are willing, take this cup away from me; still, not my will but yours be done.” And to strengthen him an angel from heaven appeared to him. He was in such agony and he prayed so fervently that his sweat became like drops of blood falling on the ground. When he rose from prayer and returned to his disciples, he found them sleeping from grief. He said to them, “Why are you sleeping? Get up and pray that you may not undergo the test.”
History
The tradition can be traced to Rome with St. Philip Neri in the 1500’s who is said to have started with visiting the seven basilicas in Rome. Each Holy Thusday, after the Eucharist was processed to an altar of repose, St. Philip and those that followed in this tradition would process from church to church to “remain” with Jesus commemorating the beginning of his passion. This tradition spread throughout the world as immigration spread and was brought to the Americas by Italian and Polish immigrants.