Posted March 27, 2016
The faithful of St. Charles Borromeo Parish in Bensalem commemorated Good Friday, March 25 with the celebration of the Passion of the Lord by partaking in the walking Stations of the Cross, led by the youth of the parish and parochial vicar, Father Charles Ravert. The procession began in the grotto of the church, across Bristol Pike for about a tenth of a mile, ending at nearby St. Katharine Drexel Shrine’s Chapel for prayer and veneration of the cross. Msgr. Edward Deliman, pastor, concluded the evening with a blessing. (Photos by Sarah Webb)



Mary DeLorenzo and Pat Indelicato pray the stations by the light of their cell phones.

Jim Rinier, from Blessed Teresa of Calcutta Parish in Collingswood, N.J., venerates the cross at St. Katharine Drexel Shrine.

Eric Montero venerates the cross on Good Friday after processing from St. Charles Borromeo Church to St. Katharine Drexel Shrine.










The youth of Saint Charles Borremeo Parish lead a procession from the grotto of their church to Saint Katharine Drexel Shrine for Good Friday.


The faithful of St. Charles Borromeo Parish commemorated Good Friday, March 25 with an outdoor stations procession that ended in the chapel of St. Katharine Drexel Shrine.


Msgr. Edward Deliman offers a blessing after the walking stations and veneration of the cross.

The faithful of St. Charles Borremeo Church venerate the cross after a walking stations procession that ended in the chapel of St. Katharine Drexel Shrine.


Fatima and George Manalo

Sister Helen Thomas Connolly, I.H.M., (left) and Marina Gallagher pray together.

The congregation begins the procession from St. Charles Borromeo Church across Bristol Pike in Bensalem to the nearby St. Katharine Drexel Shrine.
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