Faithful honor Mary in May procession at Cathedral

Posted May 12, 2017

The Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul hosted a traditional May procession and crowning of a statue of Mary on Sunday, May 7. The devotion featured the communal praying of the rosary, the procession through the cathedral and prayers led by Father Dennis Gill, rector. (Photos by Sarah Webb)

A family prays the rosary during the 2017 Archdiocesan May Procession, to be held this year on Sunday, May 6 at the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul, Philadelphia.
(Photo: Sarah Webb)

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