Holy Thursday: Seven Churches Visitation

"I have given you a model to follow, so that as I have done for you, you should also do." Father Manny Alvarez washes the feet of the faithful during Holy Thursday Mass at Immaculate Conception Church, Hialeah. (CRISTINA CABRERA JARRO)Mass of the Lord's Supper on Holy Thursday, at Immaculate Conception Church, Hialeah. (CRISTINA CABRERA JARRO)Father Manny Alvarez, pastor of Immaculate Conception Church, Hialeah carries the Blessed Sacrament under the processional canopy. (CRISTINA CABRERA JARRO)"We adore you, Oh Lord, and we praise you." Blessed Sacrament, altar of repose, Immaculate Conception Church, Hialeah. (CRISTINA CABRERA JARRO)The faithful kneel before the Blessed Sacrament in prayer and adoration at Immaculate Conception Church, Hialeah. (CRISTINA CABRERA JARRO)Blessed Sacrament, altar of repose, at San Lazaro Church, Hialeah. (CRISTINA CABRERA JARRO)Blessed Sacrament, altar of repose, at San Lazaro Church, Hialeah. (CRISTINA CABRERA JARRO)Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, Holy Thursday, at Santa Barbara Church, Hialeah. (CRISTINA CABRERA JARRO)Blessed Sacrament, altar of repose, at Santa Barbara Church, Hialeah. (CRISTINA CABRERA JARRO)A stained glass window with a cross adorns the entrance of Our Lady of Divine Providence Church, Sweetwater. (MARIA ALEJANDRA RIVAS)Holy Thursday adoration at Our Lady of Divine Providence Church in Sweetwater, after Mass of the Lord's Supper. (MARIA ALEJANDRA RIVAS)Praying with Jesus and the Blessed Virgin Mary at St. Agatha Church, Miami. (MARIA ALEJANDRA RIVAS)"We adore you and we bless you, Lord Jesus Christ, here and in all the churches which are in the whole world, because by your holy cross you have redeemed the world." - St. Francis of Assisi (MARIA ALEJANDRA RIVAS)Under the light of the moon and stars, the faithful adore Christ in the Blessed Sacrament at Prince of Peace Church, Miami. (MARIA ALEJANDRA RIVAS)Altar of Repose at Prince of Peace Church, Miami, where adoration of the Blessed Sacrament took place until 6 a.m. on Good Friday. (MARIA ALEJANDRA RIVAS)Blessed Sacrament, altar of repose, at Corpus Christi Church, Miami. (IZZY RENNELLA)Image of the crucified Christ at Corpus Christi Church, Miami. (IZZY RENNELLA)Holy Thursday altar of repose at St. John Bosco Church, Miami. (IZZY RENNELLA)"Remain with me." Holy Thursday adoration at St. Raymond Church, Miami. (IZZY RENNELLA)"Jesus is condemned to death," as depicted in the outdoor Stations of the Cross at St. Raymond Church, Miami. (IZZY RENNELLA)"A new commandment I leave you." Adoration under the stars at St. Hugh Church, Coconut Grove. (IZZY RENNELLA)Holy Thursday altar of repose at St. Augustine Church and Catholic Student Center, Coral Gables. (IZZY RENNELLA)Holy Thursday adoration at St. Augustine Church and Student Center, Coral Gables. (IZZY RENNELLA)Archbishop Thomas Wenski celebrates Mass of the Lord's Supper at St. Mary Cathedral, Miami. (IZZY RENNELLA)Washing of the feet at St. Mary Cathedral, Miami. (IZZY RENNELLA)Archbishop Thomas Wenski washes the feet of 12 faithful at Mass of the Lord's Supper, Holy Thursday, St. Mary Cathedral, Miami. (IZZY RENNELLA)Eucharistic procession, Holy Thursday, St. Mary Cathedral, Miami. (IZZY RENNELLA)Eucharistic procession, Holy Thursday, St. Mary Cathedral, Miami. (IZZY RENNELLA)Blessed Sacrament, altar of repose, St. Mary Cathedral, Miami. (IZZY RENNELLA)Faithful gather in front the altar of repose in adoration of the Blessed Sacrament after Mass of the Lord's Supper at St. Mary Cathedral, Miami. (IZZY RENNELLA)

Photography: ADOM Social Media Team

MIAMI | "The Seven Churches Visitation is a pious Roman Catholic Lenten tradition to visit seven churches on the evening of Maundy (Holy) Thursday. Following the Mass of the Lord's Supper, the Blessed Sacrament is placed on the Altar of Repose in the church for adoration. During the Seven Churches Visitation, the faithful visit several churches – sometimes seven, sometimes 14, sometimes no set number, depending upon the particular practice – to pray before the Blessed Sacrament in each church." 

For years, young adults around the Archdiocese of Miami have participated in this Holy Thursday tradition, known to them as "Church Hopping." Last night, our social media reporters visited different parishes to bring you sights from this beautiful experience.