Posted on Apr 7, 2023
A Cincinnati Good Friday tradition: Praying the steps
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For more than 150 years, people have flocked to the steps of Holy Cross-Immaculata Church on Good Friday. Each year, thousands quietly ascend the 97 steps atop Mt. Adams, pausing on each to reflect or say a prayer.
"It's a tradition that goes from generation to generation," explains Larry Cochran, a media consultant for the church. "I've been there when people have come and they've been praying the steps, and they will suggest that their grandmother and great grandmother and grandfather have done it before them."
Good Friday is the Christian remembrance of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and his death at Calvary. The term "good" comes from the now obsolete usage meaning "pious" or "holy."
"It's a tradition that goes from generation to generation," explains Larry Cochran, a media consultant for the church. "I've been there when people have come and they've been praying the steps, and they will suggest that their grandmother and great grandmother and grandfather have done it before them."
Good Friday is the Christian remembrance of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and his death at Calvary. The term "good" comes from the now obsolete usage meaning "pious" or "holy."
A Cincinnati Good Friday tradition: Praying the steps
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
"Praying the steps to Holy Cross-Immaculata Parish has become an Easter tradition in Cincinnati
Tens of thousands spend part of Good Friday climbing the 94 stairs to the church in Mount Adams
For believers, Good Friday traditionally consists of fasting, penance and prayer.
The tradition is more than 150 years old"
"Praying the steps to Holy Cross-Immaculata Parish has become an Easter tradition in Cincinnati
Tens of thousands spend part of Good Friday climbing the 94 stairs to the church in Mount Adams
For believers, Good Friday traditionally consists of fasting, penance and prayer.
The tradition is more than 150 years old"
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel good day Brother William, always informational and of the most interesting. Thanks for sharing, have a blessed day!
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
CDR Andrew McMenamin, PhD Cincinnati is Very Seriously "Christian" to Include (German Catholic My Heritage) and Irish Catholics (Big Pete McCarthy was My Sponsor at Confirmation).
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