LEWISTON — All are welcome to join area Catholics in a special walking pilgrimage on Tuesday, June 29, to celebrate the Feast of Saints Peter & Paul.
The pilgrimage is to begin at 1 p.m. at Sacred Heart Church on 24 Sacred Heart Place in Auburn. Following a short prayer service, the group will walk about three miles to Holy Cross Church on 1080 Lisbon St. in Lewiston. Fifteen minutes of prayer will begin at 2:30 p.m.
The participants will then make the 2.2-mile journey to Holy Family Church on 607 Sabattus St. in Lewiston, stopping to pray outside of St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center before arriving at the church around 4 p.m.
Participants will take a break to eat and drink with confession being offered from 5 to 6 p.m.
The group will then complete the final leg of the journey with a mile-plus walk to the Basilica of Saints Peter & Paul on 122 Ash St., where a tour will be offered at 6:30 p.m. prior to participation in a special 7 p.m. Mass.
Individuals and families are welcome to join in part or all of the schedule.
The church celebrates this feast day each year on June 29. As early as the year 258, there is evidence of an already lengthy tradition of celebrating the solemnities of both Saint Peter and Saint Paul on the same day. Together, the two saints are the founders of the See of Rome, through their preaching, ministry, and martyrdom there.
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