Visita Iglesia is a Holy Week practice of Catholics in places where there are many churches, in countries like Malta, Poland, Ireland and the Philippines. Overseas Filipinos have brought it to places, like North America, that never had it before.
The custom goes back to the early Church when Christians would visit the seven great basilicas in Rome for adoration of the blessed sacrament after the Mass of the Lord's Supper on Holy Thursday.
Here in Singapore, Christians constitute approximately 14.6% of the country's population; 4.8% (32.9% of Christians) being Catholics and the remaining 9.8% (67.1% of Christians) being of other mostly Protestant denominations and traditions.
Start your Visita Iglesia in Singapore by visiting the following Catholic churches:
Cathedral of the Good Shepherd
St. Joseph's Church (Victoria Street)
Church of St. Joseph (Bukit Timah)
Church of Saints Peter and Paul
Church of Our Lady of Lourdes
Church of St. Teresa
Novena Church (Church of St. Alphonsus)
St. Joseph's Church (Victoria Street)
Church of St. Joseph (Bukit Timah)
Church of Saints Peter and Paul
Church of Our Lady of Lourdes
Church of St. Teresa
Novena Church (Church of St. Alphonsus)
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