Today is the feast of the visitation, commemorating when the newly pregnant Virgin Mary visited her cousin Elizabeth who was pregnant with John the Baptist at that time. As a result I visited St Basil/Visitation church on the south side of Chicago.
The church is located in a poor neighborhood as evidenced by the fact that its front entrance has doors labeled “church” and “food pantry”:
The service was in Spanish, but thanks to a worship aid, I was able to follow along reasonably well, although it wasn’t entirely clear about why there were two priests present—I think the second priest may have been visiting.
Being a predominantly Latino parish, it tends to liturgical conservatism, with half a dozen altar servers (all boys) and lots of incense and bells.
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