31.03.2015
UPDATED: Archbishops of Dublin to Lead Good Friday Walk of Witness
The Church of Ireland and Catholic Archbishops of Dublin will once again lead a procession of the cross through the streets of Dublin city centre on Good Friday, April 3 2015. The Ecumenical Walk of Witness, now in its fourth year, sees Archbishop Michael Jackson and Archbishop Diarmuid Martin carry a cross from Christ Church Cathedral to St Mary’s Pro Cathedral in an act of visible witness on this highly significant day in the Christian calendar.
Due to unforeseen circumstances the blessing of the ‘Homeless Jesus’ sculpture that was to take place before the walk (as advised earlier) has been postponed to a later date.
The Walk of Witness will continue as planned with people gathering at Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin, at 7.00 pm for a short prayer service at 7.15 pm. The walk will start from the cathedral at 7.30 pm.
People of all traditions are invited to join Archbishop Jackson and Archbishop Martin as they journey across the city presenting a public sign of the churches’ work and witness together in the wider community.
The Archbishops will jointly carry the Taizé Cross as they lead the procession to St Mary’s Pro Cathedral on Marlborough Street where they will join a Taizé prayer service around the cross. The walk covers a distance of approximately two kilometres.