Once in a Lifetime Opportunity!
Oberammergau Passion Play
August 20 – 30, 2010

Join Catholic Communications and diocesan Director of Vocations Father Gary Dailey as he celebrates his Silver Jubilee as a priest with a pilgrimage to Oberammergau, Germany, for the 41st performance of the world-renowned Passion Play.

Join Us at an Upcoming Information Session in Your Area to Learn More

HADLEY: Most Holy Redeemer Parish Center, 120 Russell St (Rte 9)
Wednesday, May 14 at 7 p.m.

SPRINGFIELD: Bishop Marshall Center (inside St. Michael’s Cathedral) 254 State St, Thursday, May 15 at 7 p.m.

LEE: St. Mary School Hall, 115 Orchard St, Wednesday, May 21 at 7:30 p.m.

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History of the Passion Play

In the middle of the Thirty Years War, following months of suffering and death from the plague, the Oberammergauers swore an oath to God that if He spared them from further harm, they would perform the “Play of the Suffering, Death and Resurrection of Christ” every ten years. In 1634, they fulfilled their pledge for the first time on a stage erected above the fresh graves of the plague victims.

Some half million people will visit Oberammergau in 2010 to view the live performances. With demand outweighing ticket availability by a 3-to-1 margin, tickets must be reserved with a deposit two years in advance.

Nestled at the foothills of the Alps, Oberammergau is one of Bavaria`s most picturesque towns, and a short thirty-minute drive from the Bavarian capital of Munich. It is world famous not only for its Passion Play but also for its exquisite wood carving tradition. Oberammergau maintains a peacefulness uncommon by modern-day standards.

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Your participation in this pilgrimage will help support Catholic Communications Chalice of Salvation weekly Mass which is broadcast to 28,000 elderly and sick homebound within our diocese each week, as well as other Catholic Communications programs.