The congregation was their passion, and the Ghents spent much of their free time visiting sick parishioners or organizing weekly prayer sessions in their home.

The abbot travelled to France (1955) to visit former parishioners, and to collect donations to purchase bells for the convent, conclude the public works on the parochial residence and build a tower to the Chapel of Adedele.

He knew the layout of the hospital very well, having spent years visiting sick parishioners there.

While attending Sunday school, the author visited poor parishioners living in tenements.

In 1875, Archbishop Goold visited the parish, and informed priest and parishioners that the building was not adequate for divine worship.

As the pastor of the Rising Star Missionary Baptist Church in Denver, I'm often called upon to visit parishioners and friends in the hospital.

"Life here is intolerable for those who don't have the liberating power of religion," said the Rev. Salvador Vasquez, who walks the dirt streets visiting bedridden parishioners who lie coughing from the industrial smoke blanketing this settlement north of Mexico City.

James Whitelaw (1749-1813), historian and statistician, was clergyman in this parish when he died of a fever contracted while visiting afflicted parishioners.

Evenings were often like this-Jamie alone in the rectory while the Monsignor was off somewhere, visiting former parishioners who now lived out in the suburbs.