Salt Lake Telegram | 1926-03-14 | Page 29 | St. Roch's Chapel Mecca for Hopeful Maidens

St. St Roch's Chapel Mecca for Hopeful Maidens Maiden NEW ORLEANS March 13 AP CAP For For years ears St. St Roch's Roth's chapel i in New Orleans has been the mecca for unmarried women on Good Ft FrI FrI- day Tradition has it that every unmarrIed unmarried unmarried un un- un- un married woman who will visit nine churches say a prayer and makan make mak an offering at each one of them and then visit St St. Roch's and make mak the stations of ot the cross finally lighting a candle before the altar will be happily married before th the year is out St St. Roch's chapel was ws erected i in 1871 by Father Trevis in fulfillment fulfillment fulfillment fulfill fulfill- ment of ot a vow that If none of hi his parishioners died during the 1866 67 epidemic he would build a chapel chape In thanksgiving to God Soon th the shrine became a favorite place fo for forthe forthe the pilgrimages pUg of or the pious an anthe and ad the walls are covered co with the e ex votes of believers