Spiritual Journey to St. Joseph's Chapel

As you stroll on this Catholic island and ascend the stairs, the Romanesque chapel and the staircase artwork will come into your view. The artwork, namely "The Parable of the Good Shepherd", illustrates a shepherd leading his sheep in the pastures, offering them a newness of life with the discovery of beauty in their hearts. There are plentiful stories and architectural details of the chapel that guide you towards performing good deeds, inviting you to explore!

Yim Tin Tsai, known as the "Catholic Village", was the first village in Hong Kong where all villagers were baptised in Catholicism by 1875. The Feast of St. Joseph's is celebrated in the village every first Sunday of May. Villagers recall that Eucharistic Procession traverse the entire village on the Feast Day. "The priest would walk around the entire island, with prayers for blessings. The former route would be to walk along the pier all the way to our place of worship. They would also head to the salt fields. After all that, they would head back to the church. When the priest visited the Holy Ground (the graveyard), he would sprinkle holy water on each grave, which resembled individual houses." The religiouis beliefs have fostered a spiritual connection that brings the villagers together every year.