In the past, common religious practices in Ireland included praying the Rosary individually or as a family, attending Benediction in the evenings during certain months, participating in Corpus Christi processions with the Blessed Sacrament, attending parish missions that promoted devotional practices, engaging in the 40 Hours Devotion of continuous Eucharistic adoration, praying the Stations of the Cross individually or in a group on Good Friday, and making pilgrimages to sacred sites around Ireland.