>>> THIS YEAR MANY RELIGIOUS HOLIDAYS ARE ALIGNED WITH DIFFERENT CULTURES.

THIS WEEK , JOANNA HERNANDEZ VISITED A FEW COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE CITY TO LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW PEOPLE ARE CELEBRATING.

JOANNA JOINS US NOW FROM INSIDE ST. MARY OF THE LAKE CATHOLIC CHURCH.

JOANNA?

>> Reporter: NOT TOO LONG AGO THIS CHURCH WAS FILLED FOR THE MASS OF THE LAST SUPPER.

JESUS SAT DOWN WITH HIS LAST SUPPER WITH HIS DISCIPLES .

IT WAS AN INTIMATE MOMENT WHERE JESUS WAS SAID TO WASH THE FEET OF HIS 12 DISCIPLES AND TAUGHT THEM ABOUT FORGIVENESS.

CHRISTIANITY HONORS THIS IS A SACRED HOLIDAY.

THERE ARE MORE SPECIAL HOLIDAYS FOR OTHER RELIGIONS.

INSIDE A PHYSICAL DIOCESE OF CHICAGO, DOZENS OF MINISTERS PARTICIPATE IN A RENEWAL OF VOWS.

IT IS ALL CALLS HOLY WEEK THAT IS CELEBRATED FROM VARIOUS REGIONS OF THE DIOCESE.

>> THEY ARE CALLED TO GOT TO COME TOGETHER AND RENEW THEIR VOWS THEY TOOK BOTH AS THEY BECAME ORDAINED AS DEACONS AND PRIESTS, BUT ALSO RENEW THEIR BAPTISMAL VOWS.

>> Reporter: SHE IS THE FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMAN WHO IS A BISHOP.

SHE SAID THIS IS A MOMENT OF TRANSFORMATION.

>> LAST WEEK , WHEN I PREACHED IT WAS A HIGH, HOLY DAY FOR MANY DIFFERENT RELIGIONS.

NOT JUST CHRISTIANITY , BUT FOR PEOPLE TO REBOOT, REINVIGORATE AND TOTALLY COME INTO A RELATIONSHIP WITH WHOMEVER THEY ARE TIED TO.

>> Reporter: A MESSAGE THE RABBI CONNECTS WITH AT THE JEWISH COMMUNITY CELEBRATING PASSOVER AND COMMEMORATING THE ENTRANCE OF JESUS.

THE COMMANDMENT ON PASSOVER IS TO SEE YOURSELF IN THE STORY.

WE HAVE A BIG MEAL ON THIS DAY AND WE HAVE AN HOUR OR MORE TO GET TO THE MILL.

THE RABBI SAID IT IS AN EXPERIENCE CENTERED AROUND IDEAL FREEDOM .

THEIR ANCESTORS SHARED A RITUAL FEAST AT THE BEGINNING OF THE HOLIDAYS.

>> THERE ARE SPACES FOR DIFFERENT APOSTOLIC ITEMS.

THIS PLATE COULD BE IN THE CENTER OF THE TABLE.

>> Reporter: PASSOVER BEGAN WEDNESDAY EVENING AND THE PLATE IS A STAPLE A VARIETY OF FOODS.

>> THIS IS A BITTER HERB THAT REMINDS US HOW BITTER IT WAS TO BE A SLAVE.

IT IS VERY SPICY.

YOU CAN SEE IT DRAW TEARS.

IT IS SUPPOSED TO GIVE YOU AN FEELING OF WHAT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN LIKE TO BE A SLAVE.

>> Reporter: AT THE CHICAGO LAWN NEIGHBORHOOD, MUSLIMS GATHER FOR A NIGHT OF REFLECTION DURING RAMADAN.

THEY FAST EVERY DAY FROM DON TO DESK.

>> YOU ARE AT YOUR MOST NATURAL STATE WHEN YOU HAVE NO FOOD AND WATER IN YOU.

>> Reporter: THE HOLY TIME WHERE PEOPLE UNITE FOR PRAYER, FASTING AND SPIRITUAL GROWTH.

IT IS TRADITION TO CHANT AND PLAY TRUMPS DURING GATHERING .

THIS IS WHEN MUSLIMS CONNECT WITH THE DIVINE.

>> IT ALLOWS YOU TO TURN OFF EVERYTHING THAT USUALLY ROCKS THE SPIRITUAL.

BY THE END OF THE MONTH PEOPLE ARE FEELING THEIR BEST BOTH SPIRITUALLY AND PHYSICALLY.

I THINK WE DON'T OFTEN TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEEK OUT THE CONNECTIONS AS WE COULD AND AS WE SHOULD.

I THINK FAITH SHOULD ALWAYS BE SOMETHING THAT HELPS PEOPLE IMPROVE CONNECTIONS .

>> Reporter: DESPITE BEING DIFFERENT, ALL OF THESE RELIGIOUS TRADITIONS ARE INTENDED FOR SELF REFLECTION.