A Christian flag was raised at city halls in St. John's and Mount Pearl on Monday to mark the beginning of Christian Holy Week, and to remember the "continued persecution of Christians worldwide."

Tolson Chapman, a member of the St. Stephen the Martyr Church in St. John's — which organized the events — says the flag will hopefully serve as a reminder to the people in the city.

"It's just to remind us that the persecution of Christians is ongoing daily. And we just want to remind the citizens of St. John's to look up," he said.

"There's something up there that's very important, and that's Jesus Christ."

St. John's Mayor Dennis O'Keefe raised the flag in St. John's on Monday morning.

The flag will also be raised at Confederation Building on Tuesday.