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3 days ago · He spoke of Christian life itself as a eucharistic pilgrimage. We are pilgrims in a strange land he said, called to be always on the move. This struck me in a particular way on Sunday morning as we processed through the streets of New Haven, a city just waking up to bistro brunches, dog walks and morning jogs.
4 days ago · Pilgrimages hold a special meaning in the Catholic faith. Pope Francis summed it up in an address during the Jubilee Year of Mercy back in 2016: “Going on pilgrimage to the shrines is one of the ...
5 days ago · The National Eucharistic Pilgrimage — of which there are a total of four 6,500-mile routes spread out throughout the country led by different perpetual pilgrims — and the National Eucharistic Congress are intended to launch the initiative into its final year, dubbed a “year of missionary sending.”
5 days ago · From these four directions, the pilgrimage routes trace what organizers call “a sign of the cross over the nation,” as pilgrims traverse a combined 6,500 miles across 27 states and 65 dioceses, through small towns, large cities and rural countryside — often on foot, always with the Eucharist — until they converge in Indianapolis for the July 17-21 National Eucharistic Congress.
4 days ago · The Eucharistic Pilgrims on the Seton Route launched their 65-day journey last week and are making their way to the Seton Shrine on June 6, a significant stop along the way to the Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis in July. It is here that the pilgrims will encounter Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton in a most personal way.
3 days ago · The journey was fraught with challenges, including storms, sickness, and even death. However, the perseverance of the Pilgrims and their determination to establish a new life in the New World allowed them to overcome these hardships. So, the next time you hear about the Mayflower, remember that it carried 41 Pilgrims on their journey to America.
3 days ago · Matthew Heidenreich, a perpetual pilgrim along the Marian Route, shares some features of the “monstrance-mobile”—including where the Bl Sacrament will “sit,” and how you can ask the ...
