Notre-Dame Cathedral! What we’ve all been waiting for, the crescendo of our pilgrimage. Guided explanation outside the Cathedral, setting the spiritual and historical context for the pilgrimage visit inside with time to pray and admire the beauty of the restored cathedral of Paris. At 12:00 we had a glorious Mass at the main altar with […]
Read MoreWalked to Mass at Notre Dame de Passy before boarding a boat for the famous Parisian “bateaux-mouches”, a scenic river cruise where we saw all of the most beautiful sites of Paris from the River Seine. Our last morning stop was the exquisite Sainte Chapelle, a treasure in the center of Paris, built as a […]
Read MoreStarted our day at St. Vincent de Paul Chapel To visit and venerate his incorrupt body. A walk to visit the Chapel of the Miraculous Medal where the Blessed Mother appeared to Saint Catherine Laboure. Celebrated Mass at the main alter at the site of the apparitions and in front of St. Catherine’s incorrupt body. […]
Read MoreEarly morning for the long drive to Chartres for our Sunday morning Mass at Chartres Cathedral. Fr. James concelebrated a public Mass with all the locals. Lots of young people! After Mass we were honored to have a celebrity and the primo expert on the Cathedral. Many of us bought his definitive and encyclopedic book. […]
Read MoreVisited Our Lady of Pontmain at the border of Normandy and Brittany. Mass at the sanctuary of where the Virgin Mary appeared to four children in 1871, amid a Prussian invasion. We arrived in the walled city of Malo on the Atlantic coast for lunch and a tour. Enjoyed the lovely Cathedral of Saint Vincent, […]
Read MoreThree hour drive to the stunning Le Mont-Saint-Michel, in the water off the coast of the Atlantic. 350 step climb! Celebrated Mass there at St. Peter Church Lunch on own and some free time. Strolled through the charming village with stone houses and narrow streets. Arrived at our Hôtel de L’Abbaye in Le Tronchet. We […]
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