PIlgrimage to Fatima, Lourdes, and the Shrines of Spain - Part three

For the First Part of the PIlgrimage click here

For part two  click here

Day 5, Monday, September 11, 2023

Fatima - Braga - Santiago De Compostela, Spain

Leaving Fatima

Yesterday Pat left all of the prayer intentions 

that everyone gave her at the shrine of Fatima. 

She will do it again at Lourdes and possibly other shrines as well

To God be Glory forever

from Pat below

" This morning I walked to the shrine.

There was an English Mass being said as I arrived at the consecration. What a blessing.

I would have received communion except I had already eaten a banana. Too bad.

On the bus now. I lead the Rosary. Another blessing. 

A beautiful picture of the Holy Family was displayed in one of the shops.

St Lucia, St. Jacinta, and St. Francisco pray for us." Pat

Journey North and stopping in Braga, one of the oldest Christian cities in the world Sanctuary of Bom Jesu de Monte, UNESCO World Heritage Site

and Pilgrim Destination where devout followers have walked the Stations of the Cross for contemplation and penance since 1981

Fr. John Likozar, Pat Maloney,Grazyna Taracha 

( I noticed during our pilgrimage to Poland that the Companions 😇 are good at taking selfies )

Continuing  to Spain to Santiago de Compostela one of the most significant pilgrimage destinations since the middle ages

Burial place of Saint James 

• The pilgrimage route to Compostelais is graced with an exceptional witness from its early days: the Liber Sancti Jacobi or Book of Saint James. This book is found most famously in a twelfth-century manuscript from the library of the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, as well as in various other manuscripts.

Day 6 - Tuesday, September 12th, 2023

Pat on her early morning walk 

 "Our hotel at Santiago de Compostela is pretty luxurious. The homes on this narrow road adjacent to the hotel have either high fences or hedges and locked gates. Nice and quiet in the early morning." Pat

This is the end of part three of the PIlgrimage 

for Part four