Sunday August 25th, 2019
Around 7:45 AM after Barb and I packed our clothes and felt organized enough for our trip home, we headed down to the cafeteria for breakfast. It was really good: bacon and eggs, toast, fruit coffee, peanut butter. As long as there is coffee, toast and peanut butter I'm good to go. I could live on those three items.
Eileen and me
After breakfast we found a nice place to sit outside until the pilgrimage wrap up in the Basilica Hub. I have been on pilgrimages to the Cape Shrine many times before and never was the weather so perfect. I remember one time when I went to the Cape with the Legion of Mary, that it was raining buckets as we were leaving to attend mass Monday morning in the old Shrine. I dug into my archives to see what year this was and I found it. It was in 2007. Wow how time flies
A little bit of trivia below from Legion of Mary member, Jennifer Snell. If you happen to be a member of the Legion of Mary you might remember this
" Monday brought thunderstorms; but this disturbance was no competition for pilgrims who spontaneously recited the rosary while Sister Marilyn and Brother Jean Pierre organized transportation to mass in the old chapel. Our Blessed Lady's presence was palpable as she protected us from harm’s way. The resonance of pilgrims reciting the rosary was one the most memorable sounds I recall, just like a chorus of angels. It is worth mentioning that the last pilgrims arrived at mass just as the consecration was beginning. " Jennifer Snell , August 2007
A little bit of trivia below from Legion of Mary member, Jennifer Snell. If you happen to be a member of the Legion of Mary you might remember this
" Monday brought thunderstorms; but this disturbance was no competition for pilgrims who spontaneously recited the rosary while Sister Marilyn and Brother Jean Pierre organized transportation to mass in the old chapel. Our Blessed Lady's presence was palpable as she protected us from harm’s way. The resonance of pilgrims reciting the rosary was one the most memorable sounds I recall, just like a chorus of angels. It is worth mentioning that the last pilgrims arrived at mass just as the consecration was beginning. " Jennifer Snell , August 2007
9:00 AM Pilgrimage wrap up in the Basilica HUB
and draw for the 3 foot statue of Mary
11:30 Holy Mass in the " OLD Shrine, Celebrated by Bishop Tremblay
Entrance Procession - Here I am Lord
Closing Hymn - Immaculate Mary
After singing the closing hymn we were asked to go up to the front of the Church for a group picture . Since I wasn't able to get a photo of the entire Group I took a couple of pictures as everybody was leaving so these are my " Group Photos "
I don't know how we all were able to fit up on the altar, but we did :-)
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Then we both took a city bus home.
We thank everybody who worked so hard
to make this such a wonderful spiritual experience.
Jesus Mary and Saint Joseph,
Thank you for everything!
Jesus we trust in You!
Mama Mary we entrust ourselves to you!
