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

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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

 

Pilgrimage to Fatima, Lourdes and Shrines of Spain - Part 2

For the First Part of the PIlgrimage click here

Fatima - 2 nights at the Coracao Hotel

Saturday, September 9, Evening

The time in Ottawa is  5:50 P.m., and I just received these from my sister. So she sent them at 10;50  (which is past her bedtime)

Ahh, Thanks,  Pat, Have you seen Mary yet?

Our Lady of  Fatima pray for us

Wow I love the Beautiful Candlelight Procession 

       To God be Glory forever!

Sunday, September 10. 2023 

Sunday Morning 

The Sisters are from an order called 

Servants of the Lord.

Eucharistic ministers and priests came out with white umbrellas so you knew where to receive Holy Communion.

 

Cork Tree

The Statue of the Sacred Heart of Jesus 

is pure Gold and was a donation. 

The donor is anonymous.

Piece of the Berlin Wall

The Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary

The original church building 

that was built between 1928 and 1954.

Grazyna and Pat prayed the Rosary 

for the prayer intentions they brought on their journey. 

Pat led the Rosary in English and Grazyna responded in Polish.

The graves of Lucia, Jacinta, and Francisco 

are in the church. 

Lucia and Jacinta are on the left-hand side at the front of the church. Francisco is on the right-hand side of the church.

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A Basilica was also built at the site, 

the Basilica of the Most Holy Trinity. 

This church is very large but is very plain looking.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilica_of_the_Holy_Trinity_(F%C3%A1tima)

Below is a map of the grounds

This is the end of Part two of the PIlgrimage 

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