by chloe.admin | Feb 22, 2025 | Pilgrimage to Poland, Seminarians
By Nicholas Martell Back in Rome, we began our day, and ended our pilgrimage, with a beautiful Mass at the tomb of Pope St. John Paul II. Throughout this pilgrimage, we had prayed at the place of his birth, the place where he was ordained a priest, the place where he...
by chloe.admin | Feb 22, 2025 | Pilgrimage to Poland, Seminarians
By Fr. Brent Durschmidt Rising before dawn once again to start our last day of our pilgrimage in Poland, we packed our things and checked out of the Airbnb. It was a cold, but clear morning heading to Wawel Cathedral. We were met by one of the cathedral priests and a...
by chloe.admin | Feb 22, 2025 | Pilgrimage to Poland, Seminarians, Uncategorized
By Fr. Justin Echevarria We began our final full day in Poland bright and early. We drove an hour and a half from Krakow to Częstochowa to see the famous image of Our Lady. This image is distinct due to having two scars on Our Lady’s right cheek. The tradition...
by chloe.admin | Feb 22, 2025 | Pilgrimage to Poland, Seminarians
By Nicholas Martell It was an incredible day! After spending the first part of our pilgrimage focused on Pope St. John Paul II, we shifted gears slightly, as we did not completely move away from our St. John Paul II theme, and visited the Divine Mercy Shrine in...
by chloe.admin | Feb 22, 2025 | Pilgrimage to Poland, Seminarians
By Coulter McIntyre Thursday, February 13, 2025 was an exciting day for the Portland pilgrim group. We started with Mass at an altar in the crypt of Wawel Cathedral in Krakow, the very altar upon which a young Fr. Karol Wojtyła, who later become Pope St. John Paul II,...
by chloe.admin | Feb 22, 2025 | Pilgrimage to Poland, Seminarians
By Blake Thamer The Portland group left Rome fairly early in the morning to catch our flight to Krakow, Poland. We had a little bit of extra time at the airport and it was very nice to pray morning prayer all together there. As we landed, my first impressions of...
