Revival

the ANSWER

Pilgrimage

         From the North

Marian Route

June 7 – 12, 2024

Pictures Along the Way

Day 1 - La Crosse

Answer Rally

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Day 2 - La Crosse

Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe

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Day 2 - La Crosse

St. Rose Convent

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Day 3 - Sparta & Wisconsin Rapids

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Day 4 - Wisconsin Rapids, Ellis, and Marshfield

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Day 5 - Marshfield, Colby, Abbotsford and Wausau

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Day 6 - Wausau

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Stops Along the Way

Day One - Friday, June 7

Marian Route Procession Arrives in La Crosse

10:00 a.m. Procession from the
Cameron Street Bridge to La Crosse
Center “The Answer”– Eucharistic Rally

11:00 a.m. Mass followed by speakers, adoration, confession, exhibits and vendors  
Registration Required

Route Map

Day Two - Saturday, June 8

Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration
and Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe – La Crosse, WI

Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration 
(Private Event)

Service Saturday  – Nursing Home Visits – (Private Event)

Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe
1:30 p.m. Procession to the Church
2:00 p.m. Adoration
2:30 p.m. Reflection
3:30 p.m. Benediction

Day Three - Sunday, June 9

St. Patrick Parish, Sparta and SS. Peter & Paul, Wisconsin Rapids

10:30 a.m. St. Patrick Parish will host an outdoor Mass at the Sparta Eagles Club (9901 W-21 in Sparta). Most Reverend Mark Bartosic, an Auxiliary Bishop for the Archdiocese of Chicago, will be the celebrant. St. Patrick Parish will provide lunch and fellowship after Mass.

1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Following lunch, the Eucharistic Procession will depart towards Angelo Road and return.

4:15 p.m. Procession east side of Jackson St. Bridge, Wisconsin Rapids to SS. Peter & Paul Church

4:45 p.m. – 5:45 p.m. Confessions, Holy Hour and Prayers led by deacons of the Diocese of La Crosse

6:00 p.m. Mass – SS. Peter & Paul Church, Wisconsin Rapids
7:00 p.m. Social

Day Four - Monday, June 10

St. John the Baptist, Marshfield

7:00 a.m. Confessions, SS. Peter & Paul Church, Wisconsin Rapids

8:00 a.m. Mass – SS. Peter & Paul, Wisconsin Rapids

9:30 a.m. Prayer service at the grave of Blessed Brother James Miller, Ellis, Wis.

2:00 p.m. Procession – see Route Map below

4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Pot Luck Supper – Schuh Hall

Approx. 4:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. National Eucharistic Procession Monstrance will enter the Pope St. John Paul II Adoration Chapel

4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Eucharistic Miracle Display – School Gym
Mission Displays – Columbia Room

6:00 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. Presentation on Blessed Brother James Miller
7:00 p.m. – 7:50 p.m. Presentation on Servant of God, Fr. Joseph Walijewski (Casa Hogar)

8:00 p.m. – 7:00 a.m. Adoration in St. John the Baptist Church (Procession Monstrance)

3:00 a.m.- 4:00 a.m. Matins, Fr. Robert Thorn, Healing Ministry – Special Intentions through the intercession of the Servant of God Father Joseph Walijewski
Submit Prayer Intention

7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. Adoration in Pope St. John Paull II Chapel (Procession Monstrance)

7:00 a.m. Mass followed by the departure of the National Eucharistic Team

Route Map

Day Five - Tuesday, June 11

 St Mary Help of Christians Parish, Colby
St. Bernard Parish, Abbotsford
Mary, Mother of Good Help Parish, Wausau
Holy Name Parish, Wausau

7:00 a.m. Mass at St. John’s Church, Marshfield

9:00 a.m.- 11:30 a.m. Procession St. Mary’s Church, Colby to St. Bernard Church, Abbotsford,  4.3 miles

11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Holy Hour and Confessions- St. Bernard’s Church

1:45 p.m. Procession from St. Bernard’s Church

3:00 p.m. Holy Hour, Mary Mother of Good Help, Wausau

6:00 – 8:30 pm Holy Hour, Confessions, Holy Name Church, Wausau
7:30 pm  Reception

 

Route Map

Day Six - Wednesday, June 12

St. Matthew’s Parish, Wausau

9:00 a.m. Spanish Mass for Youth at St. Matthew’s Parish, Wausau

Procession departing into the Diocese of Green Bay.  11:30 am Holy Hour at St. Philomena Parish, 434 State Road,  Birnamwood, WI. The Diocese of La Crosse Youth Group will participate in the transfer of the procession to the Diocese of Green Bay Youth Group.  The Knights of Columbus will provide a motorcycle escort from Wausau to Birnamwood.

 

Heroes of Faith

Whose lives have intersected with the
Diocese of La Crosse

During the pilgrimage route in the Diocese of La Crosse we will focus our prayers highlighting people such as Sr. Thea Bowman, Blessed Brother James Miller, and Fr. Joseph Walijewksi to seek intercession for guidance and healing. In addition, we will come together to celebrate the special ministries in the Diocese of La Crosse, Hispanic, Hmong, Rural Life, Deacon’s, Religious, and all the faithful who accompany Jesus from city to city, lighting hearts on fire along the way.

Sr. Thea Bowman was a member of the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration, La Crosse, Wisconsin,  where she lived and ministered to God’s people.  Her cause for canonization began in November 2018; on June 1, 2018, she was declared a Servant of God. She was undeniably close to God and lovingly invited others to encounter the presence of God in their lives.

Blessed Brother James Miller is a native of Stevens Point, Wisconsin, and a De La Salle Christian Brother. Brother James Miller was gunned down while repairing a wall at the school where he worked in Guatemala on Feb. 13, 1982. He is buried in a small rural cemetery in Ellis, Wisconsin. He was declared a martyr and beatified by Pope Francis on December 7, 2019.  He stands as an example of fidelity to the Gospel and the humble and fearless service on behalf of the poor and vulnerable.

Fr. Joseph Walijewski, was ordained a priest for the Diocese of La Crosse and served as a missionary priest.  His desire to be a missionary took him first to Bolivia where he founded a parish, Holy Cross in Santa Cruz. Several years later, he went to Lurin, Peru, where he established Casa Hogar Juan Pablo II, an orphanage, that remains a mission of the Diocese of La Crosse today. Named a Servant of God, Fr. Walijewski’s cause for canonization was initiated on May 1, 2013.