From the North
Marian Route
June 7 – 12, 2024
Pictures Along the Way
Day 1 - La Crosse
Answer Rally
Day 2 - La Crosse
Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Day 2 - La Crosse
St. Rose Convent
Day 3 - Sparta & Wisconsin Rapids
Day 4 - Wisconsin Rapids, Ellis, and Marshfield
Day 5 - Marshfield, Colby, Abbotsford and Wausau
Day 6 - Wausau
Stops Along the Way
Day One - Friday, June 7
Marian Route Procession Arrives in La Crosse
Cameron Street Bridge to La Crosse
Center “The Answer”– Eucharistic Rally
Registration Required
Day Two - Saturday, June 8
Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration
and Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe – La Crosse, WI
(Private Event)
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.
Day Four - Monday, June 10
St. John the Baptist, Marshfield
Submit Prayer Intention
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
Day Six - Wednesday, June 12
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.