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Pilgrimage

         From the North

Marian Route

June 7 – 12, 2024

About the Pilgrimage

A pilgrimage is “the simultaneous movement of the feet and the soul” – a journey made both externally and internally.  The pilgrim travels to locations of spiritual significance, stepping outside of themselves in order to encounter God in places where he has revealed himself.

When Jesus gave us the gift of the Eucharist, he gave us a new way to walk alongside him. Catholicism now has a vibrant history of Eucharistic processions. In this tradition, the Eucharist is carried through the streets, accompanied by the faithful.  Beginning on May 17, 2024, the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage will begin with Pilgrims accompanying Jesus across the United States.  Walking coast to coast, using four routes, with Our Eucharistic Lord the procession will make its way across the United States ending in Indianapolis Indiana on July 14, 2024, leading into the National Eucharistic Congress.

The Marian Route is the Northern Route, beginning in Lake Itasca, MN on May 17, 2024, pilgrims will arrive in the  Diocese of La Crosse on Friday, June 7, 2024.  For the next five days, pilgrims will walk the procession route across the Diocese joining in events such as daily Mass, Eucharistic adoration, inspirational speakers and exhibits,  drawing closer to Our Lord.

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About the Intercessor

The Marian route is named for its visit to the National Shrine of Our Lady of Champion—formerly Our Lady of Good Help—the first and only approved Marian Apparition site in the United States. This is fitting, because the very first Eucharistic Pilgrimage was made by our Blessed Mother who traveled with the Body of Christ growing in her womb. Just as Mary followed Jesus perfectly throughout his earthly life, pilgrims will journey closely with Our Lord from May 2024 to July 2024. Mother of the Incarnation, pray for us!

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Submit Your Prayer Intentions

We are accepting prayer intentions that will be offered during the 3-4 am adoration and prayer gathering.

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. outdoor Spanish Mass, hosted by St. Patrick Parish, the outdoor Mass will be held at Eagles Club, 9901 WI-21 in Sparta. Bishop Mark Bartosic, Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago will be the celebrant.  Following Mass lunch and fellowship will be offered at the same location (Eagles Club).

1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. A short Eucharistic Procession will depart from the Mass Location Eagles Club (9901 WI-21 in Sparta). The procession will head towards Angelo Road and then return to the Sparta Eagles Club where it will conclude.

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
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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

Holy Name Church, Wausau

9:00 a.m. Spanish Mass for Youth at Holy Name Church

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.

 

For more information please contact: dbrannon@diolc.org

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.