Pilgrimage to Our Lady of Guadalupe

A Pilgrimage / Trip to Our Lady of Guadalupe, Mexico City. March 25 – April 1st, 2019.

Excited to announce a Pilgrimage to Our Lady of Guadalupe, Mexico City!

March 26th to April 2nd.  A seven night pilgrimage.

A wonderful opportunity to include in your Lenten season observances.

Led by Fr Luke Kopaniak SAC, Pastor of Our Lady of the Assumption (St Marys) Parish, Brantford Ontario and Deacon Randy Matters, Regina Mundi Parish in Hamilton.  Organized by Claire Waxman, Talk of the Town Travel.

Here is an overview of itinerary:

Day 1- Direct flight from Toronto with midday arrival;  visit the Shrine of Guadalupe, a convent and etc …
Day 2 – Tour of Mexico City include lunch with live music; visit Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe …
Day 3 – visit to Our Lady of Remedies church, continue to Cuautitlan the birthplace of San Juan Diego.
Day 4 – more touring of Mexico City and visit the National place and the Anthropologey Museum and much more.
Day 5 – driving south to Oyoacan for Mass then to Xochimilco the Floating gardens town.
Day 6 – driving to the most beautiful city of Puebla the most beatiful city in Mexico. visit Tlaxcala with the Shrine of San Miguel del Milargo and many more Shrine’s and churches. Over night in Buebla.
Day 7 –  Mass at the beautiful XVll century Rosary Chapel in the Church of Santo Domingo, and much more.

Day 8 – Direct flight home.

More details to come.

Any questions etc please contact Deacon Randy via email:  randalmatters@gmail.com

Here is more information on Our Lady of Guadalupe and the significance:

‘Our Lady of Guadalupe, Spanish Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe, also called the Virgin of Guadalupe, in Roman Catholicism, the Virgin Mary in her appearance before St. Juan Diego in a vision in 1531. The name also refers to the Marian apparition itself. Our Lady of Guadalupe holds a special place in the religious life of Mexico and is one of the most popular religious devotions. Her image has played an important role as a national symbol of Mexico.

According to tradition, Mary appeared to Juan Diego, who was an Aztec convert to Christianity, on December 9 and again on December 12, 1531. She requested that a shrine to her be built on the spot where she appeared, Tepeyac Hill (now in a suburb of Mexico City). The bishop demanded a sign before he would approve construction of a church, however. Mary appeared a second time to Juan Diego and ordered him to collect roses. In a second audience with the bishop, Juan Diego opened his cloak, letting dozens of roses fall to the floor and revealing the image of Mary imprinted on the inside of the cloak—the image that is now venerated in the Basilica of Guadalupe.’