MODERN CATHOLIC PILGRIM

Upcoming Pilgrimage Opportunities

Many of the pilgrimages below can be joined by anyone interested. Please sign up at the corresponding link if available or check back soon for more details.

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Oct
9
to Oct 11

Three Hearts Pilgrimage

The Three Hearts Pilgrimage is a guided, supported 35 mile pilgrimage in Eastern Oklahoma within 30 hours that includes two nights of rustic camping, portable toilets on trailer, water bottles on trailer, some food, inspirational presentations, prayers, song, chant, Masses in the Extraordinary Form, Confession, Marian grotto, and Pontifical High Mass at Our Lady of the Annunciation at Clear Creek Abbey in the Diocese of Tulsa and Eastern Oklahoma.  The pilgrimage to promote life and restore the family began with three fathers and twelve sons from St. John Bosco School, Edmond, Oklahoma.  It has grown quickly to over 3,000 pilgrims.  Those looking for a chapter to join may consider St. William's Walkers. 

See http://www.threeheartspilgrimage.org/ for more information.

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Oct
18

John Paul II National Shrine Pilgrimage

Annual Walking with John Paul II Shrine Pilgrimage- October 18, 2025

During this Jubilee year, join us for a spirit-filled walk through Rock Creek Park in honor of our patron, Saint John Paul II, to celebrate his election, installation as Pope, and feast day. 

Our 7.5-mile pilgrimage will start at 8:00 a.m. at Christ the King Parish in Silver Spring, MD. The pilgrimage will end with Mass at 1:30 p.m. at the Saint John Paul II National Shrine in Washington, D.C. followed by a light lunch. Everyone is also invited to pray at the Hour of Mercy at 3:00 p.m. before concluding their day of prayer and pilgrimage.

For a truly communal pilgrimage experience, the walk will include the recitation of the rosary, songs of praise, and group prayer lead in both English and Spanish. Come join with your family, friends, school, council, or religious community!

There will also be two shorter options: a 4.5-mile walk from Picnic Grove 6 in Rock Creek Park (10:00 a.m.) and a 1.2-mile walk from St. Gabriel Parish in Washington, D.C. (12:00 p.m.). Details on how to participate in each option will be provided after registration. Please note that a minimal registration fee of $10-Individuals or $20-Families will be requested at registration to help defray the cost of the event. Schools, councils, or other groups of up to 50 can register together for a flat $100 registration fee. A fantastic way for young adults and families to spend the day! Parish and school groups welcome!

To register visit- https://www.eventbrite.com/e/saint-john-paul-ii-national-shrine-annual-pilgrimageperegrinacion-anual-tickets-1394807900979

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Nov
14
to Nov 16

SDCatholic Pilgrimage of Hope for Creation

The Diocese of San Diego Creation Care Ministry will be hosting a pilgrimage to the beauty of the desert and the Salton Sea between November 14-16, 2025 to highlight the gift of the desert, the environmental challenges of the Salton Sea, and the poverty and ecological injustice that has historically characterized the Imperial Valley. Such action marks not only the 10th year of Pope Francis’ Laudato Si’ encyclical on “Care of our Common Home,” but also the Church’s Jubilee Year, which calls us to be “Pilgrims of Hope.” Click here to register for more information.

Contact Christina Slentz at cslentz@sdcatholic.org with questions. 

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Mar
26
to Mar 29

Creatio Chimayo Pilgrimage

Enjoy prayer and recreation time, unparalleled natural beauty, and fun with your fellow “peregrinos” (pilgrims) as you make the trek to El Santuario de Chimayó in New Mexico.

Creatio’s experienced guides will lead you on this pilgrimage both in nature and in spirit. Our guides have been on this route many times; in fact, we helped create it!

Please see https://www.creatio.org/experience-oe-chimay%C3%B3-march-2026 for more information

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May
2

Walk to Mary

The Walk to Mary has become a pilgrimage like no other in the world.  The pilgrimages starts with St. Joseph (at the National Shrine of St. Joseph) and walk to Mary (at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Champion) to get to Jesus.  the annual pilgrimage has impacted lives and filled hearts with many blessings from the Holy Family. 

The 22 mile walk spiritually prepares us for our destination – America's only Church-approved Marian apparition site, where in 1859, the Blessed Mother appeared to Adele Brise on the site of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Champion in Champion, Wisconsin.

For more information check out https://walktomary.com/

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The England and Wales National Jubilee Pilgrimage of Hope
Aug
28
to Sep 14

The England and Wales National Jubilee Pilgrimage of Hope

The National Jubilee Pilgrimage of Hope- A walking pilgrimage for England and Wales for the 2025 Jubilee with four main Ways converging at the Cathedral of St. Barnabas in Nottingham on September 13 & 14) are inviting pilgrims to join one of the four routes.

Leeds (September 6) - St Marks Way (North)

Norwich (September 4) - St. Luke’ Way (East)

London(September 1) - St. John’s Way (South)

Cardiff (August 28)- St. Matthew’s Way (West)

Pilgrims who wish to join the pilgrimage are asked to register at  https://www.pilgrimways.org.uk/become-a-pilgrim-for-a-day

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