Walking Together: Twin Cities

A Pilgrimage with Servant of God Black Elk and Saint Kateri Tekakwitha

A partnership with the Basilica of St. Mary, Church of the Ascension, and Gichitwaa Kateri Catholic Church

Join together with other faithful people in a local pilgrimage to pray for and learn about the effects of the Residential Boarding Schools for American Indians. Register to join in one or all facets of the pilgrimage.

Vigil Penitential Watch Fire at Gichitwaa Kateri Catholic Church
6:00 pm-6:00 am, Friday, September 30 - Saturday, October 1
Please register for one hour shifts

Prayer Service, Pilgrimage Walk, and Lunch
We will gather together at The Basilica of Saint Mary at 9:00am on Saturday, October 1st for an opening prayer, gathering around a new icon of Saint Kateri Tekakwitha. We will begin our prayerful pilgrimage by bringing our intentions regarding the trauma of the residential boarding schools for American Indians, lifting them to God through the intercession of St. Kateri Tekakwitha and Servant of God Black Elk.