The Longest Day

Layover (literally!) in Paris!

We left St. Joseph's at 6:30AM on Tuesday morning and finally settled into our hotel here in Fatima at 5:30pm on Wednesday. The longest day of travel was a mixture of prayer, great conversation, catching a few minutes of sleep here and there on planes and buses and in airports. But we arrived safe and sound and had Mass and dinner here at the hotel. It is a short walk to the shrine from here.

Emily B. and Fr. Gary

After dinner we gathered at 9:30pm last night with thousands of other pilgrims for the Rosary and a moving candlelight procession. We had the great privilege of having four of our pilgrims leading the prayer and procession. Dan Graves and Michael Smith helped carry the statue of the Blessed Virgin in procession and Gabbie Reiser and Carla Albaladejo led decades of the rosary. It was an amazing experience of the gathering of the universal church with people from all over the world praying the rosary in their native tongue. The longest day concluded with grateful prayer for our safe arrival and this most amazing place of faith.

Candlelight Procession and Rosary

God Bless,
Fr. Gary