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My Parish Pilgrimage
Saint Mary of the Lake
LEARNING
THE SECRETS
Take an e-pilgrimage to Fatima by visiting the website: http://www.fatima.org/essentials/facts/tour.asp . Write a postcard to a friend about your experience.
THE SEÑORA
Simulate a pilgrimage to Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico by visiting the website: http://www.catholic.org/news/hf/faith/story.php?id=46560 . Involve your family in some of the activities that are suggested. Take pictures.
THE HOLY LAND
Take a virtual pilgrimage by visiting the website: https://europeanhistory.boisestate.edu/vpilgrim/intro/pilgrimage.shtml. Read about pilgrimages and choose the Holy Land pilgrimage to read through. Write a postcard to a friend about your experience.
THE VATICAN
Take a virtual pilgrimage to Rome and see many of the principal religious sites by visiting the website: https://catholicpilgrimagesites.wordpress.com/virtual-tours-e-pilgrimages/ . Write a postcard to a friend from your favorite site.
THE LITERATURE
Check out the literature rack at the church. Pick out a book that interests you and read through it. Write a postcard to a friend that details something you learned.
THE PATRON SAINT
Google the patron saint of your name and those of family members. Make a “patron saint tree” listing information about of various saints in your family.
THE SCAPULAR
Read the following article on the history of the scapular: http://www.catholic.org/encyclopedia/view.php?id=10543 . Consider purchasing and wearing a favorite scapular.
THE WINDOWS
Make a list of the scenes depicted in the stained glass windows at Saint Mary of the Lake. Pretend you are conducting a tour of the church and write a one sentence description of the scene in each window. Take a picture of your favorite window.
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