Tracing Marcellin Champagnat's Footsteps in Paris
Wednesday, March 31, 2010 at 11:52PM On Tuesday, 30 March we visited the Church of Saint-Sulpice where Marcellin prayed during his visits to Paris, the Chapel of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal where Mary appeared three times to Catherine Laboure in 1830, the Foreign Missions Seminary where Marcellin stayed during his visits to Paris seeking legal authorisation for his fledgling Congregation and the Place of Fr Marcellin Champagnat near Passy, officially named on 24 October 1981.
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Pilgrims pictured at Fr Marcellin Champagnat Place from left (click on the picture to enlarge): Caroline Murphy, Maria Windsor, Paul Herrick, Peter White, Robyn Eaton, Adrian Drane, Lyn Shields, Adrian Mitchell, Robyn White, Terri Driscoll, Shane Reid, Alannah Darmody, Mark Murphy (partly hidden), Andrew Balkwill, Carolyn Young, Br Michael Herry, Marie Dorrington, Di Grinbergs, Rob Crothers, Adriano Di Prato, Paul Hine and Gail Morgan. Front (crouched down): Br John McMahon and John Markota.
Reader Comments (7)
Have managed to connect now. Thanks for info.
It all looks wonderful.
Enjoy and have a great Easter.
Hi John and pilgrims, glad to hear that you made the long haul safely. Have a great time there - many fond memories of the trip three years ago. Murph and Mitch, you need to be a bit less humble, too hard to see you in the photos!
Have a wonderful Easter. Peter Houlahan
We have been having some difficulties getting connected to the internet - hopefully some more updates are on the way
Hello John and fellow pilgrims. Special hello to Rob and Di - and is that Mr Paul Herrick I see in the photo? Best wishes to everyone for a Happy Easter and a safe and rewarding pilgrimage.I have my album out at the moment reminiscing about the wonderful experience of Pigrimage 2007. Keep up our comments Rob, and I will compare notes!! Cherish every moment. (John, we had Sr Joan Smith over for breakfast this morning (Monday) and she was very grateful of the help you gave them recently).
Regards,
Des
Hi Rob and gang, looks like history alive, you have quite a big group of pilgrims. No more hail storms here, probably will sit out on the balcony with a chardonny and shorts n thongs to watch the sun set this evening, all well here, hope it starts to warm up for you lot. All the best and God bless your travels. Gerard
Hi John and Pilgrims
Seems that all is going very well.
Best wishes for the long hop to Sth America, and for the wonderful experience which awaits you there. Peter H
Hi everyone on the Pilgrimage. Just looking at the photo brought back so many memeories of my trip with Peter H and John McMahon, Paul H in 2007.
Hope you all have a wonderful trip. It will be a trip of a lifetime!
Take Care,
Mary McNally (Sale)