Our Pilgrimage Tour to France, Portugal and Spain
“To travel,” says, Burton Holmes, who was an authority on Travel fifty years ago, ”is to possess the world”. To modern-day pilgrims, it’s the culmination of that “someday” wish to visit places like Fatima in Spain and Lourdes in France. To others, it is a late learning experience to correct the perception that Fatima and Lourdes are not just gender names but actual places or locations where the “apparition” of the Virgin Mary was reported to have taken place.
Still to others, it’s more than a solemn meditation; it’s a travel to new lands, meet other pilgrims and enjoy the camaraderie of the members of the group. And of course, shopping along the way!
Our trip was a wonderful experience in such awesome places like Lisbon to visit the Belem Tower, St Anthony's church, and Nazare, Santarem, and Porto also in Portugal. In Spain, whose delicacies are very similar to ours, we visited Santiago, Covadonga, Barcelona and Montserrat. We also toured France where we visited Lourdes to see the relics of St Bernadette on display. What an expeience lining up for ( 1 to 5 hours ) to undergo "bath" rite!
Summing it up, it is a worthwhile educational and religious pilgrimage as you will see in the pictures of the 23 people mostly from Toronto including members from the Knights of Rizal like Sir Fran Pulumbarit, Sir Rudy Espiritu and Sir Joe Luzadas, anmd also the members of CLARIZ, Lady Baby Pulumbarit, Lady Trini Espritu and Lady Angie Luzadas.
The successful pilgrimage was organized by Sir Fran Pulumbaritt and Lady Baby Pulumbarit with Father Romeo Tolentino as Spiritual Adviser.
Reported by:
Jose Sison Luzadas
Toronto, CANADA
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