Our seminarians-together with priest faculty and lay women colleagues-recently returned from a five-day pilgrimage to Quebec.
Their journey brought them to holy places such as St. Anne de Beaupré, Saint Joseph’s Oratory, Notre-Dame Basilica, and the relics of St. Jean de Brébeuf and Blessed Mary-Catherine of Augustine.
What moved them most, however, was not only the sacredness of the sites but the grace of walking together.
As true pilgrims, they discovered that the holy places we visit become even more transformative when we accompany one another in prayer, silence, gratitude, and joy. The pilgrimage became an encounter-with God, with the saints, and with each other-deepening their sense of mission and communion.
We are deeply grateful to the Ex Corde-Foundation of the Diocese of Hamilton for supporting not just a journey, but an experience of spiritual renewal that will continue to shape their formation and ministry.
Originally posted on LinkedIn by Angela Townend, MSW, RSW, Toldo Research Chair, St. Peters Seminary.
Our seminarians-together with priest faculty and lay women colleagues-recently returned from a five-day pilgrimage to Quebec.
Their journey brought them to holy places such as St. Anne de Beaupré, Saint Joseph’s Oratory, Notre-Dame Basilica, and the relics of St. Jean de Brébeuf and Blessed Mary-Catherine of Augustine.
What moved them most, however, was not only the sacredness of the sites but the grace of walking together.