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Queens Priest Leads Pilgrimage

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chilzuk-pilgrims3A group of 33 pilgrims participated in a pilgrimage to Lourdes, France and Italy, organized by A&G Peace Tours and led by Father Marcin Chilczuk, administrator of Sacred Heart parish, East Glendale. Pilgrims had an opportunity to pray in the place of the apparitions of Blessed Virgin Mary in Lourdes. At the Shrine, the group attended Mass in the Grotto of the apparitions celebrated by Father Chilczuk. Then they flew to Italy where they had a chance to visit Padua and the tomb of St. Anthony, Venice, Turin and the birthplace of St. John Bosco, and Milan, concluding with a Mass in the Cathedral of Milan “il Duomo.” Above, the group is shown at St. Mark’s Cathedral, Venice. At left, Father Chilczuk preaches during liturgy in the cathedral in Milan.