The Pilgrim Passport
Marian Shrines of Wisconsin
In Partnership with the Three Marian Shrines of Wisconsin. Journey alongside Mary, the Mother of Hope, this Jubilee Year with the Marian Pilgrimage Passport. This free passport, available at the three participating Shrines, helps you to encounter Jesus through the Blessed Virgin Mary. Make sure to get all locations stamped during this Jubilee Pilgrimage Year!
Pick up Your Passport at One of the Three Shrines!
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- Hubertus, Wisconsin
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- Champion, Wisconsin
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- La Crosse, Wisconsin
A Journey Worth Making
What is a Pilgrimage?
A pilgrimage is a dedicated journey to a sacred place or shrine. Pilgrimages can be large or small, near or far. It is the disposition of prayer that sets a pilgrimage apart from any other journey.
To Our Lasting Home
Pilgrimage, in fact, is a deeply spiritual expression of the meaning of life itself, which is a journey of faith from the moment of conception to the moment of death. On pilgrimage, we remember that here on earth “we have no lasting city” (Hebrews 13:14), and that our days on earth, whether they be many or few, are but a passage to the lasting home our Lord has prepared for us in heaven (John 14:1-7). The goal of pilgrimage is a deeper encounter with our Risen Lord.
Mary Our Mother
It is hard to imagine a more appropriate way to be reminded of our true goal in life—living in hope for the coming of Christ while loving and serving Him—than in a pilgrimage to a Marian shrine. Mary fully embraced the hope of God’s plan for her and her Son, even to the point of suffering along with her Son in obedience to God.
