We Found Her

Thats right folks, we thought that the Blessed Mother was lost but in reality she was just hanging out in Lourdes. And so we thought we would join her.

After almost 30 hours of travel, we've finally arrived in Lourdes. Everything went very smooth and the drive through the Pyrenees Mountain range was spectacular.

Within 30 hours time, we traveled across the Atlantic Ocean and arrived in Barcelona on Thursday morning. Boarding our beautiful motor coach, we drove through the hills of Catalan Country and stopping at a small restaurant for lunch. After a delicious lunch we continued the remaining 4 ½ hours of our bus ride to Lourdes where we checked in to our hotel. Tonight Fr. Michael Berry celebrated Mass at the Convent of St. Clare which is significant, since we celebrate the Feast of St. Clare today. A round faced Franciscan sister answered the door and was very glad to see we had arrived to celebrate Mass in their chapel. A group from Australia joined us as Fr. Michael Berry celebrated Mass and was assisted by seminarian Michael Steger and Deacon Ryan Pruess. We enjoyed a wonderful dinner at the hotel

Not letting their sleep deprivation get the best of them, a group of 15-20 pilgrims just left the hotel to explore the streets of Lourdes and locate the closets gilatto stand that seem to appear as much as a Starbucks Restaurant in New York.