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The pilgrimage have blessed different Graces to different people in the trip.

We were like the Magi seeking for the Star of Bethlehem and found the shepherd of Israel, Immanuel, in this trip. In our long, time-pressed trip across the west to east and back to the central of Europe, we asked, sought, knocked at each stop location along the trip in our private petitions, and thanksgivings.

The pilgrims may have received private revelation and messages during and after the trip in mysterious ways, as we shared among ourselves the spiritual harvest of the trip. The pilgrimage was an inspirational experience of one's lifetime: to be touched by His mysterious Mighty and to witness the Unseen, to be bold in Faith and to render Whole in His Presence. The time and place given by Grace during the pilgrimage was all His, who made us grow and know Him.

Some would come back to the location later in life; some were content to make their only and last trip of faith, as the mortal body could not sustain any longer.

But if you have the opportunity go on the trip, be reflected on the invitation to come and to be the audience of the Blessed Mother revealing to the poor child Bernadette of Lourdes, 1858, at the Massabielle Grotto,
"Would you be so kind to come here for fifteen days?"

...And start to Count your Blessings.

"Seek First his Kingdom and His Righteousness,
and all these things will be given to You as well."
Matthew 6:32
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+______________________________________TRIP NOTES___________________________________________+

The Pilgrimage took 14 days across Europe, started from the international airport Lisbon of Spain, to France, Italy, Bosnia Hercegovina, returned to Italy, to France and flew back New Jersey, going to the sites in the sequence as followings:

________PORTUGAL________

Lisbon arrival. 30 images

SANTAREM: 'My God, I believe, I adore, I hope and I love You!'
Miracle of Eucharist, 1300's. 50 images.


FATIMA: 1917. "I am the Lady of Rosary".
Fatima: Prophesy of Apocalypse of WWI, II. Rise & Fall of Russia. Pope John Paul II near fatal bullet. Basilica. Apparition Chapel. Houses of the Seers. Little shepherd Walk to the Hill of Fatima & Apparition, etc.
200+ images.

BURGOS: Cathedral of Burgos, 1200's. 100+ images.

________FRANCE_________

340 images
LOURDES,1858: "I am the Immaculate Conception"
Lourdes: The Grotto, Houses of the Saints, Burial, the Basilicas. Underground church of 25,000. The Town.
The Drive thru southern France, along Mediterranean Sea
Sovereign monarchy Monaco
GENOVA (St Columbus hometown)

_________ITALY_________

Across central Italy to the Adriactic Sea en route to Medjugorje at Ports Ancona (Italy) - Split (Croatia). Sceneries at the Ports.
60 images

__________BOSNIA HERCEGOVINA_____________

"Peace, Peace, Peace and only Peace! Peace must begin to reign between God and man and between man." The Blessed Mother, 1981.
180 images

MEDJUGORJE, 1982-present

APPARITION HILL--14 STAs of the Cross
(White) CROSS MOUNTAIN---14 STAs of the Cross

CHURCH of ST JAMES

___________RETURN TO ITALY____________

LORETA: the miraculous Black Madona. Original fire place of the Blessed Mother, the Basilica. 55 images

LANCIANO: Miracle of the Eucharist, 700 AD: "This is my Body...This is my Blood". And...
the Basilica. 90 images

__________ROME____________
400 images

Papa's audience only on Wednesday

ST PETER BASILICA
"You are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church. I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven...."
Vulgate, Matthew 16:18-19

Vatican Museum, Gallery corridors, St Peter Square. Outside of the Popes' burial catacomb. Coming in/out of Sisteen chapel.

Church SAN GIOVANI in LATERANO--Basilica of Saint John Lateran, Catheral of Rome
SANTA MARIA MAGGIORE--Basilica Saint Mary Major
ST PAULO FOURI le MURA--Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls, second largest after St Peter's. Previous residence of the Pope's, since Constantine, 325AD.

Rome streets of daytime and nighttime, major icons: Pantheon, Fountain Trevi of Rome, Piazza Navona square, etc.

_____________Return to PARIS_____________
230 images

Norte Dame de Paris

Abbey of Daughter of Charity: Rue de Bac, France " Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal", 1830, and...
Incorruptible St Catherine Laboure--The Miraculous Cross Medal. Foretold of French Revolution, and...
Incorruptible St Louis de Mirralac. Incorruptible heart of St Vincent de Paul

The Seine river, around and on water

Basilica of Sacre-Coeur in Montmarte


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The following Galleries are arranged in order of date sequence of the trip, from left to right and downward, except the setup image of Rome was surfaced as the Title of the trip


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