On Sat, Sep 26, the Order of Preachers (Dominican Friars) will once again host a full-day Rosary Pilgrimage at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. This national event, which is expected to draw thousands of people, will include conferences preached by the friars, several hours of Eucharistic Adoration and Confessions, the Recitation of the Holy Rosary and the Celebration of Holy Mass.
But this Pilgrimage begins not in September, but in monthly prayer.
On Sat, Jan 31 we will begin a nine-month novena to Our Lady for the Dominican Rosary Pilgrimage, prayed on the last Saturday of each month, Jan - Sep. United in prayer, pilgrims across the country entrust this work – and all who will take part – to her loving intercession. You may join in the novena at any time, pray the novena prayer more frequently than once per month, or pray five decades of the Rosary along with reciting the novena prayer. The Novena Prayer Card is available at the parish office and church entrances.
To learn more about the Pilgrimage and Novena, go to: www.rosarypilgrimage.org.