Auriesville Pilgrimage (SSPX) - June 11-13, 2010

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Continuing a 16 year tradition, the SSPX pilgrimage to the site of the martyrdom of the North American Martyrs, including ST. Issac Joques, will be held Fri-Sun Jun 11-13 at the site in Central New York.

As usual, bring your own food and camping gear. There will be a Tridentine Mass on Friday night, followed by a family bonfire. The pilgrimage itself is a 10 mile walk Saturday morning followed by a Solemn High Mass in the afternoon. There will also be a family bonfire and some entertainment on Saturday nite.

It all wraps up Sunday with a Missa Cantata in the morning. PM me if you’d like more info. It is always a great time and a great place to get together with other traditional families.

Here is the website for directions to the area.

martyrshrine.org/

Folks come from all over the Northeast and midwest each year. The attendance is usually anywhere from 500 - 1000 folks.

God Bless!

GTO
 
Seeing that the Holy Father has stated that the SSPX has no legitimate ministry within the Catholic Church I have to wonder why this is posted here.
 
ByzCath said:
Seeing that the Holy Father has stated that the SSPX has no legitimate ministry within the Catholic Church I have to wonder why this is posted here.
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… because many Catholics will gather to walk in the steps of the martyrs, seek their intercession, teach our children from their example, pray the rosary, the litany of the saints, and hear several rock solid sermons on Catholicism. And at the end of the day, enjoy the company of eachother and their children.

The event is put on by laity and we have a legitimate ministry in the raising of our children to be Roman Catholics. We ask the priests to come, pray with us, bless our children, and offer the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass.

That is why it is posted here. I often wonder why you are posting here.
 
I’m familiar with this pilgrimage, though I’ve gone on the ‘other’ traditional pilgrimage, ‘The Restoration Pilgrimage’, which is in the fall. It’s sponsored by the National Coalition of Clergy and Laity. www.nccl.org

I have some CDs from a past SSPX Auriesville pilgrimage, and in one of them the priest says that the Jesuits who run the shrine would not allow them to have their Mass in the Coliseum Church. From the background sounds on the CD, it was in an outdoor venue, probably the Ravine.

I keep hoping and praying that the situation between the Vatican and the SSPX can be resolved, so they can have equal access to the Coliseum and other chapels on the grounds.

[Hi Giuseppe-I’m from Utica, and I’ve been to your church in Syracuse a few times. I go to the first Mass at 7:30 am. Which Mass do you go to, if I may be so bold to ask? If you don’t feel comfortable answering here, you can PM me, OK?]
 
barb_finnegan said:
I’m familiar with this pilgrimage, though I’ve gone on the ‘other’ traditional pilgrimage, ‘The Restoration Pilgrimage’, which is in the fall. It’s sponsored by the National Coalition of Clergy and Laity. www.nccl.org

I have some CDs from a past SSPX Auriesville pilgrimage, and in one of them the priest says that the Jesuits who run the shrine would not allow them to have their Mass in the Coliseum Church. From the background sounds on the CD, it was in an outdoor venue, probably the Ravine.

I keep hoping and praying that the situation between the Vatican and the SSPX can be resolved, so they can have equal access to the Coliseum and other chapels on the grounds.

[Hi Giuseppe-I’m from Utica, and I’ve been to your church in Syracuse a few times. I go to the first Mass at 7:30 am. Which one do you go to, if I may be so bold to ask? If you don’t feel comfortable answering here, you can PM me, OK?]
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Yes, that is the paradox of the hierarchy. The SSPX may offer Mass on the tomb of St. Peter with the pope’s blessing, at the tomb of St. Francis in Assisi, but not in the Jesuit facility. So, we have an outdoor Mass. The situation regarding the Society will be resolved. Until then, we will put up and attempt to show charity where charity is lacking. As I tell my children, charity can only be given … it can never be expected.

The September pilgrimage is much more ambitious - over 30 miles. Ours is more geared to families, especially those with very young children … and, of course the elderly.

In Syracuse, I am usually assist at both Masses, the early Low Mass and the Missa Cantata. I run the bookstore downstairs so come on down and say hello.
 
giuseppeTO said:
Yes, that is the paradox of the hierarchy. The SSPX may offer Mass on the tomb of St. Peter with the pope’s blessing, at the tomb of St. Francis in Assisi, but not in the Jesuit facility. So, we have an outdoor Mass. The situation regarding the Society will be resolved. Until then, we will put up and attempt to show charity where charity is lacking. As I tell my children, charity can only be given … it can never be expected.

The September pilgrimage is much more ambitious - over 30 miles. Ours is more geared to families, especially those with very young children … and, of course the elderly.

In Syracuse, I am usually assist at both Masses, the early Low Mass and the Missa Cantata. I run the bookstore downstairs so come on down and say hello.
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I think the Fall pilgrimage is more than 30 miles. It starts on a Wednesday at the St. Isaac Jogues monument at Lake George and makes two stops-the last one at the Blessed Kateri Shrine in Fonda-before it ends at Auriesville on Saturday.

As I said, my hope and my prayer is that the Society’s situation with Rome will be resolved. Our Holy Father is trying very hard to bring the Traditional groups back into the fold. Who would have expected that the excommunications of the four Bishops would be lifted in our lifetimes?
 
As an added note, for CAF members in the UK, the annual Rochester to Canterbury Pilgrimage takes place 23-25 July 2010.

The intention is for vocations to the priestly and religious life and the conversion of Great Britain. PM for more info. 🙂
 
Onegin said:
As an added note, for CAF members in the UK, the annual Rochester to Canterbury Pilgrimage takes place 23-25 July 2010.

The intention is for vocations to the priestly and religious life and the conversion of Great Britain. PM for more info. 🙂
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Coincidentally, vocations is also the intention for this Auriesville pilgrimage. Last year, a young priest said his first Mass at the pilgrimage. He and his family had been attending each year since the age of 11 or 12.
 
Here are some approximate times which are subject to change:

Friday Jun 11 (tomorrow):
3PM-6PM - Pilgrims and families arrive and pitch tents and set up camp. Boys and young men are needed to help set up the stage and altar.
6PM - Low Mass and sermon
8PM - Bonfire - The ravine

Saturday Jun 12

**8PM **- Meet in the gift shop parking lot to get transported to the beginning of the march.
The walk is 10 miles, broken up into a 5 mile walk, break for lunch and a sermon at the halfway point, and then the remainder of the walk. For the elderly and those with small children, there will be vans shadowing the pilgrims to pick folks up who need to ride.

3PM - Solemn High Mass - The ravine
The walk is 10 miles, broken up into a 5 mile walk, break for lunch and a sermon, and then the remainder of the walk. -

8PM - Bonfire - The ravine

Sunday Jun 13
9 AM - Missa Cantata - The ravine

Remember to bring your own food and drinks, rosaries, chapel veils, and kneeling pads if you have a problem kneeling in grass/gravel. Remember, it is pilgrimage to a sacred site where the blood of several martyrs was spilled for the faith so the more penances you offer up for whatever intentions you are making the pilgrimage, the more the graces are certain to flow. Confessions will also be available to anyone interested. A plenary indulgence can be earned under the usual conditions.

Also, note that His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI as a pledge of divine favor bestows his Apostolic Blessing upon All Pilgrims of the Shrine of Our Lady of Martyrs on the occasion of its 125th Anniversary Year, 2010

If you need to Mapquest the shrine, here is the info:
136 Shrine Road
Fultonville, NY 12072-1907

It might be smart to bring an umbrella also.
 
giuseppeTO said:
It might be smart to bring an umbrella also.
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Which I didn’t do! 👍 :banghead:

Seriously though, it was good penance.

We trudged through with constant rain, drenched clothes (some of us…), and muddy ground, and we made it.

Viva Christo Re!
 
I was up front pacing the head of the march in front of Our Lady of Fatima. This is what it looked like from my perspective. You can see Fr. Stanich in the background hearing Confessions, separating our group into two.

Pilgrimage front view

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One of the several early morning private Masses before the pilgrimage.

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Lunch break at the halfway point.

A snippet of Fr. Joseph Pfeiffer’s excellent sermon at the halfway point.

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Along the path.

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Fr. Hewko as the subdeacon at the Solemn High Mass giving a sermon on vocations.
 
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