Our Lady of Good Help Pilgrimage 2018

August 2nd – 5th

Almost 100 American Association Knights, Dames, Special Pilgrims, Clergy, Medical Personnel, and Volunteers joined Federal and Western Association pilgrims for the 2018 Pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady of Good Help and the Shrine of St. Joseph in Wisconsin.

The Pilgrimage began on Thursday, August 2nd with opening Mass at St. Francis Xavier Cathedral celebrated by Bishop David L. Ricken. Pilgrims started their second day of the pilgrimage with  Mass and confession at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Good Help before traveling to the Shrine of St Joseph at St. Norbert College for lunch, the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick and the Adoration.

On Saturday, a total of 240 pilgrims from all three US Associations spent the whole day at the Shrine of Our Lady of Good Help, participating in the Rosary Procession, Mass, the Stations of the Cross, an Adoration and Healing service, quiet reflection time, and lunch on the grounds of the Shrine.

Members ended each evening with a Tri-Association dinner at the hotel. The Pilgrimage concluded with a Sunday Morning Mass at St. Francis Xavier Cathedral celebrated by Fr. Joe Dorner and a tour of the Cathedral and Museum.