 Pilgrimage Begins In addition to Marytown, Steve had to go to the St Francis Xavier Cabrini Shrine. He wanted to see what Eucharistic Adoration Chapels were close to the shrine so he made use of the PJP2EA Chapel Search page. He entered the zip code of the Cabrini shrine, the dates he would be in town, and 5 mile radius from the chapel. From here a pilgrimage was born View Full Size (806px x 393px) Blue Army Billboard Seen from Freeway The pilgrimage starts with seeing St Stanislaus Kostka from the freeway and the Blue Army billboard calling us all to Mary View Full Size (1385px x 983px) Blue Army Billboard The billboard reads "The World is in Desperate Need of Help. There is an answer. bluearmy.com" What a wonderful witness and method of evangelization! View Full Size (3264px x 2448px) St Stanislaus Kostka is 24/7 Adoration The front doors are ALWAYS open. On this pilgrimage Steve spent many hours coming and going even in the middle of the night. This fulfills the call of Pope Francis in Evangelii Gaudium that all parishes have open doors 24/7. Start Eucharist Adoration in your parish! View Full Size (3264px x 2448px) St Stanislaus Kostka B&B The House of Two Urns: A charming, reasonably priced Bed & Breakfast less than a 5 minute walk to St Stanislaus Kostka. View Full Size (5632px x 1632px) St John Cantius 2nd Polish Parish in Chicago Part of Steve's trip was to meet with members of the PJP2EA team. The meeting took place at the rectory of John Cantius (and also at Sorrentos Pizza). View Full Size (3264px x 2448px) St John Cantius Divine Mercy With St Ann, St John Paul II, and St Terese is an example of one of many niche prayer spots in the Church View Full Size (3264px x 2448px) St John Cantius Knights of Columbus The Lafayette Council 361 is one of the oldest Knights of Columbus Councils. May all the Council 361 departed Knights in heaven pray that the living Knights of Columbus become true champions of Eucharistic Adoration which will make all heaven rejoice. View Full Size (3264px x 2448px) St Genevieve Church of Steve's Baptism When Pope Francis called for Catholics to make pilgrimages to the site of their Baptism this was not new. The book of Indulgences grants a plenary indulgence for the act. View Full Size (2208px x 2272px) St Genevieve Eucharistic Adoration Monday thru Friday after the 8:30AM Mass until 6:00PM there is Eucharistic Adoration in a chapel right next to the main Church View Full Size (3264px x 2448px) St Genevieve Fallout Shelter Is not every Catholic Church a fallout shelter from the devastating effects of sin in a world increasingly deteriorating in its moral and spiritual life? View Full Size (3264px x 2448px) National Shrine of St Francis Xavier Cabrini St Francis Xavier Cabrini is the patron saint in Adoration Servants work to inspire the Knights of Columbus to become the champions of Eucharistic Adoration. Just imagine if the 2,000,000 Knights started Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration in obedience to the Knight's hero St John Paul II, who called on every parish in the world to have 24/7 Eucharistic Adoration with Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament. All heaven would rejoice and the world would convert. View Full Size (3264px x 2448px) Mother Cabrini is Loved in Chicago The first canonized American saint, Mother Cabrini was a master of organization. Her piety began at the age of 6 when she gave up sweets for the rest of her life in preparation for a missionary life. She wanted to go the China but the Pope told her "Not east but west" and sent her to the Americas. View Full Size (3264px x 2448px) Mother Cabrini Chapel The chapel is a wonderful testimony to the work God did through Mother Cabrini. A beautiful place to pray and meditate. View Full Size (2752px x 2560px) Mother Cabrini Eucharistic Prayer The Eucharist was so key to Mother Cabrini. She began to make regular spiritual communions at the age of 6 when she was told she could not yet make her first communion. She went to regular Eucharistic Adoration Holy hours with her mother and sister. The practice of Spiritual Communions stayed with her on her many ocean journeys. View Full Size (3264px x 2448px) Mother Cabrini Life Depictions The chapel ceiling and stained glass windows recount many events in the life of Mother Cabrini and the Shrine has excellent visual aids to explain them to vistors View Full Size (3264px x 2448px) Mother Cabrini Relic Under the altar is the humorous bone of Mother Cabrini. The shrine has detailed stories of the miracles attributed to Mother Cabrini. A few days later, at Marytown, while recounting his pilgrimage, Steve met a women who told him she was cured many years prior from a serious illness after touching this relic. View Full Size (3264px x 2448px) St Frances Xavier Cabrini's Baptism The mother of St Frances Cabrini rose before her family for a holy hour before attending Mass, then another holy hour in the evening. How many saints have had saintly parents to inspire them! View Full Size (3264px x 2448px) St Frances Xavier Cabrini's 1st Communion "In China there are no sweets."
At the age of 6 she gave up sweets for life in preparation for being a missionary. She made regular holy hours of Eucharistic Adoration even before making her 1st communion. View Full Size (3264px x 2448px) St Frances Xavier Cabrini's Confirmation "At the moment when I was touched with the holy chrism on the forehead I felt something I could never explain . . . I felt as if I was no longer in this world, my heart was filled with the purest joy. I cannot say how I experienced it but I know it was the Holy Spirit." View Full Size (3264px x 2448px) Mother Cabrini and Cardinal Mundelein Chicago's beloved Cardinal Mundelein was a close friend and advisor to Mother Cabrini. The Mundelein seminary is a planned stop later in this Chicago Eucharistic Adoration Pilgrimage View Full Size (3264px x 2448px) St Frances Xavier Cabrini Patron of Adoration Servants Knights of Columbus Mother Cabrini, please inspire the Knights of Columbus to become the true champions of Eucharistic Adoration. Help us Knights live up to our claim that we are dedicated to making the goals of St John Paul II reality. View Full Size (3264px x 2448px) Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto Chapel The chapel is a replica of the grotto at Lourdes. The Blessed Mother above and St Bernadette kneeling in adoration of the Blessed Sacrament below. View Full Size (3264px x 2448px) Our Lady of Lourdes 24 years of 24/17 Adoration In 2013 Our Lady of Lourdes was recognized for 21 years of 24/7 Eucharistic Adoration with Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament. They began Perpetual Adoration right when St John Paul II called for 24/7 Adoration in every parish in the world. Just imagine if this hope of St John Paul II came true! Start Adoration at your parish! View Full Size (3264px x 2448px) Marytown The National Shrine of St Max Kolbe Marytown has had 24/7 adoration for a century. Visitors can stay at Marytown for reasonable prices and have access to this wonderful shrine 24/7. Or visit 24/7. The doors are always open View Full Size (6640px x 1776px) Marytown Chapel & Monstrance While nothing made by man can do justice to God Himself in the Blessed Sacrament, the 5 foot tall Monstrance of Marytown and the Chapel that surrounds it certainly inspires prayer and adoration to most all. View Full Size (3264px x 2448px) Marytown Max Kolbe Side Chapel This chapel is where Steve first prayed in the middle of the night some 10 years prior to St Max asking him for a way to use his talents to help the Church and save souls. Later that same morning Steve met Fr John Grigus which led to his support of PJP2EA and ultimately to the founding of Adoration Servants. St Max is the CEO of Adoration Servants and on this trip Steve and St Max held a business meeting here in this chapel. View Full Size (3264px x 2448px) Marytown Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Praying before Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament with Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament looking on is a grace filled blessing and no time could be better spent. The outcome: the ability to see Christ in others, more time to do charitable works, better knowledge of the faith, more living of the Gospel message. View Full Size (3264px x 2448px) Marytown Holocaust Museum "I will take this man's place." "Who are you?" "A Catholic Priest." In the state of Illinois children are required to visit a Holocaust Museum. The Marytown museum qualifies. View Full Size (3264px x 2448px) Marytown May Procession & Crowning At Marytown there are so many events going on throughout the year that will bring you closer to God. View Full Size (3264px x 2448px) Marytown & Mundelein Seminary "God has made Himself manifest...through His creation." Romans 1. A beautiful walk through the woods along the lake will take you from Marytown to Mundelien Seminary. View Full Size (3264px x 2448px) Mundelein Seminary Chapel Think how many priests have come through this chapel. Thank you Cardinal Mundelein, Cardinal George, and so many others. Thank you to all who have prayed for vocations! View Full Size (2624px x 1312px) ... and back to Marytown While coming back to Marytown Steve met Father Barron, rector of the Mundelein Seminary and got to thank him for all the work he has done for the Church such as the "Catholicism" video series. View Full Size (3264px x 2448px) Marytown Brother Martin At 1:00AM every morning for decades Brother Martin has come to his holy hour. When you watch him you seen piety to this day. View Full Size (3264px x 2448px) Leaving Marytown Leaving Marytown is always a sad thing. Pray before Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament and ask Him to let you come back. View Full Size (3072px x 1504px) Marytown Adoration Servants CEO Meeting Steve met in prayer for several hours with St Max Kolbe, the CEO of Adoration Servants. Work of the past several years was reviewed, plans were prioritized, and work assessed. May we do all for the Immaculata! View Full Size (900px x 1200px) Mother Cabrini and Adoration Servants At the CEO meetings with St Max Kolbe it was decided, based upon the events of this pilgrimage, that St Frances Xavier Cabrini should play a larger role in the work of Adoration Servants. No longer confined to inspiring the Knights, Mother Cabrini, with her organizational skills, will be asked to keep Adoration Servants moving forward, without discouragement at crosses. "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me" will be a motto of Adoraiton Servants going forward. View Full Size (3264px x 2448px) St John Paul II and His Call to Perpetual Adoration. St John Paul II, you called on every parish to have 24/7 Eucharistic Adoration with Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament. It is the stated mission of PJP2EA to help that become a reality. Please inspire Pope Francis to resurrect you call so that Perpetual Eucharist will flourish more in these time so in need of prayer. Amen. View Full Size (3264px x 2448px) Cardinal George Gravesite The piligrimage appropriately ended with a visit to the grave of Francis Cardinal George who was so instrumental in the incredible number of Eucharistic Adoration Chapels in the Archdiocese of Chicago. Well done good and faithful servant!
“The marvelous spiritual effects of spending time with the Lord, present in the Most Blessed Sacrament, will deepen the life of sanctity in the Archdiocese, make us
more sensitive to both personal and social sins, and give us fervor for the new evangelization. Where Eucharistic adoration is well established, vocations to ordained
priesthood and deaconate and to communities of consecrated life increase, for God is generous.” Francis Cardinal George
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