Pilgrimage Without the Travel

I wish to join in the pilgrimage from afar.

You can participate in the pilgrimage from afar, sponsor a pilgrim, combine your charity to the apostolate's, and advance the needed Catholic restoration in North America by giving 'Alms for Palms.'

* palmer -- a pilgrim returning from the Holy Land, palm branches in hand, 'palms of his hands' folded in prayer

alms -- money or goods given as an act of charity

The NCCL apostolate, which administers the pilgrimage, is a charity and non-profit in the strict sense, relying on God to move benefactors like you to give freely and generously of your collaborations & alms. NCCL receives no gifts, grants, subsidies or miscellaneous support from other institutions.

Ad majorem Dei gloriam!

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Pray & give 'alms for palms’.

I shall pray with & for the pilgrims, joining them spiritually from home.

I am sending a gift to help support the pilgrims.

Is there a needy pilgrim you would like to sponsor by name?

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No — Please assign the donation to the apostolate's needs in general.

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For instance, $185 sponsors a pilgrim all 3 days of pilgrimage.

Prayer Request

Please ask Them to Pray for Me by Name

Ask pilgrims please to pray for the following people and intentions.

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For years the Pilgrimage's material obligations (~ $35,000) have far exceeded the fees collected from registered pilgrims. NCCL typically grants, in discounted fees alone, more than double the amount of fees collected. Only thanks to the charity of sponsors and other generous benefactors can needy pilgrims participate and the apostolate make up the customary shortfall.

Some ways to support the pilgrims' material needs:

- Brave Huron Converts give $25 to provide pilgrims fresh water along the way
- Medics of St. Dr. René Goupil give $50 in first-aid for weak pilgrims
- Co-Missioners of St. John de Brébeuf give $75 to help teach children catechism
- Joseph Chihwatenha’s Christian Warriors give $100 to transport the weary
- Colleagues of St. Isaac Jogues give $250 to feed hungry pilgrims
- Mission Builders of North America give $500 to bring Holy Masses (forma extraordinaria) into the wilderness for 3 days

Some Expenses:

$3,500 Water
$2,750 Food
$3,500 Transport
$3,900 Insurance
$5,500 Camps
$4,500 Stipends
$6,500 Mobile Toilets

It is not necessary to sponsor a pilgrim materially in order to participate from afar or to request prayers.

To participate in this spiritual exercise from home or parish – without traveling to the destination shrine – and to obtain a plenary indulgence, pilgrims can do the following:

Form an intention and unite yourself spiritually with the other pilgrims. An intention is one’s reason for making pilgrimage: an act of love, gratitude, sacrifice (e.g., reparation for sins) you wish to offer Our Lord & Saviour, coupled with a favor or grace you ask to obtain from Him – e.g., cure of the sick, conversion of a sinner, peace in family, release of souls from purgatory, knowledge of vocation or duties of life & resolve to persevere.
Pray (e.g. the Holy Rosary) for the intentions of our Holy Father, the Pope.
Receive Holy Communion worthily during the days of the pilgrimage, and confess within 8 days of Communion.
Renounce all attachment to sin, even venial.
Pray for your fellow pilgrims. You may use this novena or the Act of Consecration to Jesus through Mary.