Thank you for joining and helping the pilgrims!
It is an ancient practice of the Church for fellow Christians to sponsor pilgrims — to help afford the costs of transportation and lodgings, to forego income, and the like. Thank you for your generous contribution!
Or remit your gift by check.
Mail your check, payable to NCCL, to
NCCL
621 Jordan Circle
Whitehall, PA 18052-7119
Please include a note in the memo line -- e.g., "Pilgrimage without the travel", or the name of the pilgrim you sponsor.
If you have any questions, please contact us at: admin@national-coalition.org
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.