INVITATION: THE BLOCK ROSARY CRUSADE OF TORONTO PILGRIMAGE TO THE BASILICA AND SHRINE OF OUR LADY OF CONSOLATION-CAREY-OHIO

By Jojo Taduran
Toronto-Canada
April 8, 2018






To know more about Our Lady of Consolation, please visit the website at http://www.olcshrine.com/.

Day 1 – JULY 13, 2018 - FRIDAY Gather at 7:00 am at Woodside Square, Finch and Sandhurst Circle West. Leave Toronto from at 7:30 am SHARP. Our first stop will be for lunch in Windsor or Michigan. Stopovers at malls for pitstops. We will then proceed to our hotel in Ohio.

Day 2 – JULY 14, 2018 –SATURDAY Leave the hotel after breakfast and proceed to the Shrine of Our Lady of Consolation, Clay Street, Ohio. Mass is at 11:00 a.m., followed by a potluck picnic lunch (pack your own lunches) then a rosary procession culminated by solemn benediction and blessing. After the activities, the bus will drive us to a mall for dinner/shopping and then back to the hotel.

Day 3 – JULY 15, 2018 – SUNDAY Attend Sunday Mass at OLC at 10:00am and then leave for Toronto. On our way home, we will stop for lunch and do some shopping. Expected time of arrival in Toronto is 8:30 pm.

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Quad Room $250 CDN Per Person

Triple $285 CDN Per Person

Double $340 CDN Per Person

Pilgrimage Cost Includes: Transportation by Luxury Coach 2 nights accommodation; 2 breakfasts; 2 Dinners; Taxes & Driver Tips

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Contacts:

Jun Salvador 416-882-5818 Lita/Tony Leano 416-754-8237 Myrna/Conrad de Leon 647-998-1747 George/Dolly Poblete 416-298-0573 Roland/Au Alvea 416-297-6185 Madeleine Ong 905-294-3675

Important: Please bring YOUR CANADIAN PASSPORT TO ENTER THE USA You are responsible for your own Medical Insurance when traveling to the USA

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A HOLY PLACE OF MARY’S FAVORS

Since 1875, countless pilgrims have journeyed to the Basilica and National Shrine of Our Lady of Consolation in Carey, Ohio to offer prayers of thanks and to confide their needs to the Mother of God as Mary, Consoler of the Afflicted. Devotion to Mary under this title dates back to the second century and is among her earliest titles of honor.

In the 17th century, as plague ravaged the population of Luxembourg, the people formed a special union with Mary, Consoler of the Afflicted. An image of her was enshrined in a small chapel built on the outskirts of town and many favors were authenticated among visiting pilgrims.

In 1652, the Pope fostered devotion to Our Lady under this title by establishing a confraternity. The devotion spread to the United States, and the first shrine to Our Lady of Consolation was built in Carey, Ohio.

A replica statue was commissioned and arrived from Luxembourg in 1875. Since 1875, Mary, the Mother of God, has manifested herself as a most loving Mother to the thousands of the devoted pilgrims at this shrine. Through her prayers, the sick and afflicted have found health, comfort and consolation.

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Block Rosary Crusade of Toronto archive photos of previous pilgrimage to Our Lady of Consolation:

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