All members of the Schoenstatt Apostolic Movement who will be in Rome for the Solemnity of Pentecost are invited to join in a pilgrimage for a time of prayer and vigil with the Holy Father. In a letter from the International Coordination, Fr. Arkadiusz Sosna explains the details:

Pilgrimage of the Schoenstatt Family – Rome, June 7, 2025

United as pilgrims of hope, as the Schoenstatt Family, we will meet on the eve of the Solemnity of Pentecost, on June 7, 2025, at St. Peter’s Square in Rome.

This gathering takes place within the framework of the Jubilee Year of Movements, Associations, and Communities.

We wish to be part of this great charismatic family of the Church and to meet with the Holy Father, Pope Leo XIV.

I warmly invite you to take part in the pilgrimage through the streets of Rome, which will conclude in St. Peter’s Square with the Pentecost Vigil.

Participation is possible in all stages of the pilgrimage or by joining at specific stations.
The invitation is extended to both organized groups and individual pilgrims.

Schoenstatt Family Pilgrimage

Date: June 7, 2025

Pilgrimage route:

Station 1:
Chiesa Parrocchiale dei Santi Francesco e Caterina Patroni d’Italia
Address: Circonvallazione Gianicolense 10
Time: 3:00 PM – Prayer in the church, followed by a walk to Piazza S. Vincenzo Pallotti
Distance: 2.5 km, approximately 40 minutes

Station 2:
Chiesa di San Salvatore in Onda
Address: P.za S. Vincenzo Pallotti
Time: 3:50 PM – Visit to the church, prayer at the tomb of St. Vincent Pallotti, then pilgrimage at 4:15 PM towards St. Peter’s Square
Distance: 1.8 km, approximately 25 minutes

Station 3:
Piazza del Sant’Uffizio
Time: 4:45 PM – Gathering as the Schoenstatt Family, then joint entrance to St. Peter’s Square at 5:00 PM
Note: At this point, the pilgrim groups from the Cor Ecclesiae Shrine and other individual pilgrims will join together.

Note:
All Schoenstatt Movement pilgrims are invited, as far as possible, to participate together in the prayer gathering of the Movements with the Holy Father.

I invite you to take part and kindly ask you to bring Schoenstatt flags, scarves, and other symbols of the Movement.

Please send a brief confirmation from the groups planning to participate in the pilgrimage from Trastevere to St. Peter’s Square.

For all confirmations, information, and questions, please contact: coordination@schoenstatt.com

See you soon on the pilgrimage route in Rome!

Fr. Arkadiusz Sosna, International Coordination

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