25/08/2026
๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ญ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฒ | ๐รฉ๐ฑ๐ข๐๐จ ๐๐๐ฃ๐จ ๐๐ฎ ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐จ ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐น
The grace of pilgrimage isnโt only found before an altar or sacred site.
It is also found around a dinner table. On a long bus ride. In shared laughter. In an unexpected conversation. In the person who began the journey as a stranger and somehow became family.
This is part of what makes a ๐ช๐ป๐ช ๐ช๐ถ๐ด๐ด๐ผ๐ต๐ฐ๐ป๐ ๐ท๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฎ๐น๐ฐ๐ด๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ different.
Yes, we journey to encounter God in sacred places, in the Eucharist, in prayer and in the footsteps of the saints. But God also waits for us in one another.
Our Mexico pilgrims came from different walks of life, carrying different stories, personalities, ages and experiences. Many barely knew each other or did not know each other at all. And then something beautiful happened along the road.
Strangers became companions.
Companions became friends.
And friends began to feel like family.
Between churches and holy sites were meals shared around tables, sightseeing, jokes that will probably never make sense to anyone outside the group, long conversations, tired moments, spontaneous laughter and simply the joy of being together. Because Christian fellowship is holy too.
That spirit is intentionally woven into CTC pilgrimages. We believe pilgrimage should deepen not only our relationship with God, but also our capacity to see, love and encounter our brothers and sisters in Christ.
One of pilgrimage's most unexpected miracles is discovering that God sometimes places the most unexpected people on the same road.
This is pilgrimage too: faith, family, friendship, laughter, community and the joy of discovering Christ in the people walking beside us.
๐น Mรฉxico Bajo Su Manto โ Mexico Beneath Her Mantle.
