A Pilgrimage to Rome for the Conclusion of the Holy Year
(L-R: Frs. Rich Alejunas, Dieunel Victor, Franciscan friar,
Jim McKenna, Steve Ryan, & Rich Crager)
(ANS – United States – January 9, 2026) – A group of
Salesians from 5 communities in the United States began a ten-day pilgrimage to
Rome on December 25, to experience the final days of the Holy Year. Carrying
the prayers and intentions of all their confreres, the pilgrims embarked on an
intense spiritual journey with enthusiasm and faith. They visited the papal basilicas
in Rome, celebrated Mass at the tomb of St. Peter, climbed the Holy Stairs,
prayed in Assisi and venerated the relics of St. Carlo Acutis, visited the
Catacombs of St. Callistus, attended an audience of Pope Leo XIV, and prayed
the Angelus with him on the first day of the year. They were welcomed with
great hospitality at Salesian Headquarters in Rome, where the rector major, Fr.
Fabio Attard, was waiting for them. They also celebrated Mass in the place
where Don Bosco wrote his famous “Letter from Rome” in 1884. The pilgrimage was
organized by the treasurer of the Salesian Province of the Eastern United
States and Canada, Fr. Rich Alejunas, with the support of the treasurer general,
Fr. Gabriel Stawowy.
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