Nearly 10,000 pilgrims visit St Francis Xavier’s relic in Calgary

Posted on January 23, 2018January 24, 2018 by Lincoln Ho

Over 5,000 people made a pilgrimage to St Albert the Great Parish in southeast Calgary for the public veneration of the relic of St Francis Xavier. Nearly 2,500 attended Sunday Mass at the church in the presence of the incorrupt arm of the saint, on a special tour marking Canada’s sesquicentennial celebrations. An additional 200 more visitors waited patiently in a line overflowing into the basement as evening vespers prayers with the relic after mass….

Holy Doors Open at St Joseph’s Basilica

Posted on December 17, 2015December 17, 2015 by Lincoln Ho

Pope Francis declared the 2016 church year a Jubilee year of Mercy. His Holiness asked the Holy Door be opened in every diocese around the world. The Holy Door is a designated door of a cathedral which remains closed until a year of Jubilee. In Edmonton, Archbishop Richard Smith blessed the doors on Gaudete Sunday (December 13, 2015) and opened the doors in communion with churches around the world. While the Holy Doors in Rome open every…

Florentine Leather (ROMEing Around 5)

Posted on November 2, 2015 by Lincoln Ho

Our first official stop in Firenze (Florence) takes us to an unexpected location, a leather shop in this Episode 5 of ROMEing Around, a Millennial Pilgrimage to Italy. The Italy Pilgrimage series is now complete. Yegventures will be posting one episode daily for people who want to follow along. The series travels through Italy with a group of Edmonton and eastern US pilgrims and goes to Rome, Siena, Florence, Assisi, and Vatican City. Along the way the…

Road to Florence (ROMEing Around 4)

Posted on November 1, 2015November 2, 2015 by Lincoln Ho

We head down by bus to our first stop on the tour through the Tuscany region to Firenze (Florence). Some minor culture shocks as we go to a rest stop in this Episode 4 of ROMEing Around, a Millennial Pilgrimage to Italy. The Italy Pilgrimage series is now complete. Yegventures will be posting one episode daily for people who want to follow along. The series travels through Italy with a group of Edmonton and eastern US pilgrims…

Night Out In Spagna (ROMEing Around 3)

Posted on October 31, 2015November 2, 2015 by Lincoln Ho

We meet with the rest of the group, have our first Mass, and enjoy our free night in Rome by taking the Metro to Piazza di Spagna (Spanish Steps), where Italy’s first McDonald’s is located in this Episode 3 of ROMEing Around, a Millennial Pilgrimage to Italy. The Italy Pilgrimage series is now complete. Yegventures will be posting one episode daily for people who want to follow along. The series travels through Italy with a group of…

Arriving In Rome (ROMEing Around 2)

Posted on October 30, 2015October 30, 2015 by Lincoln Ho

I arrive in Rome, explore the Rome Da Vinci Airport via airport monorail, and get a first look of the hotel room in this Episode 2 of ROMEing Around, a Millennial Pilgrimage to Italy The Italy Pilgrimage series is now complete. Yegventures will be posting one episode daily for people who want to follow along. The series travels through Italy with a group of Edmonton and eastern US pilgrims and goes to Rome, Siena, Florence, Assisi,…

Flying to Rome (ROMEing Around 1)

Posted on October 29, 2015 by Lincoln Ho

The Italy Pilgrimage series is now complete. Yegventures will be posting one episode daily for people who want to follow along. The series travels through Italy with a group of Edmonton and eastern US pilgrims and goes to Rome, Siena, Florence, Assisi, and Vatican City. Along the way the group visits UNESCO World Heritage sites, sees Pope Francis, and experiences Italy in a unique light. Episode 1 of ROMEing Around, A Millennial Pilgrimage In this episode,…