Our Pilgrimage to the Holy Door in Rome

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In early March of 2025, several of our Sisters from the US traveled to Rome to participate in our Enlarged General Council Meeting (EGCM). This meeting includes Holy Union Sisters from every congregation Area (France/Belgium, England/Ireland, United States, Argentina, Tanzania, and Cameroon) as well as our Generalate in Rome. This year, as part of the Jubilee Year of the Church, as declared by Pope Francis, we participated in a pilgrimage to the Holy Door at St. Peter’s Basilica. In addition to the Sisters who attended in person we brought along a heart-shaped boat containing colored strips of paper with every Holy Union Sister’s name from every area around the world, allowing us all to enter the doors together, at least symbolically.

It was a remarkable experience as together we walked the long path leading to the door, entering as one community through the door. Rome is a unique place, and standing so close to where St. Peter, our first Pope walked when he was in the flesh gave us much to reflect on and be grateful for.

To view the pictures of our pilgrimage below which commemorate the day, click on the images and use the arrow button on the left and right to advance the images.

Picking up pilgrimage materials

Our destination is ahead

Preparing to begin with Sisters taking turns leading with the cross.

We begin the long walk.

Sister Kathee takes her turn leading the group.

Halfway to our destination.

As we walked we sang songs and hymns.

Ascending the stairs to the Holy Door.

We can see the door just ahead.

We enter as one.

The carved doors are massive

Inside, the space is vast.