{"id":3554,"date":"2014-08-19T12:44:15","date_gmt":"2014-08-19T16:44:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pilgrimage.stblogs.com\/?p=3554"},"modified":"2018-03-02T11:40:00","modified_gmt":"2018-03-02T16:40:00","slug":"pennsylvania-boy-become-jesuit-eastern-roman-imprisoned-for-christ-in-the-soviet-union-explains-the-spirituality-of-a-pilgrimage-closer-to-home-in-new-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pilgrimage-for-restoration.org\/blog\/?p=3554","title":{"rendered":"Pennsylvania-boy become Jesuit &#038; Eastern Roman imprisoned for Christ in the Soviet Union explains the spirituality of a pilgrimage closer to home in New York"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/pilgrimage-for-restoration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/photo_fr_w_ciszek_1938_early_priesthood.jpg\" alt=\"father w ciszek\" width=\"450\" \/>Now in its 19th year, the <i>Pilgrimage for Restoration<\/i> has since its beginning drawn on the <b>extraordinary<\/b> benefits of the ancient Roman Liturgy: to nourish ordinary spirits with an extraordinary spirituality.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>What spirituality?<\/p>\n<p>In a word, <b>Roman<\/b> by grace.<\/p>\n<p>Wondering what is the specific \u2018spiritual DNA\u2019 of the pilgrim for restoration?  <a href=\"https:\/\/pilgrimage-for-restoration.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/directors_addr_2008.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a> to find out.<\/p>\n<p>But not (only) <b>western<\/b> Roman, but Roman &#8212; universally.  In other  words, the Roman that includes also the Light from the <b>East<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pilgrimage-for-restoration.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/he_leadeth_me_w_ciszek_excerpts_retreats_freedom.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Read here<\/a> what a boy from Pennsylvania become Jesuit &#038; Eastern Roman, then imprisoned for Christ in the Soviet Union, explains about the spirituality of a pilgrimage closer to home in New York.<\/p>\n<p>Not simply amazing.  Restorative.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s what the <i>restoration<\/i> in this particular pilgrimage is all about: in the first place, to restore the pre-eminence of grace &#038; its health to ailing hearts.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">======= ======= =======<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The 19th annual <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.national-coalition.org\/pilgrim\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">Pilgrimage for Restoration<\/a><\/em> is scheduled for 20-22 September 2013. <i>Come to restore. The rest will come.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>Not yet sure you can make it, but don&#8217;t want to risk losing the special discounts?<\/h3>\n<p>PRE-register today to get the discount &#8212; and a jump on preparations until you can make the final decision.<\/p>\n<p>To obtain the day&#8217;s discounted rate, you must pre-register <strong>and<\/strong> submit the discounted fee in full today, online, via PayPal. (An account is not needed, just a credit card.) Then make final plans later.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, invite friends to join you in the spiritual exercise. Or, decide later to <a title=\"Make pilgrimage from home -- request prayers, promise prayers, pray with pilgrims from afar, obtain plenary indulgence, sponsor a pilgrim by name\" href=\"http:\/\/national-coalition.org\/w\/pilgrimage-without-travel\" target=\"_blank\">join from afar<\/a> by prayer, obtain a plenary indulgence, pray for or sponsor or obtain the prayers of pilgrims.<\/p>\n<h3>Can only make it on Sunday, the last day?<\/h3>\n<p><a title=\"Register for Pilgrimage 2013 - families, individual &amp; groups for Sunday-only\" href=\"http:\/\/national-coalition.org\/pilgrim\/registration.html\" target=\"_blank\">Register today for Sunday only<\/a>. (No fee for Sunday-only.)<\/p>\n<p>Just click here to pre-register or here for <a title=\"Register for Pilgrimage 2013 - families, individual &amp; groups for Sunday-only\" href=\"http:\/\/national-coalition.org\/pilgrim\/registration.html\" target=\"_blank\">Sunday only<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Having difficulty affording it?<\/h3>\n<p>See <a href=\"http:\/\/national-coalition.org\/w\/pilgrimage-without-travel\" target=\"_blank\">this page<\/a> to help you find sponsorship.<\/p>\n<p>By the way, families experiencing hardship can almost always obtain a discount on request, by <a href=\"mailto:director@national-coalition.org?subject=request for family discount, Pilgrimage 2013\">writing to the Director<\/a> to explain.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><em><strong>Pilgrimage for Restoration<\/strong><br \/>\nCome to restore. The rest will come.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">18th Annual <em>Pilgrimage for Restoration<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/pilgrimage-for-restoration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/pilgrimage-banner.png\" alt=\"Pilgrimage Banner\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>Friday &#8211; Sunday<br \/>\nSeptember 20-22, 2013<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;Now is the acceptable time.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Jump-start your plans, even if you are not sure you can make it to Auriesville. PRE-register. It&#8217;s simple, easy &amp; there are no strings attached: you are left free to decide later whether you can make it or not.<\/p>\n<h3>Can&#8217;t travel to make the pilgrimage?<\/h3>\n<p><b>You can also <a title=\"Request prayers, promise prayers, pray with pilgrims from afar, obtain plenary indulgence, sponsor a pilgrim by name\" href=\"http:\/\/national-coalition.org\/w\/pilgrimage-without-travel\" target=\"_blank\">make pilgrimage from afar<\/a><\/b>, from home or parish: obtain a plenary indulgence, sponsor a pilgrim (or two), request prayers or offer them &#8212; all from <a title=\"Support the pilgrimage, request prayers, sponsor a pilgrim, obtain a plenary indulgence or make pilgrimage even from home.\" href=\"http:\/\/national-coalition.org\/w\/pilgrimage-without-travel\" target=\"_blank\">this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Listen to and learn the <a title=\"Songs of Pilgrimage order form &amp; link to free MP3 tracks\" href=\"http:\/\/national-coalition.org\/w\/songs-of-pilgrimage-order-form\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Songs of Pilgrimage<\/em><\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;No one makes pilgrimage alone.&#8221;<br \/>\n<i>Ad majoram Dei gloriam!<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Now in its 19th year, the Pilgrimage for Restoration has since its beginning drawn on the extraordinary benefits of the ancient Roman Liturgy: to nourish ordinary spirits with an extraordinary spirituality.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,63,72,7,15,16,17,74,30,77,51,52],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3554","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-brigades","category-brigadiers-their-officers","category-french-canadian","category-frequently-asked-questions","category-messages-to-pilgrims","category-messages-to-students","category-messages-to-the-sacred-clergy","category-native-americans","category-prayer","category-spirituality","category-the-roman-liturgy","category-the-saints"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pilgrimage-for-restoration.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3554","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pilgrimage-for-restoration.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pilgrimage-for-restoration.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pilgrimage-for-restoration.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pilgrimage-for-restoration.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3554"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/pilgrimage-for-restoration.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3554\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4952,"href":"https:\/\/pilgrimage-for-restoration.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3554\/revisions\/4952"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pilgrimage-for-restoration.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3554"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pilgrimage-for-restoration.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3554"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pilgrimage-for-restoration.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3554"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}