On April 21, 2025, at 10:00 a.m., the Icon of Our Lady of Częstochowa "From Ocean to Ocean" was welcomed with great joy and celebration in the chapel of the Rosário Pilgrimage Association, which defends life from conception to natural death.
Immediately after arrival, the co-organizers of this pilgrimage through Brazil carefully removed the Icon from the protective metal box in which She travels. Jose Sobrinho, Julia and Adriana Rodrigues, and Gustavo Matos took care of assembling the feretron structure and placed the Icon in the chapel. Veneration began at midday.
The Rosário Pilgrimage Association, which is active in the defense of life from conception to natural death, helps an average of 80 disabled people per day. This work is carried out by a team consisting of an administrator, a social worker, a psychologist, a physiotherapist, a physical education teacher, pedagogues and a music and craft teacher.
The spiritual director of the association is the diocesan bishop Dom Benedito Gonçalves, and the advisory priests are Sergio Bonini and Jurandir Severino de Lima from the city of Presidente Prudente. Regular Holy Masses are held in the sanctuary throughout the year. An annual pilgrimage to the National Sanctuary of Aparecida is also organised.
During the departure at 1:00 p.m., the Our Lady of Częstochowa in the Icon was accompanied by a parade of motorcycles and cars. This aroused great interest in the local press, and Fronteira Television reported on it. There was also no shortage of well-known people from the world of press and sports.
Together, they took the Black Madonna to the National Sanctuary of St. Expedite in the state of São Paulo.
Father Jurandir Severino de Lima gives an interview to TV Fronteira.
The route was 33 kilometers long on the highway. The Mother of God in the Częstochowa Icon was escorted by the army and traffic police, and behind them was a long line of cars and motorcycles. It all made a huge impression!
It should be emphasized that on this day Brazil celebrates a national holiday, known as Tiradentes Day. This name refers to the national hero - Joaquin Jose da Silva Xavier, who died during the fight for Brazil's independence from colonial dependence on the Portuguese Crown.
Joaquin Jose da Silva Xavier died on April 21, 1792. He contributed significantly to Brazil gaining independence, which took place on September 7, 1822.