March 21, on the road again but this time to the Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Syracuse, New York. We made good time going towards the check point for the Canadian-US border. Preparing to answer the usual questions at the border checkpoint Fr. West and Chris practiced responses.
Seeing the ominous weather predictions, we wondered if we would be able to drive to Madonna House in Combermere, Ontario. Our new friends here in Ottawa said the road to Madonna House can get snowed over.
We started the day by praying in front of the seat of Canadian government in Ottawa. This was very much in line with what Archbishop Prendergast had suggested the previous day at St. Patrick’s Cathedral, namely, that Catholics should be unafraid to give witness to the faith and the sanctity of life. The morning was especially cold, even for Canadians.
The oldest Polish parish in Montreal dedicated to Our Lady of Czestochowa prepared itself for the welcoming of the pilgrim "From Ocean to Ocean" Czestochowa Icon with perpetual rosary - Jericho. Prayer, lasting seven days and nights, began on March 10. Posters ware prepared and information in English, French and Polish, because to this church people of different nationalities come.
After arrival at Our Lady, Queen of the Most Holy Rosary in Toledo, Ohio the icon was placed at the center of this magnificent cathedral. The cathedral is made of Massachusetts granite and Indiana limestone. The dimensions of the church are 285 ft long by 215 ft wide. The roof is topped by many tiles of different colors including bold oranges, purple-blues, greens and more.
- Snowbound with Our Lady in Charleston, South Carolina
- "From Ocean to Ocean" Czestochowa Icon Visits Washington DC
- Our Lady of Czestochowa on EWTN - "Mother Angelica Television"
- Voice from American Czestochowa
- The Black Madonna Comforts the Sorrowful on All Souls Day
- Orthodox Christians and Byzantine Catholics Pray Together to the Theotokos for Victory Over the Culture of Death
- Our Lady’s Journeys Through West Central Pennsylvania
- Time for Prayer and Work on a Visit to Saint Vincent Archabbey and WAOB
- The “Most Holy Theotokos” Visits Holy Trinity Eastern Orthodox Church in State College, Pennsylvania
- Our Lady in The Shrine Church of St. Stanislaus Bishop and Martyr - Cleveland