In full vestments and flanked by pines, Bishop Andrew H. Cozzens held high the Eucharist in a golden monstrance, making the sign of the cross over the stream that flowed gently from the placid lake behind him. Next to him, a signpost read, "Here 1,475 FT above the ocean, the mighty Mississippi begins to flow on its winding way 2,552 miles to the Gulf of Mexico."
A gold monstrance is carried across the Golden Gate Bridge to launch a two-month journey. One man realizes that each moment holds a golden opportunity.
Mass intentions asked God to renew Eucharistic faith across the country, to bring those who had fallen away back to the Church, and to draw the nation to Jesu.
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The pilgrimage routes trace what organizers call "a sign of the cross over the nation," as pilgrims traverse 6,500 miles across 27 states and 65 dioceses.