Tommy Hexter took the plunge on day seven of The Catholic Messenger Pilgrimage to Ireland. “I went deep into the water and felt a huge surge of renewal, like a baptism of freshness. I came up and everyone (even the boys) were cheering for me. It was a moment I’ll never forget, and really made me feel like my soul has been to Ireland!”
The Venerable Patrick Peyton, now on the road toward sainthood, traveled worldwide during his lifetime, preaching on the importance of prayer, especially family prayer, out of deep gratitude to God and the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
On a misty morning walk along a path lined with trees and manicured hedges in County Mayo, Ireland, I saw a rainbow and felt the reassuring presence of God.Some other pilgrims on our Catholic Messenger Pilgrimage to Ireland saw the rainbow, too the beginning of our fifth day of pilgrimage including Linda Pieper, who told me, “We saw a miracle.”