When Taylor Kelly learned there was going to be a first-ever Way of St. Joseph pilgrimage planned in South Bend, Indiana, a 5-mile walk from her parish of St. Joseph Church in South Bend along the St. Joseph River to St. Joseph Church in Mishawaka, she immediately joined.
“It was really special to participate in a pilgrimage that was connected to where I live and work and spend so much of my time,” Kelly explained of the meaningful walk five years ago, adding that she really appreciates making pilgrimages domestically and “wanting to make it something that is accessible and just relatable to my everyday life.”
Kelly, who was one of the hundreds of faithful to attend that first pilgrimage walk, says the spiritual impact remains. Now, when she is at her home parish or visiting St. Joseph’s Mishawaka or just out and about along the St. Joseph River, she “can connect that to that moment of prayer and pilgrimage, think back to the intentions I was carrying with me on those days and prayers that have been answered and ones that I’m carrying with me now, and ways that I can just incorporate pilgrimage into my daily life.”
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