By: Darcie Nielsen, Co-founder of CatholicGO

Begin With the Heart: Setting Your Intentions

Going on a pilgrimage for the first time (even locally) is a lot like visiting extended family you haven’t met or seen in years. There’s a sense of anticipation, familiarity, and yet very much unknown. There’s spiritual preparation as much as there is material preparation. 

The material preparation is easy in the sense that you pack the snacks, drinks, a picnic meal, some matches to light candles, and your rosary. It’s the spiritual preparation that takes some deeper thought. A few questions can help guide this process:

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