The Many Pilgrims from the Diocese of Charlotte (WMOF Papal Pilgrimage to Philadelphia 2015)

After our visit to the Shrine of Saint Katharine Drexel, we finally found a place to take a picture of everyone on the pilgrimage. Shana and I are on the left. I am holding up an "I Love You" in Sign Language. Then it was off to the Festival of Families as part of the World Meeting of Families.  I snapped a picture of Shana talking with Father and our Deacon on the SEPTA subway.  It was at the Festival of Families that we got another opportunity: because one of our pilgrims were members of the press, he skipped over the barricade and took a picture of us waiting for the Pope to drive by! We allowed the handicapped to sit in front of us, of course, but other than that, we were FIRST IN LINE!  The last picture is quite significant as well.  It is of our travel group leader (Glenn) saying the Rosary.  Glenn is Methodist, and was so inspired of the faith he saw on the trip that he began praying the Rosary.  It was just beautiful to see the unification of the Christian Faith that Pope Francis inspires in people.  Shana and I would lead a decade of the Rosary every day.  I always made sure to include the "fruits of the mysteries" for those who didn't know.