One day I hope to create a pilgrimage for Catholic mothers in Italy. It would be 4-5 days, with the first day being a "Mary Day." The first site is the oldest site to honor Mary, from the 1st century. It is in the Roman Forum. Then we will go to her first basilica, Santa Maria Maggiore. That will be followed by other Marian sites in Rome. The second day, we would see sites for other mother saints including St. Monica and St. Rita. The third day we would travel to Siena or Milan and the fourth to Florence or Assisi--still a work in progress. Seeing Italy through the lenses of mothers and the important contribution they make, and they ways that Italy testifies to the importance of the maternal vocation, is a goldmine yet to be tapped.
It would be a pilgrimage, aiming to foster for a mother the Christ-like nature of her vocation: a daily self-emptying out of love for others, that is the pattern of Christ (Phil. 2:16).
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