GROUP PILGRIMAGES TO NAJU
For more information
and/or registration:
* Mr. Mai Xuan Le
(
Vietnamese )
Hội Thông Điệp Đức Mẹ
(Holy
Mary's Messages, Inc)
P.O BOX
32487
SAN JOSE,
CA 95152-2487
Tel: (408)
251-7404
Fax: (408)
935-9208
Email:
info@thongdiepducme.org
The Chapel in Naju, where the Blessed
Mother's statue is placed in the front, is open to pilgrims every
day. On certain days, many Korean and foreign pilgrims come to the
Chapel for overnight prayers (about 9 p.m. - 5 a.m. next day). These
days are:
1. First
Saturday of each month
2. June
30, the anniversary of the Blessed Mother's first weeping tears in Naju
3. October 19, the
anniversary of the Blessed Mother's first tears of blood
4. November
24, the anniversary of the beginning of fragrant oil and also the
anniversary of the Eucharistic miracles during the Apostolic
Pro-Nuncio's visit
5. December
8, the Feast of the Blessed Mother's Immaculate Conception
On every
Thursday evening, pilgrims come for
Holy Hour prayers (about 9-11 pm).
Pilgrimage to Naju usually includes visits
to the Chapel in Naju; daily Masses in the churches in Naju, Kwangju
or Seoul; visit(s) to the holy mountain outside Naju where miraculous
springs are located; and visit(s) to the Korean martyrs' shrines in
Seoul. There may be a few hours available for shopping in Seoul.
ANNUAL PILGRIMAGES
1- Late June to
coincide with the 15th anniversary of the Blessed Mother's first
tears in Naju on June 30, 1985.
2- Mid-October
to coincide with the 14th anniversary of the Blessed Mother's first
tears of blood in Naju on October 19, 1986.
* Ms.
Yolanda Chankuo (
English )
San Francisco at (415) 334-0774
between noon and 2 p.m., Pacific Time,
or on weekends.
Ms. Chankuo is a full-time nurse and has
volunteered to lead pilgrimages to Naju several times since 1995.
Late November 2000 to coincide with the 8th
anniversary of the beginning of the fragrant oil from the Blessed
Mother's statue in Naju on November 24, 2000, which will also be the
6th anniversary of the two Eucharistic miracles that happened during
the Apostolic Pro-Nuncio's visit to Naju on November 24, 1994.
* Ms.
Judy Navarrete
in Los Angeles at (323) 664-8695
after 8 p.m., Pacific Time, or any time
during the day on Mondays.
Ms. Navarrete is also a full-time nurse and
a volunteer, who has organized pilgrimages to Naju since 1995.
Additional group pilgrimages may be
organized in Texas and Hawaii. Contact us for more information.
We encourage those who are interested to
organize pilgrimages to Naju from their own areas. For arrangements
within Korea like lodging, meals, airport taxes, bus transportation,
insurance, and English-speaking guides, please contact:
* Mr.
Peter Suh
Kum Ho Travel Service Co., Ltd.
Hansung Bldg., 3F
8-3 Galweol-Dong, Yongsan-Ku
Seoul, Korea
Phone: 82-2-773-8998
("82" is the country code for
Korea and "2" is the city code for Seoul.)
Fax: 82-2-773-5292
E-mail:
Peter@najumary.org
