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Friars make 300-mile trek relying on trust in God, help of strangers
07-08-2009
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- With an unflappable trust in God, six Franciscan friars set out on foot one morning from Roanoke, Va., on a trek that would take them 300 miles through the Virginia countryside to Washington.
Carrying few belongings, the friars depended upon the generosity of the people they met along the way for food and shelter during their six-week journey.
The friars chose as their pilgrimage site the Mount St. Sepulcher Franciscan Monastery and Commissariat of the Holy Land in Washington.
The monastery is a popular stop for pilgrims who want a glimpse of the Holy Land. The grounds of the monastery feature dozens of replicas of significant Christian sites from that part of the world as well as from Europe. Dressed in their brown robes and sandals, leaving the details of their trip up to God, the friars set out on their journey June 16, following the spirit of their wandering founder, St. Francis of Assisi.
They arrived at the monastery July 28. They called their 300-mile journey "Walking With Hope, a Journey of Faith and Discovery," and set up a Web site about it, www.friarwalk.com.
http://www.catholicnews.com/data/briefs/cns/20090806.htm
