On the feast (Sept. 13) of Our Lady of Mariazell, "Great Mother of Austria," "Great Lady of Hungary," and "Great Mother of the Slavic People," the ITI, as is customary, began the academic year with a pilgrimage to the shrine. It is about 37 kms from Gaming by car, or 30kms by foot through the scenic Naturpark. Below is our view at lunch.
We began our walk c. 7:30 and arrived in Mariazell c. 3:15, in time to look around a bit before Divine Liturgy in the shrine at 4:00. Those of us who walked (including Katie and I) were joined by many others (including Lisa and Maria) who arrived by bus.
For more about the 851 year history of the miraculous image of our Lady, as well as some more pictures of the shrine, see the official website, or the article on sacred-destinations.com.
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