The town of Oberammergau, Germany has performed a Passion Play since 1634 in thanksgiving to God for saving the town from the Plague. At first performed yearly, the play has been performed every 10 years since 1680, with few exceptions. One exception being the delay of two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Our pilgrimage group attended the Passion Play in June 2022 and visited the quaint countryside, villages and churches in Bavaria and southern Germany. We visited Dachau in Munich, and then drove through the Alps of Switzerland and down into Milan in northern Italy, where we visited the shrine and tomb of St. Gianna Beretta Molla in Mesero. Thanks to Steve & Janet Ray of Footprints of God Pilgrimages for an lovely trip! Click picture to view full size.
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- Excited to be on our way!
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- Munich Glockenspiel
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- We gathered with our spiritual director Fr. Dan Goode to pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet after visiting the Dachau concentration camp.
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- Pretzels anyone?
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- Entrance gate to Dachau
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- Bavaria is beautiful!
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- Beautiful wood carving!
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- Unique wood carvings here in Bavaria!
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- Just arriving in stunning Oberammergau, Germany
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- We can’t take pictures of the play, so this will have to do!
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- The entrance to the Passion Play!
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- Deacon Dom and I in Zurich! Next stop, Milan!
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- Beautiful Zurich, Switzerland!
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- We visited the shrine of St. Gianna Beretta Molla near Milan, which includes this beautiful mosaic.
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- Sweet Dr. Gianna Emanuela daughter of St. Gianna Beretta Molla spent the day with us talking about her saint mother.
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- At St. Gianna Beretta Molla’s tomb.
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- It is always a joy to talk with Dr. Gianna Emanuela Molla. Her mother Saint Gianna Beretta Molla gave her life for her daughter to be born. She came and spoke with our pilgrimage group at her mother’s shrine.
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- Our group in Milan with Dr. Gianna Emanuela Molla in pink in the center.