Hundreds from the Diocese of Trenton attend the 2015 pilgrimage in the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. This year’s pilgrimage will be Nov. 4. Ken Falls photo
Like a patriarch looking forward to the next family reunion, Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., is joyfully anticipating the upcoming diocesan pilgrimage Nov. 4 to the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C.
His enthusiasm was evident when the Bishop recently recorded a video message in which he extends a personal invitation to the faithful of the Diocese, asking them to take part in the daylong celebration. It will be the fourth pilgrimage that Bishop O’Connell has led since first coming to the Diocese in 2010.
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