Napa Institute: September 2013 Pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe and Conference on Immigration

“By fortune, am I worthy of what I hear? Maybe I dream? Am I awakening? Where am I? Perhaps I am now in the terrestrial paradise which our elders had told us about? Perhaps I am now in heaven?”                                 
                                                 Saint Juan Diego 



                                                                               

                                                                                                                           

On September 25, 2013 over forty lucky Pilgrims of the Napa Institute (http://napa-institute.org) will embark on a journey to the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe (http://www.sancta.org/basilica.html) in Mexico City (http://www.mexicocity.com).

With support by notable prelates as the Spiritual Leader of the Pilgrimage Most Reverend, Jose H. Gomez (http://www.laarchdiocese.org/archbishop/Pages/bio.aspx), Archbishop of Los Angeles, CA and Most Rev. Emilio Carlos Berlie Belaunzaran, Archbishop of Yucatan (http://www.omearaferguson.com/catholicschoolfinancing/symposium-bio-belaunzaran/), Pilgrims will perhaps find themselves asking the same questions as Our Lady's most humble servant, Juan.

"Juanito, the most humble of my sons, where are you going?"

Though asked of Saint Juan over 400 years ago (http://www.queenoftheamericasguild.org/BriefHistoryNew.html), Napa Institute Pilgrims might find Our Lady similarly speaking directly to them.  "Where are you going?" 


Combined with Spiritual nourishment, Pilgrims will tackle the complex and challenging questions of Immigration.  

Aided in discussion and dialogue by well known specialists on the topic of migration including, John M. Klink, President, International Catholic Migration Commission (ICMC)( http://www.icmc.net/john-klink) and Alfonso Aguilar, Head of Hispanic Outreach, American Principles Project (http://americanprinciplesproject.org/about-app/app-leadership-and-staff/), the Napa Institute will continue to explore through faith and reason the extremely important questions on Immigration that touch our every day.  Where are we going?

"Go and put forth all your effort."

Fulfilled and renewed by this important Pilgrimage, "under the feet of Our Lady", Eduardo Verastegui (http://www.eduardoverastegui.com.ar/ingles/biografia/_biografia_ingles.htm), the Napa Institute hopes to continue sharing the may graces received by its Patroness.

"Be assured that I will be most grateful and will reward you, because I will make you happy and worthy of recompense for the effort and fatigue in what you will obtain of what I have entrusted.  Behold, you have heard my mandate, my humble son; go and put forth all your effort."

Tenere un buen viaje!