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UPCOMING PILGRIMAGES
INTO THE ADRIATIC 2026 (OPEN FOR SIGN-UP)
Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia & Herzegovina
November 9-20, 2026
visiting Venice, Opatija, Split, Dubrovnik, Medjugorje, Plitvice Lakes, Bled and Ljubljana. This is Fr. Sunny's first ever pilgrimage to the Adriatic Region, and he is very excited to share the exciting experience of widening horizons in this less
known areas of Catholic pilgrimage.
GREECE: SAINT PAUL AND THE ANCIENT RUINS
(OPEN FOR SIGN-UP)
January 4-14, 2027
visiting Athens, Patras, Kalambaka/Meteora, Cape Sounion, Thessaloniki, Kavala, Philippi, Corinth, Olympia, Messene, Mystras, Nauplia, Mycenae, Kalamata.
PILGRIMAGES ON THE DECK:
July 5 - 15, 2027: Pilgrimage to Ireland
TBA: Fatima, Gibraltar and the South of Spain (Costa del Sol)
WHAT'S HAPPENING?
LAETITIA in CARITAS et GRATIA
"I want to be remembered as a joyful priest."
Fr. Sunny Castillo
Saint Michael Catholic Church
Wheaton, IL
The Roman Catholic Diocese
of Joliet-in-Illinois
The United States Conference of
Catholic Bishops (USCCB)
La Citta del Vaticano
The Vatican City
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castleofsaints by Fr. Sunny Castillo ® Wheaton, IL, USA
Link to Fr. Sunny's Weekend Homilies
at St. Michael Parish in Wheaton
FR SUNNY HAS BEEN VERY INVOLVED LATELY IN HIS PARISH EVANGELIZATION PROGRAMS. In collaboration with Evangelical Catholic Group, he has just finished the Reach More Formation and is set to engage more parishioners to the cause of bringing Jesus to others through accompaniment and spiritual renewal.
Fr. Sunny's Jubilee Pilgrimage of Hope 2026, from Lourdes to Rome. This picture of the pilgrims is taken in front of the Basilica of St. John Lateran in Rome, where the pilgrims entered through the jubilee door, the last of the four major basilicas of Rome that was part of the jubilee experience. Check out Fr. Sunny's new pilgrimage destinations in the works by clicking the link below or the "Pilgrimages" tab in the menu on top of this page.
25 YEARS OF THE WORLD APOSTOLATE OF FATIMA IN THE JOLIET DIOCESE. Fr. Sunny is anticipating the celebration of 25 years of World Apostolate of Fatima in his Diocese. Being the spiritual director of WAF since 2017, he is working with the ministry to celebrate this momentous milestone with mass and devotions on Sunday, October 11, 2026. Devotionals will begin at 3:00 PM followed by holy mass and reception.
BEATIFICATION OF FULTON SHEEN. Fr. Sunny will join the El Shaddai Joliet Diocesan Chapter in participating at the beatification mass of Servant of God Fulton Sheen on September 24, 2026 in St. Louis, Missouri. The mass of beatification will be celebrated by Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle.
