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UPCOMING PILGRIMAGES
INTO THE ADRIATIC 2026 (OPEN FOR SIGN-UP)
Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia & Herzegovina
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.
2027 PILGRIMAGES ON THE DECK:
Pilgrimage to Ireland 2027:
the Emerald Isle of St. Patrick
Fatima and the South of Spain
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 WILL CELEBRATE THE CONCLUDING MASS OF THE DIOCESAN Religious Education Directors' RETREAT AT OUR LADY OF ANGELS RETREAT CENTER on June 5, 2026. This annual retreat's theme is "Abiding with the Spirit," with Dr. Mary Amore as the Retreat Director.
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. Jon 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.
SANTACRUZAN, A MAJOR RELIGIOUS EVENT This year, the procession and mass will be held at St. Scholastica Parish in Woodridge, IL on May 31, 2026, starting with mass at 3:00 PM followed immediately by the santacruzan procession of queens bearing the titles of the Virgin Mary of in the Loreto Litany. Fr. Mark Cote will preach, and Fr. Sunny will preside the mass.
