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PREVIOUS PILGRIMAGES (24 HOLY JOURNEYS BY THE END OF 2025)
2003 - PILGRIMAGE TO THE STEPS OF SAINT PAUL: TURKEY, GREECE AND ROME. As participant of the Class pilgrimage of the MA Divinity Program of Mundelein Seminary.
2006: MARY AND THE SAINTS: Lisbon, Santarem, Fatima, Coimbra, Braga, Oporto, Santiago de Compostela, Salamanca, Avila, Segovia, Madrid, Toledo, Zaragoza, Lourdes. Collaboration with Fr. Raymond Flores.
2009: HOLY LAND: BACK TO WHERE IT ALL BEGAN: Caesarea, Carmel, Haifa, Megiddo, Galilee, Nazareth, Cana, Bethlehem, Jerusalem, the Dead Sea,
Qumran Valley, Masada, Jericho, Bethany
2010: INTO THE NUCLEUS OF THE CHURCH: Venice, Padova, Siena, Florence, Assisi, Orvietto, Rome, Vatican with Papal Audience
2011: MARY AND THE SAINTS: Lisbon, Santarem, Fatima, Coimbra, Braga, Porto, Santiago de Compostela, Salamanca, Avila, Alba de Tormes, Madrid, Toledo, Zaragoza, Lourdes
2012: EASTERN EUROPE PILGRIMAGE: Warsaw, Czestochowa, Wadowice, Auschwitz, Krakow, Budapest, Viena, Prague
2013: HOLY LAND: BACK TO WHERE IT ALL BEGAN: Caesarea, Carmel, Haifa, Megiddo, Galilee, Nazareth, Cana, Mount Tabor, Bethlehem, Jerusalem, the Dead Sea, Qumran Valley, Qsar al Yahud, Bethany, Jericho
2013: THE SHRINES OF FRANCE: Nevers, Bourges, Tours, Loire Valley, Chenonceau, Amboise, Normandie, Le Mont Saint Michel, Chartres, Caen, Lisieux, Paris
2014: THE FOOTSTEPS OF PAUL AND JOHN: Istanbul, Canakkale, Heraklion, Troy, Asklepion, Izmir, Ephesus, Kusadasi, Patmos, Rhodes, Santorini, Crete, Piraeus, Corinth, Athens
2015: MARIAN PILGRIMAGE: Lisbon, Santarem, Fatima, Salamanca, Avila, Segovia, Madrid, Toledo, Zaragoza, Lourdes, Barcelona, Montserrat.
2015: HOLY LAND: Caesarea, Carmel, Haifa, Megiddo, Galilee, Nazareth, Cana, Mount Tabor, Bethlehem, Jerusalem, the Dead Sea, Qumran Valley, Qsar-al-Yahud, Bethany, Jericho, Valley of Darkness/St. George Monastery, Ein Karem. Collaboration with Fr. Scott Huggins.
Fr. Sunny has been conducting pilgrimages to various Catholic Shrines since 2006. These pilgrimages are very steep in spiritual input, but the total pilgrimage experience also engages the special cultural elements of the sites and countries that are visited. Fr. Sunny has led a pilgrimage to the Holy Land, the Marian Shrines of Portugal, Spain and France (Fatima to Lourdes), the holy shrines of Poland, Hungary, Austria and the Czech Republic (Warsaw to Prague), Italy (Venice to Rome, Amalfi Coast), Mexico, France (Lourdes to Paris) and the Footsteps of Paul and John in Turkey and Greece (Istanbul to the Greek Isles to Athens), and also the Catholic Shrines of Bohol and Cebu, Philippines. These pilgrimages are practical and less expensive ways of doing a safe and organized spiritual journey that is meant to build our relationship with God, with our loved ones and fellow pilgrims.
THE JOURNEY
The journey opens your mind
to the richness of the earth,
the multifaceted beauty
of humanity and his culture.
The journey forces you
to look beyond the things themselves
and see the author of it all,
the one who summoned you to Himself
through the goodness and truth
of everything that He created.
The journey is a pilgrimage of life
hand in hand with God.
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JUBILEE YEAR OF HOPE 2025: Italy Pilgrimage
October 19-30, 2025
with Fr. Sunny Castillo, Fr. Mario Quejadas and Fr. Dindo Billote
visiting Venice, Padova, Siena, Florence, San Giovanni Rotondo, Assisi, Sorrento, The Amalfi Coast, Pompei, Monte Cassino, Rome and the Vatican, including various opportunities to walk through Jubilee doors and immerse in the best religious and cultural experiences that Italy can offer.
PiLGRiMAGES
SEA OF GALILEE, 2009
WARSAW, 2012
LOURDES, 2018
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JUBILEE YEAR OF HOPE 2025
Lourdes to Rome / December 1-11, 2025
visiting Lourdes, Carcassone, Avignon, Nice, Genoa, Florence, Assisi, Rome and the Vatican, including various opportunities to walk through the Holy Doors of the Jubilee of Hope especially the four major basilicas of Rome, a chance to attend a papal audience with Pope Francis, and many opportunities for cultural immersion in France and Italy.
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THE SHRINES OF FRANCE 2026
Lourdes to Paris
with Fr. Brendan Lupton
July 20-31, 2026
visiting Lourdes, Nevers, Normandy, Caen, Bayeaux, Loire Valley, Tours, Chartres, Le Mont St. Michel, Lisieux, Paris. Highlights include visit Saint Bernadette, torchlight procession in Lourdes, masses and visits to iconic gothic churches in Chartres and Paris, visit the home and convent of St. Therese of Lisieux, chateaus in the Loire Valley, and the culture of France.
VENICE, SLOVENIA, CROATIA & MEDJURGORJE
Venice to Medjugorje 2026
November 9-20, 2026
visiting Venice, Slovenia, Croatia, and Medjurgorge, this pilgrimage highlights a prayerful experience at Medjugorje, being surrounded by natural beauty in Bled, exloring Dubrovnik, Ljubljana, and celebrating nature at Plitvice Lake and Waterfalls, all of that being book-ended by the epic Italian flair that Venice has to offer.
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2016: YEAR OF MERCY BALTIC CRUISE RETREAT. Copenhagen (Denmark), Warnemunde (Germany), Tallinn (Estonia), Saint Petersburg (Russia), Helsinki (Finland), and Malmo (Sweden).
2016: JUBILEE YEAR OF MERCY - ITALY: Florence, San Gimigniano, Assisi, Sorrento, Amalfi Coast, Pompeii, Monte Cassino, Rome, Vatican with Papal Audience
2017: GUADALUPE AND MEXICO SHRINES: Mexico City, Tlatelolco, Guadalupe, Teotihuacan, Xochimilco, San Miguel de Milagro, Tlaxcala, Ocotlan, Puebla, Cuernavaca, Taxco
2018: MARIAN: Lisbon, Santarem, Fatima, Coimbra, Braga, Santiago de Compostela, Salamanca, Avila, Segovia, Madrid, Toledo, Zaragoza, Lourdes
2018: HOLY LAND: Caesarea, Carmel, Haifa, Megiddo, Galilee, Nazareth, Cana, Mount Tabor, Bethlehem, Jerusalem, the Dead Sea, Qumran Valley, Qsar-al-Yahud, Bethany, Jericho, Valley of Darkness/St. George Monastery, Ein Karem
2019: POLAND TO PRAGUE. Krakow, Wadowice, Jasna Gora (Czesztochowa) , Auschwitz, Krakow, Lagiewniki (Divine Mercy), Budapest, Viena, Bratislava, Prague.
2019: GUADALUPE AND MEXICO SHRINES: Mexico City, Tlatelolco, Guadalupe, Teotihuacan, Xochimilco, San Miguel de Milagro, Tlaxcala, Ocotlan, Puebla, Cuernavaca, Taxco
2022: TURKEY AND GREECE: Istanbul, Izmir, Ephesus, Canakkale, Pergamum, Sardis, Laodicea, Hierapolis, Troy, Kavala, Philippi, Thessaloniki, Virea, Delphi, Meteora, Corinth, Athens
2022: HOLY LAND AND JORDAN: Caesarea, Carmel, Haifa, Megiddo, Galilee, Tiberias (Moun tof Beatitudes, Tabgha, Mensa Christi, Cafarnaum, Sea of Galilee), Nazareth, Cana, Mount Tabor, Magdala, Jerash, Amman, Petra, Mount Nebo, Bethlehem, Jerusalem, Qsar-al-Yahud, Jericho, Qumran Valley, Dead Sea, Mount Zion, Bethany
2024: The SHRINES OF THE PHILIPPINES: Tagbilaran, , BOHOL: (Tagbilaran, Baclayon, Albuquerque, Loboc River, Bilar, Batuan Church, Loon, Dauis, Chocolate Hills, Tarsier Sanctuary), CEBU: St. Pedro Calungsod Shrine, Holy Relics Chapel, Carcar, Naga, Sibonga, Simala Shrine, CORON: Busuanga, Kayangan Lake, Barracuda Lake. A Joint Pilgrimage with Fr. Mario Quejadas and Fr. Dindo Billote, and a first to the Philippines.
2024: MARIAN PILGRIMAGE: Lisbon, Fatima, Salamanca, Avila, Madrid, Zaragoza, Lourdes, Barcelona, Montserrat
2025: JUBILEE YEAR OF HOPE: Italy Pilgrimage: Venice, Florence, Assisi, San Giovani Rotondo, Pompei, Sorrento, Amalfi Coast, Rome, The Vatican with Papal Audience. A Joint Pilgrimage with Fr. Mario Quejadas and Fr. Dindo Billote.
2025: JUBILEE YEAR OF HOPE: Lourdes to Rome Pilgrimage: Lourdes, Carcassone, Avignon, Nice, Genoa, Florence, Assisi, Rome, Vatican with Papal Audience.
2026: SHRINES OF FRANCE: Lourdes to Paris: Lourdes, Nevers, Normandy, Bayeaux, Caen, Tours, Mont St. Michel, Lisieux, Paris
2026: SLOVENIA, CROATIA & MEDJUGORJE:
ISTANBUL 2014
EPHESUS 2014
GUADALUPE, 2017
SALAMANCA 2024
AVILA 2024
PATMOS 2014
