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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
January 4-14, 2026
visiting Athens, Patras, Kalabaka/Meteora, Cape Sounion, Thessaloniki, Kavala, Philippi, Corinth, Olympia, Messene, Mystras, Nauplia, Mycenae, Kalamata.
PILGRIMAGES ON THE DECK:
July 6 - 16, 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. 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.
STEUBENVILLE CONFERENCE VOLUNTEERS' MASS. Fr. Sunny will celebrate the Volunteers' mass for the Steubenville Youth Conference on June 25, 2026 at 7:00 PM. This will be a time to encourage and thank the volunteers for all the generosity and sacrifices they make during for the success of this youth-oriented experience.
FR SUNNY AS DIRECTOR OF ONGOING FORMATION OF PRIESTS: In July, Fr. Sunny is scheduled to conduct the orientation of newly ordained priests and new pastors in the Diocese of Joliet. These annual orientations equip the priests to assume their ministries as associate pastors and pastors of their newly assigned parishes.
