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UPCOMING PILGRIMAGES
MEXICO PILGRIMAGE 2026 (CLOSED)
FEBRUARY 2-9, 2026
visiting Mexico City (Guadalupe & the Tepeyac Hill), Teotihuacan, Coyoacan, Xochimilco, San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, San Juan de los Lagos, Tlaquepaque, Guadalajara, Zapopan
SHRINES OF FRANCE (OPEN FOR SIGN-UP)
JULY 20-31, 2026
visiting Lourdes, Nevers, Tours, Normandy, Bayeaux, Caen,
Le Mont St. Michel, Lisieux, Paris, this pilgrimage is a collaboration
with Fr. Brendan Lupton, professor of Mundelein Seminary.
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:
Return to the Homeland of Jesus:
a Holy Land Pilgrimage 2027
Pilgrimage to Ireland 2027:
the Emerald Isle of St. Patrick
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 at KNOWN YOUTH RALLY. Fr. Sunny will celebrate the closing mass of KNOWN JOLIET, a gathering of junior high level youth in Faith Formation experience and preparation for confirmation. Anticipating 800 - 1,000 youth from the different parishes of the Joliet Diocese, on Saturday March 7, 2026 at the Wheaton Central Athletic Complex.
FR SUNNY WILL BE ON MEDICAL LEAVE FROM FEBRUARY 25 TO MARCH 6. Please pray for Fr Sunny as he undergoes a minor procedure, but one that will require him to have a longer recovery period. Thank you.
FR. SUNNY PLANS PILGRIMAGES IN 2027. In the works for Fr. Sunny's pilgrimages in 2027 to Ireland and to the Holy Land. More information about these pilgrimages will be included in the pilgrimage section as soon as possible. This will be his first pilgrimage to Ireland, and this will make the Holy Land his most repeated pilgrimage destination.
