Sorry that I havn't put anything up for a day or so. I have very shotty internet service where we are. Tomorrow we move on so it might be better there. Cannot get the picture to upload so just text today.
Sunday: We drove from Carcasonne to Le Puy. On the way we stopped in the forest and hicked for about one hour into a small town called Pradelle. This would have been one of the paths that Fr. Medaille would have walked. We had to walk by ourselves silently and we were in the beautiful country of the south of France. Then we finished our trip into Le Puy, the town where father actually founded the order.
Monday: A very full day. We went to the Notre Dame Cathedral of Le Puy which has been a sight of worship since before Christ. It was made into a church honoring Mary starting in 400AD. The actual large cathedral was built about 1100AD. This is the launching point of Christian pilgrims walking to Compostella, Spain which is 950 miles away. We were blessed by the priest as pilgrims and left intentions for the pilgrims to take with them. They leave every morning at 7am and it takes them 45-70 days to complete the trip.
Another emotional experience was standing on the square where 5 of the sisters were beheaded for their faith. We said a prayer for them there.
I will send the pictures of all of this tomorrow as we are due into Lyon. Today is more exploration of Le Puy including the original convent of the sisters and their achives.
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