Haitian pilgrimage to National Shrine

On Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022, more than 3,500 Haitian Catholics made a pilgrimage to the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. The event is sponsored each year by the National Center of the Haitian Apostolate. The daylong event included recitation of the rosary, adoration of the Most Blessed Sacrament and Mass. The Mass was celebrated by Washington Cardinal Wilton Gregory, and the homilist was Charleston, South Carolina Bishop Jacques Eric Fabre-Jeune, only the second Haitian-American bishop and the first to head a diocese. (CS Photo by Tyler Orsburn)

Above and below, Washington Cardinal Wilton Gregory accepts the offertory gifts during the Dec. 3 Mass he celebrated as part of the annual Haitian Catholic Pilgrimage to the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. (CS Photos by Tyler Orsburn)

Washington Cardinal Wilton Gregory celebrates Mass during the Dec. 3 Haitian Catholic Pilgrimage to the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. At left is Charleston, South Carolina Bishop Jacques Eric Fabre-Jeune, a Haitian-American bishop who served as homilist at the Mass. (CS Photo by Tyler Orsburn)

Above and below, more than 3,500 Haitian Catholics packed the Great Upper Church and side chapels of the National Shrine for the annual pilgrimage. (CS Photos by Tyler Orsburn)

Charleston, South Carolina Bishop Jacques Eric Fabre-Jeune, the first Haitian-American bishop to head a diocese, delivers his homily during the pilgrimage Mass. (CS Photo by Tyler Orsburn)

The faithful pray during the Dec. 3 Haitian Catholic Pilgrimage to the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. (CS Photos by Tyler Orsburn)

Above and below, the faithful process at the start of the pilgrimage Mass carrying flowers, gifts and banners. (CS Photos by Tyler Orsburn)

Haitian pilgrimage to National Shrine

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