Join the Walk to Mary in San Francisco
The Walk to Mary has become a beloved pilgrimage, drawing pilgrims from every state to Northeast Wisconsin. Each year, in May, the faithful walk in devotion from the National Shrine of St. Joseph to the National Shrine of Our Lady of Champion.
The Walk to Mary Across America As interest continued to grow, many pilgrims expressed a desire to host a Walk to Mary in their own regions. In response, the Walk to Mary – Across America began in 2022. Today, this pilgrimage takes place in many locations, inviting people across the nation and the world to walk together in prayer and unity. We brought the Walk to Mary to San Francisco, California, now Star of the Sea Catholic Church, is the only parish in San Francisco, California that hosts a Walk to Mary in conjunction with the Walk to Mary in Wisconsin.
Mariella Zevallos serves as the coordinator of the Walk to Mary in San Francisco, California. Star of the Sea Parish is the only Catholic parish in the city that hosts this Marian walk, held in spiritual unity with the Walk to Mary in Wisconsin—the home of the original Walk to Mary—and with other participating states on the same day. To learn more about the Walk to Mary: Visit Walk to Mary across America
A little bit of history…
The Walk to Mary started in Wisconsin, 12 years ago. On the first Saturday of May, each year, people walk from the Shrine of St. Joseph to the Shrine of Our Lady of Champion.
A glimpse to the Walk to Mary in San Francisco
2023
Shine or rain we walk and pray together!
2024
We pray, we meet new friends, we get closer to Jesus through Mary!
2025
Our Lady of Champion: The first and only approved Marian apparition in the US. Wisconsin, 1859.
OUR LADY OF CHAMPION
Our Blessed Mother appeared to Sister Adele Brise on the site of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Champion and gave her this message: “Gather the children in this wild country and teach them what they should know for salvation.”
Visit THE NATIONAL SHRINE OF OUR LADY OF CHAMPION
Prayer to Our Lady of Champion
Official prayer composed by
Most Reverend David L. Ricken, D.D., J.C.L. Bishop of the Diocese of Green Bay
O Dear Lady of Champion, you revealed yourself as the Queen of Heaven to your servant Adele. You gave her a mission to pray for the conversion of sinners, to bring the Good News of Jesus Christ to others, and to prepare the children for the reception of the sacraments.
I trust that as you called Adele to holiness, you are calling me, in my station in life, to live a holy life, devoted to Jesus Christ with the help of your maternal love.
I bring before you now my worries and anxieties. I abandon my attachments to them and place them at your feet.
I ask you to hear the deepest longings of my heart as I pray most earnestly for: ______(your intention).
Dear Lady, you told Adele and you say to all of us, “Do not be afraid; I will help you.” Help me now as I place this intention with complete confidence and trust.
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be, Our Lady of Champion, pray for us!
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