I had been very ill, so my mother vowed to Saint Gerard that if He spared my life I would go on a pilgrimage, barefooted to the shrine that was 20 miles away.
There were 50 people who started with our group and we sang as we walked; then, overtaken by night we slept under the starry sky. In the morning, we started walking again, and by noontime we had reached the shrine. At the shrine hundreds of other people were already there, and even more were walking towards the group, they were singing and walking to the shrine… After a few days our group from San Pietro returned home.
I had fulfilled my mother’s vow on my behalf.
There were 50 people who started with our group and we sang as we walked; then, overtaken by night we slept under the starry sky. In the morning, we started walking again, and by noontime we had reached the shrine. At the shrine hundreds of other people were already there, and even more were walking towards the group, they were singing and walking to the shrine… After a few days our group from San Pietro returned home.
I had fulfilled my mother’s vow on my behalf.
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