8 Marian Helper • Summer 2023 • Marian.org Proudly displaying a traveling Image are Ignacio Gomez and Maria del Rocio Cervantes from Stamford, Connecticut, married 35 years and originally from Puebla, Mexico. First-time pilgrims Larry and Mary Ann Luckow of Casper, Wyoming, married 40 years, are loyal viewers of the Marians on YouTube and EWTN. “Divine Mercy means everything to us. ‘Jesus, I trust in You’ is all you need,” said Mary Ann. A warm welcome to pilgrims was offered by longtime volunteers Fran Schmidt of Albany, New York, and Ellyn Ihrig of Becket, Massachusetts. “People have to come here because the peace of God is here,” Fran said. The Turpin Family drove 14 hours from Hammond, Indiana, for Divine Mercy Sunday, their first time at the National Shrine. “I heard on my heart, ‘You need to go there. You need the strength for what’s coming.’ It’s just love of God, love of Jesus Christ, for all of us,” said mom, Aurora. Hats off to Connie Gallego of Lee, Massachusetts, on her 23 rd Divine Mercy Weekend as a pilgrim and volunteer! “There’s something that brings you back every year. It’s divine!” she said. “The devotion, the love, the affirmation that something greater than us exists here. I do it for God — it’s a deal that I have with Him!”
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