On Eden Hill & Beyond FAUSTINA’S FEAST: Nicholas from Everett, Massachusetts, joins “St. Faustina” on the celebration of her feast day, observed this year on Oct. 6. Sunny weather brought hundreds of pilgrims to Eden Hill for the day, which included a special talk by Fr. Chris Alar, MIC. OUR LADY ON HIGH: Father Chris Alar, MIC, gazes up at the miraculous tilma of St. Juan Diego in the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe. He led a pilgrimage in September that took in all of the sacred sites associated with the Patroness of the Americas and the Unborn. (Photo by Anna Nuzzo) 8 Marian Helper • Winter 2025-26 • Marian.org PAPAL SELFIE: Christopher Maffuccio, a spina bifida survivor, had an unforgettable experience while on pilgrimage in Rome and visiting St. Peter’s Basilica. “After Mass, I approached a bishop and asked humbly if I might greet Pope Leo,” he recalls. “To my amazement, I was led forward. Standing before His Holiness, I felt the weight of years of prayer and hope. That meeting was more than a dream fulfilled — it was a living sign of hope and proof that with God, all things are possible.”
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