The Last Day for Gensan Team and the First Day for Davao Team
5:45 AM - Morning Prayers attended by 45 persons at Binugao Gymnasium, Toril, Davao City.
6:00 AM - Breakfast Time (food: Rice and Sardines).
7:20 AM - Procession started; 1st stop is at Task Force Davao (AGILA Task Force Davao), at Sirawan.
The Blessed Virgin Mary and the pilgrims were warmly welcomed.
The reception and consecration ceremony was concluded. 80 military personnel including the lieutenant were there, plus 45 PVWs' led by Fr. Timothy Pfeiffer. Father gave a conference about the Rosary.
90 Rosaries were given including guide leaflets.
32 persons were imposed with brown scapulars.
2 Army personnel were generous enough to give donation regarding finances, which is an additional help for the daily sustenance of the pilgrimage.
8:01 AM - Procession resumed.
9:14 AM - Stop-over at SPCT Gymnasium (Saint Peter's College - Toril, Davao City).
9:20 AM - School apostolate startedattended by the the school principal, 7 teachers and 315 grade-eleven students, 8 parents and 2 religious sisters. There was an interview done on one of the sisters (video to be posted later).
9:34 AM - Father had conference about the Militia Immaculatae, rosary and brown scapular. There was a series of question and answer portion on that conference.
9:59 AM - Imposing of brown scapulars to 277 persons.
10:15 AM - The consecration of the school and the people to the Immaculate Heart of Mary was done.
10:27 AM - Departure from the SPCT. Pilgrimage resumes to Sto. Nino Shrine, Matina Davao City.
11:40 AM - A stop-over for merienda time of biscuits and water.
12:26 PM - Arrival at Our Lady of Lourdes Parish (in Bangkal, Davao City).
12:37 PM - Lunch Time (food: rice and fried fish), a little rest, then resumed walking.
1:50 PM - Arrival at D. R. Aguinaldo National High School Gymnasium.
Meanwhile, Father Tim Pfeiffer had apostolate to homes and people along the way, including a home-aged care facility, of which 100 persons were imposed with brown scapular. This is the reason that Father was a little late in arriving at the school.
2:00 PM - The same conference about the Militia Immaculatae, rosary and brown scapular was preached to the principal, teachers, students and parents by the reverend father. 265 people attended.
2:37 PM - Imposition of brown scapulars to 259 people.
3:15 PM - Pilgrimage resumed.
The PVWs' who carried the carossa was instructed by Father to walk faster than the other pilgrims to reach the target time for the shrine which is at 4pm. If they arrive earlier; they have to wait outside the gates and then take some rest, but not to enter yet.
Other pilgrims were unaware of it so they got lost. All the more were they confused as to where to head to towards the shrine since the carossa is out of sight (as literally the PVWs' who carried it were fast on their tracks). They have no other sign or marker for direction.
PVWs' who knows the road initiated to find the lost pilgrims.
3:28 PM - The lost pilgrims were found and were reunited to the group. They resumed walking towards the shrine.
3:34 PM - Arrival at the shrine. The pilgrims were a bit early and had the time to take a little rest and to have some refreshments while waiting for the others.
5:10 PM - The reception ceremony of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the shrine with military honors was given by the military personnel who accompanied the pilgrimage. 129 people attended. A traditional folk dance was presented as a way of welcoming the Blessed Virgin Mary.
5:20 PM - The consecration ceremony was performed.
5:28 PM - The celebration of the holy mass began with Fr. Tim Pfeiffer. Fr. Albert Ghela, Fr. Cornelius Eisenring and Fr. Alexander Hora also joined as co-celebrants.
The choir was made up of the Gensan-Davao group with another lady from Butuan.
6:41 PM - Mass ended.
The commitment of the Gensan Team to accompany the pilgrimage came to a conclusion (November 17, 2016). Others were determined to continue up the whole leg of the pilgrimage. The group was scheduled to return to Gensan tomorrow.
The end of this journal.
This will be continued by the Davao team, who will accompany the Blessed Virgin Mary and continue the apostolate along the Davao-Bukidnon-Cagayan de Oro Route.
Stay informed on the mission tour and continue your devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary.
"Don't lose heart. I will never forsake you. My Immaculate Heart will be your refuge and the way that will lead you to God."
- Our Lady of Fatima to Lucy, June 13, 1917
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