Le Puy Pilgrimage

Join Our Student Pilgrimage to Le Puy, France
July 10-17, 2022

Be one of two students from your campus to join students from other ACSSJ member campuses from across the country to participate in a student pilgrimage facilitated by Sister Kitty Hanley and Sister Joan Lescinski. This experience allows you to connect with the charism of the Sisters of St. Joseph in the place where they were founded: Le Puy, France.

Pilgrimage Itinerary

Student Application Process

Each campus will have its own process for participation. Interested students, please contact the on-campus coordinators on this list:

Avila University:
Dave Armstrong, Dave.Armstrong@avila.edu

Chestnut Hill College
Jaclyn Newns, Chief Officer of Mission & Ministry, newnsj@chc.edu

Elms College:
Sr. Carol Allan, Assistant to the President on Mission and Legacy, allanc@elms.edu

Fontbonne University:
Joanna Boyd- Wilhite, Interim Director of Campus Ministry, jboydwilhite@fontbonne.edu

Mount Saint Mary's University:
Shannon Green, Director, CSJ Institute, sgreen@msmu.edu

Regis College:
Dan Leahy, Director, Center for Ministry and Service, daniel.leahy@regiscollege.edu

St. Catherine University:
Sr. Sharon Howell, Director, Center for Spirituality and Social Justice, smhowell502@stkate.edu

St. Joseph's College:
Brooklyn: Sr. Marie Mackey, Director of Campus Ministry, smackey@sjcny.edu
Long Island: Cristian Murphy, Director of Campus Ministry, cmurphy3@sjcny.edu

The College of Saint Rose:
Joan Horgan, Director of Campus Ministry, horganj@mail.strose.edu

Staff and faculty trip leader applications for the 2022 Student Pilgrimage.

Apply to be a staff/faculty leader

Staff & Faculty Resources:

Download Student Flyer

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Le Puy Student Pilgrimage Itinerary, July 10-17, 2022
(subject to change)

DAY 1 • DEPARTURE
Begin your journey on an overnight flight from New York City to Lyon, France.

DAY 2 • LYON • LE-PUY-EN-VELAY
Upon arrival, greet an assistant and coach for transfer to the Centre International St. Joseph, a collaborative project of all the Congregations of Sisters of St. Joseph in the world, in Le-Puy-en-Velay. The Sisters will join you at the airport for the transfer as well. After settling in, you’ll enjoy a walk around the city center followed by a group meeting. Afterward, join your group for dinner at the Centre International St. Joseph and overnight.

DAY 3 • LE-PUY-EN-VELAY
Following breakfast, join the Sisters for a full-day walking tour of Le Puy. Afterward, spend some time on reflection before dinner and overnight at the Center.

DAY 4 • LE-PUY-EN-VELAY
This morning your group will visit the Center’s interactive display and original kitchen. Thereafter, spend some time on a group reflection followed by some leisure. Dinner and overnight at Centre International St. Joseph.

DAY 5 • LE-PUY-EN-VELAY
Begin your day with Mass at Notre Dame du Puy-en-Velay, the traditional starting point of the Way of Saint James, Camino de Santiago. After Mass and into the afternoon, you’ll hike a portion of the Camino, followed by leisure time this evening. Dinner and overnight at the Centre International St. Joseph.

DAY 6 • LE-PUY-EN-VELAY • LYON
After breakfast, board your coach, and transfer to Lyon. Upon arrival, greet a local guide for a half-day walking tour. Highlights include Place Bellecour, Ancient Palais de Justice, Maison Thomassin, Fresque des Lyonnais and a visit to the Amphitheatre Gallo-Romain. Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant before continuing on to the Motherhouse of the Sisters of St. Joseph where the Sisters will lead a visit. Afterward, transfer to your hotel for check-in followed by dinner at your leisure. Overnight in Lyon.

DAY 7 • LYON
This morning, greet your coach for a full-day exploration of Lyon led by the Sisters. Your visits will include the cemetery, which holds the grace of Mother St. John’s grave, Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourviere, Vieux Lyon, and Cathedral Saint-Jean-Baptiste. This evening, join your group for reflection followed by a farewell dinner at a traditional Lyonnais Bouchon. Overnight in Lyon.

DAY 8 • RETURN
Following breakfast, greet an assistant and coach for transfer to the airport.

FAQs

Who will be participating in the pilgrimage?

Students from our member campuses will participate in the pilgrimage. Trip leaders will be: Martha Malinski, Executive Director of the Association of Colleges of Sisters of St. Joseph along with two staff/ faculty members from two of the member campuses. Sister Kitty Hanley, CSJ, and Sister Joan Lescinski, CSJ will be our guides.

How do I join the pilgrimage?

2018 Student Pilgrimage

In June 2018, ACSSJ hosted a student pilgrimage to Le Puy, France: the place where the Sisters of St. Joseph was founded. Student representatives from our nine member campuses embarked on a once in a lifetime experience to connect with the charism of the Sisters. You can meet our 2018 travelers here.

Want to learn more about our journey?
Read the Reflections of Some of Our 2018 Participants:

You're in luck! A student documented the 2018 pilgrimage in a blog. Articles were be posted before, during and after the trip, providing useful information and highlighting our experiences.

Read the Blog

ACSSJ's Le Puy Student Pilgrimage 2018 and Mount Saint Mary's University student, Caitlyn Keeve reflects on the impact of the pilgrimage on her education and the impact of the Sisters of St. Joseph in Bridging Theory to Action's newsletter (see pages 9-10). The impact of the Le Puy Pilgrimage continues to shape the educational, professional and personal goals of individual students.

Read the Article

Caitlyn Keeve was also featured in a video as part of Mount Saint Mary's CSJ Oral History Project. Watch the video below to hear about her experience on the Le Puy Pilgrimage.

2018 staff leader Dan Leahy and student participants Megan Bubello and Ariana McCormack of Regis College reflected on their experience on the Le Puy Pilgrimage and the history of the Sisters of St. Joseph during the first segment of ACSSJ's Leading in the Footsteps of our Founders webinar series. See the recording below.