ONE-DAY PILGRIMAGES

SUMMER 2019

CATHOLIC GROUND ZERO MEMORIAL

St. Peter’s Church  |  22 Barclay St., Manhattan
spcolr.org/catholic-memorial-at-ground-zero
(212) 233-8355  |  Mon – Fri  |  9:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

A 15-minute walk from the Mother Seton shrine is another tract of sacred ground: the site of the 2001 attack on the World Trade Center. The 9/11 Memorial and Museum receive millions of visitors each year; less well-known is the nearby Catholic Ground Zero Memorial. In honor of the heroes who died on September 11, sculptor John Collier created four statues: St. Joseph, patron of construction workers; St. Michael the Archangel, patron of police; St. Florian, patron of firefighters; and St. Mary Magdalene, first witness to the resurrection. Originally installed outside St. Joseph’s Chapel facing the World Trade Center, the memorial was moved in 2018 to the front portico of St. Peter’s Church on Barclay Street, whose place in history includes serving as a relief supply station on 9/11. It’s a fitting place to stop and say a prayer.
 

CLOISTERS MUSEUM

99 Margaret Corbin Dr.  |  Fort Tryon Park, Manhattan
metmuseum.org/visit/plan-your-visit/met-cloisters
(212) 923-3700  |  Sun – Sat  |  10:00 a.m. – 5:15 p.m.

From the Cabrini Shrine, it’s a lovely walk through Fort Tryon Park to the Met Cloisters, a museum constructed in the style of a monastery and devoted to the art and architecture of Medieval Europe. The collection contains thousands of pieces of largely Christian art from all over the Continent, including architectural gems from throughout the centuries, removed from their original locations and reassembled piece by piece in New York.

Give yourself time to be moved and to meditate in these holy spaces. Although the museum, a branch of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, is managed as a secular institution, the art is inseparable from its roots in faith. For a few minutes, you may forget the phone in your pocket and imagine yourself living a monk’s life.
 

FALLING WATERS PRESERVE

Dominican Ln., Saugerties  |  scenichudson.org/parks/fallingwaters
(845) 473-4440  |  Sun – Sat  |  7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.

To stroll through the glory of God’s creation before or after your visit to the Shrine of the Holy Innocents, find your way to Falling Waters Preserve, formerly a retreat center for the Dominican Sisters of Sparkill, with three miles of trails, picturesque gazebos and views of waterfalls.