Today is a holy day - visits to holy places!
We visited Sr. Marie Yong again this morning ... chatting and sharing....and no ending! We have to leave for Archbishop's office for lunch at noon.
Finally, we met up with Cindy, Archbishop's secretary who arranged our itinerary. She just came back on Sunday from her home town in central Taiwan.
It was heart warming to see Archbishop's office staff, priests and Sister to have lunch (daily) together with Archbishop... a family lunch.
At about 1:45pm, we followed Archbishop to Wufengchi Apparition of our Lady Church, at Jiaoxi town, Yilan, about an hour's drive from Taipei. He was to celebrate with the community marking the 6th anniversary of the opening of the Apparition church.
The church was built on the site marked the apparition of a lady in dazzling white appeared to five non-Christian mountain climbers, who got lost on the way down the mountain one dark night in 1981. They believed it was the Lady who protected them to safety. They later realized who she was when they passed by a Catholic Church and saw a statue of Mary.
The church was backed by mountain, facing the pacific ocean. The famous Wufengchi waterfall was just nearby, and the gushing water sound can be heard clearing.
I have heard about the apparation and the church, and wanted to pay a visit some day...and it was TODAY with God's blessing, without prior planning and knowledge of such a celebration .... my wish fulfilled!!
What a holy day is was. AMEN. ( see Facebook for more pictures)
今天是圣洁的一天 --- 探访了圣洁的地方！
今天一早，我们有到深坑隐修院，探望玛利亚杨金燕修女。。。还是谈不完的故事，喋喋不休。我们不得不离开，因为中午要到总主教府（公署）吃午餐。
总主教公署的午餐是件家庭的事 - 大锅饭！主教府的全体员工，神父们，修女们，会与总主教共进午餐。 见到全体一起吃饭，非常令我感动及温馨。
在下午一时四十五分，我们跟随总主教一同到宜兰礁溪的五峰旗圣母朝圣地教堂，庆祝建立六周年。从台北到该地，需时一个小时车程。
教堂建立在1981年，圣母显现给五位迷路的登山者的地点。当时五位非基督徒登山者在夜晚时迷路，他们见到一位穿着光亮白袍的妇人，相信是保护他们平安的下山。当时他们不是该妇人是谁，后来在天主教堂见到了该妇人的塑像，才确认该妇人就是圣母。
朝圣教堂坐落于半山，背山面海（太平洋），旁边就是著名的五峰旗破瀑布。当时下着雨，迷雾袅娜上升，犹如人间仙境！
我得知这朝圣地已经好几年了，我曾想有一天，要到此来观看（朝圣）。。。今天就是这一天了！在毫无计划，对今天庆典毫无知情之下，我今天就实现了这个希望！！这是来自天主的恩宠。
多么圣洁的一天！阿门。 （看面子书Facebook更多照片）
The church was built on the site marked the apparition of a lady in dazzling white appeared to five non-Christian mountain climbers, who got lost on the way down the mountain one dark night in 1981. They believed it was the Lady who protected them to safety. They later realized who she was when they passed by a Catholic Church and saw a statue of Mary.
The church was backed by mountain, facing the pacific ocean. The famous Wufengchi waterfall was just nearby, and the gushing water sound can be heard clearing.
I have heard about the apparation and the church, and wanted to pay a visit some day...and it was TODAY with God's blessing, without prior planning and knowledge of such a celebration .... my wish fulfilled!!
What a holy day is was. AMEN. ( see Facebook for more pictures)
今天是圣洁的一天 --- 探访了圣洁的地方！
今天一早，我们有到深坑隐修院，探望玛利亚杨金燕修女。。。还是谈不完的故事，喋喋不休。我们不得不离开，因为中午要到总主教府（公署）吃午餐。
总主教公署的午餐是件家庭的事 - 大锅饭！主教府的全体员工，神父们，修女们，会与总主教共进午餐。 见到全体一起吃饭，非常令我感动及温馨。
在下午一时四十五分，我们跟随总主教一同到宜兰礁溪的五峰旗圣母朝圣地教堂，庆祝建立六周年。从台北到该地，需时一个小时车程。
教堂建立在1981年，圣母显现给五位迷路的登山者的地点。当时五位非基督徒登山者在夜晚时迷路，他们见到一位穿着光亮白袍的妇人，相信是保护他们平安的下山。当时他们不是该妇人是谁，后来在天主教堂见到了该妇人的塑像，才确认该妇人就是圣母。
朝圣教堂坐落于半山，背山面海（太平洋），旁边就是著名的五峰旗破瀑布。当时下着雨，迷雾袅娜上升，犹如人间仙境！
我得知这朝圣地已经好几年了，我曾想有一天，要到此来观看（朝圣）。。。今天就是这一天了！在毫无计划，对今天庆典毫无知情之下，我今天就实现了这个希望！！这是来自天主的恩宠。
多么圣洁的一天！阿门。 （看面子书Facebook更多照片）
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