Large crowd drawn to Mt. St. Macrina for pilgrimage
Jon Andreassi
Collection is held during an outdoor Mass at Mt. St. Macrina Sunday afternoon during the annual pilgrimage in honor of Our Lady of Perpetual Help.
Jon Andreassi
A large crowd gathered for the pilgrimage, which is in its 89th year.
Jon Andreassi
Bishop Larry Kulick of the Diocese of Greensburg led Mass Sunday afternoon.
By Jon Andreassi
A large tent protected most of the crowd from the sweltering heat Sunday while others found shade under trees and gazebos and listened to Sunday’s Mass through loudspeakers.
Jon Andreassi
Bishop Larry Kulick of the Diocese of Greensburg speaks during Mass at Mt. St. Macrina Sunday.
The annual pilgrimage in honor of Our Lady of Perpetual Help drew a large crowd to Mt. St. Macrina in Uniontown over the weekend. The event has been held on Labor Day weekend annually since 1934 by the Sisters of St. Basil, and is the oldest Byzantine Catholic pilgrimage in the United States. Beginning Friday evening, the event offered a full weekend of prayer and activities. On Sunday, Bishop of the Diocese of Greensburg Larry Kulick celebrated an outdoor Mass.