"For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them."
-Matthew 18:20
I've been reflecting on this verse a lot over the past few days as the Fordham Pilgrims made their way back to campus, leaving behind their own individual summer journeys to reunite on this one path towards Magis and World Youth Day. We had a student arrive in from the Philippines yesterday, another from Korea the day before that, one from Miami, and a fourth from St. Louis. Today, the rest of the team will be arriving in NY as we prepare to fly off to Spain this afternoon. As we come together from all corners of the U.S. (and the world!), that beautiful image of roads converging comes to mind and I realize how truly fortunate we are to have this opportunity and to share in this experience with one another. Jesus is truly present here with us, and His love is alive and generously apparent as we continue our pilgrimage.
So as the team gathers together today, please know that you are with us. You are in our hearts, in our thoughts, in our prayers, and united with us in the Body of Christ. We thank you for sharing in this experience with us and for your unending support. We could not have successfully come to this day without your help, and we are incredibly grateful. We continue to pray for us, especially as we spend the next 24 hours travelling to the birthplace of St. Ignatius!
Our next update will probably be from Loyola, Spain! But until then, may the peace of Christ continue to reign here, our virtual meeting point, where we can continue to gather together over the next few weeks.
Peace,
Roxanne
+AMDG+
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