Thirty-fifth Annual Pilgrimage to The Shrine Of Our Lady of Peace, Kunkujang Mariama
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By Philip Saine On Saturday 9 December 2023, The Diocese of Banjul celebrated the 35 th Ann ual pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady of Peace at Kunkujang . On the eve of the pilgrimage, the Catholic Diocesan Youth Committee held a ‘Walk’ that extended from Tanji Bridge to Kunkujang Mariama a distance of 8.1 km . The theme for the walk was ‘Journeying with Mary towards a S y n o da l Church’ . It was a worthy activity because Mary deserve d every walk to the Shrine T he 35 th Ann ual pilgrimage was a prayerful all-day celebration that attracted an unmatched large crowd and was unique in many ways because of the following: 1. Fr John (Jackie) Sharpe CSSp, a renowned apostle of The Gambia, a giant evangelist and a principal Co-founder of the Shrine, appeared in person . He first arrived in The Gambia in the year 1965 and after completion of his missionary service returned home to Ireland in 2009 . Some remembered him as a Priest