Eucharistic Pilgrimage takes a Ventura detour: ‘People in California need Jesus’
Before visiting the fire-stricken communities of Altadena and Pacific Palisades, the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage made something of a detour while in Southern California during its final weekend.
After leaving Orange County early on the morning of June 20, the white pilgrimage van carrying a monstrance with the Blessed Sacrament and some of the “perpetual pilgrims” made the long drive past its final destination, Los Angeles, and up to the seaside town of Ventura for a 1 p.m. Mass at Mission Basilica San Buenaventura.
On such a busy weekend, why Ventura?