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Marymount University\u0092s Sarah Hall thought a perfect next step after becoming Catholic would be a pilgrimage to Rome, a trip she took May 16-24 with 21 others through the school\u0092s Campus Ministry. Hall wanted insight into her faith and the history of the church.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u0093The biggest surprise was how much I learned and am still learning from the trip,\u0094 said the senior elementary education major from Mechanicsville. \u0093I\u0092m still reflecting and processing everything.\u0094<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0The group \u0096 several of whom had seen Pope Francis in person during his September visit to Washington, D.C. \u0096 got within three feet of the Holy Father during his weekly audience at St. Peter\u0092s Square. The pilgrims also had a chance encounter with Cardinal Donald Wuerl, Archbishop of Washington, who was at the Vatican for a meeting. Since it was the Jubilee Year of Mercy, the group was also able to walk through the Holy Door of St. Peter\u0092s Basilica, which is only open during special years. Other highlights included time at the Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u0093It\u0092s amazing to be in places that are so old and beautiful and dedicated to glorifying God,\u0094 said Father Thomas Yehl<\/a>, who became Marymount\u0092s chaplain and director of Campus Ministry in January. \u0093You do feel a certain closeness to God when you\u0092re there.\u0094<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0The group also visited Lanciano, Assisi, Orvieto, Bolsena and Siena. Yehl said he loved walking and praying in Assisi, the birthplace of St. Francis, founder of the Franciscan religious order, during\u00a0<\/b>the early morning before the crowds arrived.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u0093It was wonderful to see the Franciscans\u00a0<\/b>going about their day and know that something Saint Francis started 800 years ago is still going on,\u0094 he said. \u0093You can certainly feel his spirit there. Visiting reminds you how deep and rich the faith is.\u0094<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Hall said the lives of Saint Francis, Saint Clare, Saint Catharine of Siena and others inspired her.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/b>\u0093I learned how they lived very holy lives and what truly made them Saints,\u0094 she said. \u0093I also gained insight into the Eucharistic Miracles that took place in Bolsena and Lanciano.\u0094<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Formerly a nondenominational Christian, Hall entered full communion with the Catholic Church at this past Easter Vigil.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u0093As I have grown older and encountered some tough obstacles in my life the Catholic faith is what brought me back up,\u0094 Hall said. \u0093I got involved in Campus Ministry as a freshman and have loved every minute of it. I just really feel God\u0092s voice within the Catholic faith, and it feels like home to me.\u0094<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Before becoming Catholic, Hall regularly attended Mass and participated in the lifestyle.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u0093The only things I couldn\u0092t do were confession and partake in the Eucharist. After being in Italy, which is so rich in Catholic history, it all felt so overwhelming, in a good way, and it hit me that I am now Catholic and get to live the rest of my life that way.\u0094<\/span><\/p>\n

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Photo 1<\/span><\/p>\n

Sarah Hall, a senior at Marymount University majoring in elementary education, inside St. Peter’s Basilica.<\/span><\/p>\n

Photo 2<\/span><\/p>\n

The group from Marymount in front of a fountain in Sienna.<\/span><\/p>\n

Photo 3<\/span><\/p>\n

Pope Francis waves to Sarah Hall in Saint Peter\u0092s Square.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Marymount University\u0092s Sarah Hall thought a perfect next step after becoming Catholic would be a pilgrimage to Rome, a trip she took May 16-24 with 21 others through the school\u0092s Campus Ministry. Hall wanted insight into her faith and the history of the church. \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u0093The biggest surprise was how much I learned and am […]<\/p>\n

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