The Walk to Mary

A rainy day! but we did it! We walked together praying the rosary as our Lady has asked us!

May, 2024.

JOIN US! SATURDAY MAY 3, 2025!

Our Blessed Mother appeared to Sister Adele Brise on the site of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Champion and gave her this message:

“Gather the children in this wild country and teach them what they should know for salvation.”

At the core of education is the realization that life itself is a pilgrimage, and we are called to prepareourselves and our children for the journey. Learn more at www.championshrine.org | https://www.walktomary.com

Preparing the Heart

Prepare your heart for openness. Make room for the Holy Spirit!

Preparing the Body

Prior to the pilgrimage, consider adding walks to your weekly routine. This would be a great family activity!

What to Bring

  • A backpack
  • Rosary
  • Comfortable walking shoes
  • Layered clothing and a hat – the Walk will take place rain or shine
  • Whatever food and water you will require – consider bringing a brown bag lunch. After the Walk You can visit the Golden Gate Park or go back to our parish and enjoy a Marian Art Exhibition in the school auditorium. Visit our beautiful church Shrine to Our Lady of the Holy Rosary (light a candle to one or all of our 16 Marian apparitions shrines!). 

The full route is along the Golden Gate Park. Just 1.5-mile walk! We are the only place in California where you can join the Walk to Mary, if you are not able to visit the Shrine of Our Lady of Champion in Wisconsin!

Starting at Star of the Sea Parish, 11:00am. 4420 Geary Blvd San Francisco, CA 94118

To the Monastery of Cristo Rey. 12 Noon Latin Mass. 721 Parker Ave San Francisco

If you would like to participate, but are unable to walk the route, please pray from wherever you are in union with the Walk.

How The Walk Help Children

Adele Brise never swayed from her mission to teach the children the Catholic faith, no matter the hardship. She carried the messages of salvation, healing and grace on the back of her perseverance. This awe-inspiring determination continues to captivate the faithful, guiding them to the National Shrine of Our Lady of Champion on their spiritual journeys.

“It is the Walk to Mary’s intention to continue the mission Our Lady of Champion, as she asked Adele” and she started the mission! Now here in San Francisco Star of the Sea Catholic Church supports this mission! We do the walk to Mary to foster devotion to Our Lady Virgin Mary and we teach the children the Catholic faith!

To learn more about the WALK TO MARY IN SAN FRANCISCO, contact Mariella Zevallos, Walk to Mary Across America, California State Coordinator: mariella@starparish.com | (415) 751-0450