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82-year-old Alberta woman treks 429 kilometres to pilgrimage after hearing God’s call

She finally made it.
Arm-in-arm with her son and granddaughter, Mary Agnes Herman slowly stepped into the cool waters of Lac Ste. Anne. Dipping her fingers into the water and making the sign of the cross, she began to pray.
With that, the 82-year-old completed her own pilgrimage to Lac Ste. Anne — named after Jesus’ grandmother — for the first time. Herman walked all 429 kilometres from her home in northern Alberta to be there.
“I did what I set out to do, I did it,” said Herman, who was inspired to make the three-week journey from her home in Chard, Alta.

Praise the Lord

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