The National Eucharistic Pilgrimage

Photographed for Columbia Magazine

Close-up of a decorative cloth with an embroidered dove design, featuring gold, white, red, and purple colors, on a golden patterned fabric background.
A group of people participating in an outdoor religious or spiritual ceremony, with a focus on a man dressed in white robes holding a staff, under a large red canopy with a gold emblem of a bird. The scene is lit by natural early evening or late afternoon light.
Two elderly men in military uniforms and black berets with medals, kneeling in prayer inside a church. The man in the foreground is older with gray hair, and the man behind him is wearing glasses. The church has wooden pews and a religious painting or icon on the wall in the background.
A religious procession inside a church featuring altar servers carrying a canopy and a monstrance, with stained glass windows and ornate interior in the background.
A man dressed in white holding chains attached to a burning censer, standing outdoors at night with smoke in the air.
A religious procession of clergy and laity passes through a park with green trees and an urban skyline in the background, carrying a canopy and religious symbols.
An elderly man dressed in formal military attire, wearing medals and a ribbon, standing in a parade with other veterans, some of whom are also dressed in similar uniforms and hats.
A church procession with people dressed in religious robes, walking outdoors on a church street, with some participants carrying candles and others holding a canopy over a priest or religious leader.
Close-up of an elderly person's hand holding a colorful rosary with a crucifix, with other hands also holding rosaries visible in the background.
A young man standing with hands clasped in prayer inside a church, lit by soft light with an icon of a saint in the background.