I am a fan of OC Catholic so when I was invited by a friend to join their group to visit Rome, I brought along a copy. I believe this was God’s intervention so that I could experience the Jubilee pilgrimage on my own along with OC Catholic. I was blessed to visit six of the seven pilgrim churches for the Jubilee in November 2025, including Basilica di Santa Croce in Gerusalemme, Basilica di San Giovanni Laterano, Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano, Basilica Papale di Santa Maria Maggiore and Basilica of St. Lawrence Outside the Walls and Basilica Papale di San Paolo fuori le Mura.
—Dina Mercado is a parishioner of St. Thomas More Catholic Church in Irvine.