Pilgrimage Mass
Our yearly Pilgrimage Mass held at a local shrine or chapel in Philadelphia serves as a time for us to remember and honor those who died during the expulsion of ethnic Germans during and after WWII. We remember all the deceased in the old and new homelands and those forced to flee from their homes.
The pilgrimage begins with a procession into the church, where Catholic Mass is celebrated in German. A reception or luncheon is typically held after the morning Mass. The pilgrimage is sponsored by the Danube Swabian Association clubs of Philadelphia, Trenton, and New York.
2024 Pilgrimage Mass
The 43rd Pilgrimage Mass will take place on Sunday, November 10, 2024 at the Sisters of the Holy Redeemer Chapel (521 Moredon Road, Hungtingdon Valley, PA 19006).
2023 Pilgrimage Mass
The 42nd Pilgrimage Mass took place on Sunday, October 22, 2023 at 12:00 p.m. at the Sisters of the Holy Redeemer Chapel (521 Moredon Road, Hungtingdon Valley, PA 19006).
2022 Pilgrimage Mass
There was no Pilgrimage Mass held in 2022.
2021 Pilgrimage Mass
There was no Pilgrimage Mass held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2020 Pilgrimage Mass
There was no Pilgrimage Mass held in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2019 Pilgrimage Mass
The 41st Pilgrimage Mass took place on Sunday, June 2, 2019 at the Sisters of the Holy Redeemer Chapel (521 Moredon Road, Hungtingdon Valley, PA 19006).
Pilgrimage Invitation
2018 Pilgrimage Mass
The 40th Pilgrimage Mass took place on Sunday, June 3, 2018 at the Sisters of the Holy Redeemer Chapel (521 Moredon Road, Hungtingdon Valley, PA 19006).
Pilgrimage Invitation
2017 Pilgrimage Mass
The 39th Pilgrimage Mass took place on Sunday, June 4, 2017 at the National Shrine of St. Katharine Drexel (1663 Bristol Pike, Bensalem, PA 19020).
2016 Pilgrimage Mass
The 38th Pilgrimage Mass took place on Sunday, September 11, 2016 at the National Shrine of St. Katharine Drexel (1663 Bristol Pike, Bensalem, PA 19020).
2015 Pilgrimage Mass
The 37th Pilgrimage Mass took place on Sunday, June 7, 2015 at the National Shrine of St. Katharine Drexel (1663 Bristol Pike, Bensalem, PA 19020).
The celebrant was Rev. Engelbert Michel, and the Franz Schubert Mass was sung by the Franklinville/Schwartzwald Quartett Club and Damenchor Wald-Echo.
Pilgrimage Invitation
2014 Pilgrimage Mass
The 36th Pilgrimage Mass was held at St. Peter's Church (5th and Girard) in Philadelphia, PA on Sunday, June 1, 2014.
Pilgrimage Invitation (English)
Pilgrimage Invitation (German)