Perpetual Pilgrim Team

Perpetual Pilgrims

Inspired by the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage, the Jubilee 2025: New Hampshire Eucharistic Pilgrimage (NHEP) will utilize a core group of pilgrims called perpetual pilgrims. The perpetual pilgrims will accompany the Eucharistic Presence of our Lord Jesus Christ throughout the Diocese of Manchester from May 18 to June 19, 2025 as stewards of the mission and vision of the NHEP and witnesses to the incredible reality of Jesus’ True Presence in the Most Holy Eucharist. The perpetual pilgrim team consists of seven young adult missionaries, religious priest chaplains and brothers from the Franciscans of the Poor Christ, Diocesan seminarians, and the Daughters of Mary, Mother of Healing Love.

Our Young Adult Missionaries

Patrick Nagle, from St. Stanislaus Parish, Nashua, Full-time

Patrick Nagle is a recent graduate from Thomas More College of Liberal Arts in Merrimack NH. He is a parishioner at St. Stanislaus in Nashua. Patrick is excited for this next step in his life as he gets to serve Jesus in a way that he never has before. He hopes to grow a deeper and more intimate love for Our Eucharistic Lord on this pilgrimage.

Anthony St. Germain, from St. Pius X Parish, Manchester, Full-time

Anthony St. Germain is a full-time paraprofessional working with children with special needs and has previously had the pleasure of being a part of the Totus Tuus team for the Diocese last summer. He regularly alter serves at St. John the Baptist in Suncook and in his free time, he enjoys drinking tea while reading, playing chess and occasionally playing his trumpet. His hope is that God will use this pilgrimage to draw himself and others toward Christ like never before.

Matthew Henry, from Our Lady of Fatima Parish, New London, Full-time

Matthew Henry is a college student and musician based in Salisbury, NH. He is a member of Our Lady of Fatima Parish in New London where he serves as an organist and choir director among other roles. Matthew is discerning a call to the priesthood and is excited to grow closer to Christ through this pilgrimage and help people he meets to experience His love in ways they’ve never seen before.

Amanda Newton, from Ste. Marie Parish, Manchester, Part-time

Amanda Newton is a grateful Catholic recently received into the Church. She lives and works at a Christian recovery community in Deering, NH. She is a parishioner at Sainte Marie in Manchester, where she loves to meet with Jesus often. This summer, Amanda is hopeful and excited for those who will encounter Jesus in the Eucharist along the pilgrimage route, finding healing and transformational love.

Lauren Elizabeth Sikoski, from St. André Bessette Parish, Laconia, Full-time

Lauren Elizabeth Sikoski recently graduated with her associate degree from Franciscan University of Steubenville and is looking forward to finishing her bachelor's degree in theology while still working with children at Holy Trinity School in Laconia as their after school program coordinator. Lauren is a parishioner of Saint André Bessette Parish in Laconia. She is passionate about music, creative projects that use her hands, and swimming. She is most excited for the pilgrimage to see what Christ does for those around her, especially the other pilgrims.

Maria Brouillette, from Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish, Greenville, Full-time

Maria Brouillette is 19 and is a parishioner at Sacred Heart in Greenville, New Hampshire. In her free time, she runs her Etsy shop where she sells her Catholic art. In July 2024 she attended the National Eucharistic Congress in Indiana, which lead to her finding out about Spiritus Ministries in Wisconsin, where she has been leading retreats for the youth there since August. This summer she hopes to continue work on her Etsy shop and building her buisness. Maria is beyond excited to walk with the Lord in this next step of life, and can't wait to see what he has in store for her and everyone around her on pilgrimage!

Jacinta Swope, from St. Thomas Aquinas Parish, Derry, Full-time

Jacinta Swope is a student at Thomas More College in Merrimack, NH. She grew up in Derry, less than half a mile from Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament at St. Thomas Aquinas Church. Jacinta loves all things living and hopes one day to live on a farm. She looks forward to spending a whole month in the presence of the Source of Life and spreading His love to all His children in her home state.

NHEP Chaplains

The NHEP Chaplains are the Franciscans of the Poor Christ (FPC, formerly known as the Franciscans of the Primitive Observance) from Lawrence, MA. They serve Jesus Christ fervently in the spirit of St. Francis of Assisi under the patronage of the Immaculate Virgin Mary, whom they are blessed to make a fourth vow of total consecration. They have been entrusted to the care of Holy Rosary Shrine in Lawrence, MA in the Archdiocese of Boston.

Rev. Peter Giroux, FPC
Rev. Francis Godkin, FPC
Rev. Andrew Beauregard, FPC
Rev. Joseph Medio, FPC
Br. Pio Anthony Butti, FPC
Br. Juan Diego Aguilera, FPC

Daughters of Mary, Mother of Healing Love (DMML)

Six Sisters from the Daughters of Mary, Mother of Healing Love (DMML) will be traveling full-time on pilgrimage. The DMMLs are an approved private association of consecrated women in the Diocese of Manchester. Docile to the promptings of the Holy Spirit, the DMMLs seek to do the Father’s Will by adoring and serving the Sacred Heart of Jesus in imitation of Mary. They embrace the evangelical counsels and act to bring God’s Healing Love to families and individuals through total consecration to Jesus through Mary.

Though many of our Sisters will be on pilgrimage, the six Sisters traveling full-time on pilgrimage are:

Mother Mary Maximilian Cote, DMML
Sister Mary Agnes Dombroski, DMML
Sister Mary Joseph May, DMML
Sister Mary Fatima Pham, DMML
Sister Theresa Marie Jude, DMML
Sister Miriam Christe Zore, DMML

Procession Route Coordinator

Accompanying us is a very special person making so much of the NHEP possible. Her name is Beth Neer. She is Procession Route Coordinator for the NHEP and will be driving the specially outfitted NHEP Bus. Agnus, her dog, will also be traveling with us in the truck which will be towing the Sister’s camper convent.

Beth Neer is a retired Naval Officer who just recently came to know the Church and Catholic life having been baptized and confirmed on Easter in 2023. She was called on to assist the Daughters of Mary, Mother of Healing Love in their trek across the eastern Seton route of the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage by driving and towing their “home” for two months. She desires to serve God using her many skill sets in any way that pleases Him.

Diocesan Seminarians

On Pilgrimage, we will also have one Diocesan Seminarian each week on the perpetual pilgrim team. The five seminarians who will be on team with us include:

Christian Hurlburt
Casey Burgess
Jacob Condi
Phong Quang Lê
Joseph Lamontagne

Submit a Prayer Request

If you would like to submit a prayer request to the Perpetual Pilgrim Team, please send your prayer request here.