The fifth day of our trip was the day we met up with the pilgrimage. This entailed driving through the Pyrenees mountains before the sun woke up. So we got to see a very glorious sunrise with a perfect scenery.
And we also saw a rainbow!
We stopped to get coffee once we knew we were getting close
And this was our first sight of the shrine. This is probably my favorite piece of 20th century architecture. The pilgrimage we were on was following the footsteps of Saint Josemaria, the founder of Opus Dei (and also the subject of my mother's book). When St. Josemaria was a child he was very sick. His mother traveled to the Shrine to Our Lady at Torreciudad for her son. He recovered, and wanted to fix the broken, run-down shrine to better fulfill its purpose.
This is known as the 'Speaking Christ'. His mouth is slightly open and many conversions have occurred in front of this statue.
Camino de Santiago
the old tower
This is the organ
The original statue to Our Lady
We visited Torreciudad for the next couple of days, so there are more more more photos of this amazing space to come.
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