Anchor staff reporter Kenneth J. Souza will be accompanying pilgrims and members of the Fairhaven-based Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary to Washington, D.C. January 30 - February 1, 2010 to attend and cover a special Mass of Thanksgiving celebrating the recent canonization of St. Damien of Molokai at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. He will be posting periodic updates and photos from the weekend trip to our nation’s capitol on this blog.

The pilgrimage begins with a Mass at 8 a.m. on January 30 at St. Joseph's Parish in Fairhaven. Blog postings will begin that morning ... keep us in your prayers.