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Polish pilgrimage journeys through NWI

Polish Catholics pray Saturday outside of St. Michael Catholic Church on Chicago's Southeast Side before embarking on a more than 30-mile annual trek to the Our Lady of Czestochowa Shrine in Merrillville. The pilgrims reached their destination Sunday.

Polish pilgrimage journeys through NWI

Marchers walk down down Avenue O in Chicago on Saturday at the onset off their annual two-day trek to Merrillville in observance of the Catholic Church's Aug. 15 feast day for the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Polish pilgrimage journeys through NWI

Polish Catholic marchers make their way down Ewing Avenue in Chicago on Saturday as they trek toward Our Lady of Czestochowa Shrine in Merrillville. Catholic believe the Virgin Mary, mother of Jesus Christ, ascended to heaven at the end of her life.

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Thousands of Polish Catholics take part in a two-day pilgrimage, beginning Saturday on Chicago's South Side and ending Sunday in Merrillville.

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HAMMOND | Agnes Klikuszowian of Worth, Illinois and Anna Koenig of Hickory Hills, Illinois, right, serve polish sausages to hungry marchers at Harrison Park.

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HAMMOND | The pilgrims march down Hohman Ave. to Harrison Park for their lunch break before heading to the Carmelite Shrines in Munster.

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HAMMOND | The pilgrims march down Hohman Ave. to Harrison Park for their lunch break before heading to the Carmelite Shrines in Munster.

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HAMMOND | Nurse Anna Olechno of Chicago tends to foot blisters and other ailments as the marchers take a break at Harrison Park in Hammond.

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HAMMOND | The pilgrims march down Hohman Ave. to Harrison Park for their lunch break before heading to the Carmelite Shrines in Munster.

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HAMMOND | marchers take a lunch break at Harrison Park in Hammond before continuing on to the Carmelite Shrines in Munster.

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CHICAGO | Donna Szara of Chicago waits outside of St. Michael's Catholic Church in Chicago for the start of the pilgrimage to Merrillville.

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CHICAGO | During a break in their 2-day trek to Merrillville, Jon Boratynski of Chicago has a sandwich.

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CHICAGO | During a break along the route, Lucy Zagozdon of Chicago adds cushions to her feet as a precautionary measure.

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CHICAGO | During a break along the route, Lucy Zagozdon of Chicago adds cushions to her feet as a precautionary measure.

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CHICAGO | Pilgrim marchers make their way down Ewing Ave. in Chicago as they trek towards Merrillville.

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CHICAGO | Chicagoans Maggie Kolek, left, Izabela Tancula, Maggie Chorzepa and Joanna Pawlowska take a break with the thousands of other pilgrim marchers at 114th and Avenue O in Chicago.