Tuguegarao City — The Pilgrimage on Bike, an annual Bike Ride for Mama Mary and Mother Earth starts on June 30 this year in time for the feast of the Nuestra Señora de Piat on July 2.
Regional Director Blessida Diwa of the Department of Tourism said the bike ride covers 70 kilometers of mountain road from Kabugao, Apayao and 130 kilometers plain road bike from Our Lady of Guibang in Gamu, Isabela to our Lady of Piat Basilica Minore in Piat, Cagayan.
The Pilgrimage on Bike first organized four years ago gives recognition to the support of bikers for clean environment.
Diwa said the pilgrimage in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary comes in the form of fluvial, aerial, caravan of cars and animals and recently the bicycle ride, initiated by Archbishop Diosdado Talamayan.
Bicycle ride is done only in Cagayan Valley. It follows route that passes through several churches constructed as early as the 17th century.
The route likewise includes the road that leads to the Bishopric of Nueva Segovia, the seat of Christianity in Lal-lo, Cagayan.
During the bike ride, the bikers will sing Mother Mary’s praises and also meditate on her virtues in designated sites.
Other organizers of the Pilgrimage on Bike include the Diocese of Ilagan, Laoag City and Tabuk, AMCI Bikers, BAKIR, ATOM Inc. and DOT. (PIA Cagayan)
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on Sep 9th, 2008 at 12:15 pm
correction pls ms blessida diwa. the pilgrimage was not the idea of Bishop purruganan but of BISHOP SERGIO UTLEG. bikers include CAMOTRABI. tnx