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Catholic Pilgrimages
Ways to Experience Your Pilgrimage at Heritage
Choose the format that best fits your season of life:
Come as an Individual Pilgrim
Arrive with an open heart. Walk the sacred grounds at your own pace, visit the historic church, pray in the gardens, and let the silence guide you. Heritage holds the space. You set the pace.
Come with Fellow Pilgrims
Journey together as a parish group or prayer community. Share meals, walk the grounds together, and discover how the presence of other pilgrims deepens the personal journey of each person
Join a Guided Pilgrimage Tour
Heritage’s guided pilgrimages invite guests to step into the sacred story of Georgia’s first Catholics through prayer, reflection, and time on the historic grounds of the Church of the Purification. Throughout the year, special pilgrimage events such as Corpus Christi, All Souls, and the Feast of the Purification offer meaningful opportunities to celebrate the Eucharist, remember the faithful departed, and honor the Blessed Virgin Mary in a setting shaped by faith, beauty, and tradition.
Accommodations
Your cottage at Heritage is designed to support rest, reflection, and the renewal that every pilgrimage is meant to produce. Choose from thoughtfully appointed options: Double Queen or Twin Rooms, Studios, Suites, and Signatures.
Each room features soothing color palettes, comfortable bedding, elegant furnishings, and a private bathroom. Everything needed for a restorative retreat experience. No television. No noise. Just a quiet space to be still.
Meals During Your Pilgrimage
Nourishment is part of every pilgrimage. Each stay includes chef-inspired meals from dinner on your arrival day through a continental breakfast on your day of departure. Meals are prepared with care, offering the body the same quality of renewal that the sacred grounds offer the soul.
"Every single aspect has been not only remarkably well thought out but is also beautifully executed. The attention to detail of the physical facilities is amazing, yet the attention to the spiritual aspects is even more inspirational."
Jeff A.
"Every single aspect has been not only remarkable well thought out but is also beautifully executed. The attention to detail of the physical facilities is amazing, yet the attention to the spiritual aspects is even more inspirational. The staff, the accommodations were simply exceptional. Was remarkable from the time of arrival to the time of departure. Look forward to returning sometime soon."
Jeff A.
“5 Star in all areas, especially hospitality. The staff is incredible and the grounds are peaceful and prayerful means to walk a little closer with God. When you leave you're already thinking, when can I get back.”
Mary O.
Upcoming Events
Here are the next three scheduled retreats open to individual guests:
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Your Pilgrimage Begins Here
The great Catholic pilgrimage destinations of the world draw pilgrims because they are places where faith has left a mark on the land. From Rome and Assisi to Fatima, Lourdes, and Medjugorje, from the Divine Mercy shrine in Poland to the shrines of Our Lady across Europe, each pilgrimage destination holds something that cannot be found in ordinary life. Heritage carries its own story within that tradition. Georgia's oldest Catholic settlement, a historic church still standing after more than two centuries, and sacred grounds that have welcomed generations of faithful pilgrims make Heritage a destination worthy of the journey. This is a place built for seekers who believe that stepping away from daily life is not an escape, but a return to life itself.
