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Show i 0 One holy year pilgrim to Rom. Paoline Irma Vanhamme, 60, h trudged barefooted all th, way from Belgium. Mounted polymer, po-lymer, (left) direct pilgrim Van-hamme. Van-hamme. She gets a cup of hot chocolate (below) in a convent shelter. 'fill 'rV" V5T"M6V 2 . .. v . ; S 1ISS :i ... ity ffrn '4i XkXJL teI Iret 1 at- ' O Paoline has kept a faithful daily record (left) of her pilgrimage pilgrim-age to the shrine of Peter and the holy door in St. Peter's Basilica the door where Pope Pius himself inaugurated the holy year by tapping tap-ping it with a golden hammer. l Til lff:feff f 1 W fi mmfm i kifi 1 1 m i If V I if T 5 K J 1 t " tit, it &t ; I (obove) the Bel-Pj9fim Bel-Pj9fim nears her I send. With rosa-jpssal rosa-jpssal in hand, she Ws the large N St. Peter's to hold of the holy paoline (right) I 0 k' a relic on steps of St. ft Bas''ica. There ffms who could ' to come m style ? wis hed, but they W' as peni-fjhey peni-fjhey have come any parts of the I 1 fi ' '''"'ii i ''' It ViV ' A';' i " " " iii iisiisMsiimiwiefiiiiiiinii''S'ilm"lM'1''1'1' ' "lri O At a point overlooking overlook-ing St. Peter's square (left) Mrs. Vanhamme takes a last look at the main Basilica (dome visible visi-ble in background), and with a final prayer, the pilgrim prepares for the journey home. Part of her reward is the realization of this lifetime ambition at the age of 60. Many pilgrims this year have made a great many sacrifices sac-rifices for the privilege of playing even a small part in holy year ceremonies. |