In a small village in western Ireland, during one of the worst famines in history, the Blessed Mother appeared to simple villagers in Knock. Since then, this quiet and peaceful place has become one of the most beloved Marian shrines — visited by two popes, St. John Paul II and Pope Francis — and every year, by the Dominican Family as well. This year, the Master of the Order, Fr. Gerard Francisco Timoner III, OP, joined the annual pilgrimage at the beginning of his visit to the Irish Province. Th