date: 07.05.2007.
In the beginning of May 2007, Zdenek Fučik, a young priest from the parish of Mikulov in the Brno Diocese of the Czech Republic, decided to make a pilgrimage to Medjugorje on his bicycle in order to thank God both for his priestly vocation and for the first year of his priesthood. He received his priestly ordination on June 24th, 2006, which was precisely the 25th anniversary of the first apparition in Medjugorje.
He had already visited Medjugorje in 1988, and ever since then, he had desired to return again on pilgrimage on his bicycle. The 856 kilometer long journey took him 6 days to complete, which he accomplished riding for 7 hours a day, covering an average of 150-160 kilometers daily. He slept outside in the open. Early each morning he celebrated Mass every day, and each day had its own special intention: for his parishioners, for the families, for priests, for the pilgrims, for the sick…
He had the courage to undertake this pilgrimage because he had read a book about a Jesuit priest who went on foot to Santiago de Compostela, walking 3000 kilometers in the process.
