A cross visible from afar.
The book envisions a cross approximately 25–50 feet tall on the hill, a visible invitation to prayer for approaching pilgrims.
MOUNT CARMEL · ALBERTA, CANADA
The Broken Jesus
Memorial Project.
A vision of prayer, spiritual healing, and love for the Crucifix—offering every broken pilgrim a place to turn toward Christ.
At Mount Carmel Spiritual Centre in Parkland County, near Edmonton, Richard Yancheski and Fr. Jerome Moras walked the grounds and envisioned a place of pilgrimage centered on the Cross.
“I am standing where to put the cross.Richard Yancheski · “Edmonton: The Mountain,” p. 48
I told him right here, we marked the spot.”
01 / A SHARED VISION
Walking the hill.
Imagining a place of hope.
Richard Yancheski & Fr. Jerome Moras
In The Broken Corpus Christi Miracle Cross, Richard describes spending ten days at Mount Carmel with Fr. Jerome, walking the hill and sketching a vision for a healing and pilgrimage centre.
The 37-acre setting became the backdrop for a project rooted in prayer: a hilltop cross, a path through the Stations of the Cross, and a chapel where pilgrims could pause in adoration.
Richard’s account connects the project to the broken figure of Jesus his grandson lovingly placed on a handmade cross—a reminder that brokenness can be brought to Christ with trust and hope.
Adapted from “Edmonton: The Mountain,” pp. 47–49. Project features below describe the vision recorded in the book.
02 / THE VISION
A place to pray.
A path toward the Cross.
Fourteen Stations.
Stations of the Cross along the slope, with an accessible ramp so visitors with limited mobility can take part in the journey.
A chapel for adoration.
A chapel facing the cross, offering a quiet place to turn toward Jesus in prayer and Eucharistic adoration.
The wider vision also includes holy water for pilgrims, parking, a religious shop, and a granite wall involving Knights of Columbus councils from around the world.
These are proposed features described by Richard, rather than a statement that every feature has been completed. Source: pp. 47–48.
03 / ON THE GROUNDS
Where the vision
began to take shape.
Photographs and Richard’s sketch from the book document the hill, the proposed cross location, and the Mount Carmel grounds explored during his visit with Fr. Jerome.
04 / HELP COMPLETE THE VISION
Support a place
for every broken pilgrim.
Donations support the construction and development of the Broken Jesus project at Mount Carmel Spiritual Centre, a 37-acre centre devoted to spiritual healing and love for the Crucifix.
You can also support the project through prayer—asking that this work become a place of faith, comfort, and hope for all who come.
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