About Go2MARY

Go bold. Go to Mary. Bring one more.

Andrea, founder of Go2MARY, with her family in church

Hi, I'm Andrea, the founder of Go2MARY.

My devotion to Our Lady comes from my grandmother. She was a devout Catholic who always had a rosary in her hand. She used to tell me that every Hail Mary rises up to heaven and becomes a rose, and that when I got to heaven, it would be filled with all the roses I had sent up to Our Lady.

Today I proudly carry that devotion to the Rosary with my family and my daughters. Go2MARY is my way of sending up a few more roses.

Go2MARY started from a simple idea. Every pilgrimage group needs the same things: something warm for the cold evenings on Apparition Hill, something to wear together at a busy airport, and a place to write down what you don't want to forget. So we make hoodies, tees, journals and scarves for the pilgrimage itself, and we make it easy for a group leader to order for everyone with one link.

Designed by hand, with love

Every item is designed by me. I'm a self-taught designer, not a designer by trade, and I don't know why Our Mother chose me for this mission. But here I am, trying to make this dream come true. If you have an idea for a design, please write to me. I'd love to hear it.

Your yes becomes a double yes

I live in El Salvador, where many people who long to go to Medjugorje can't afford the trip. Every order helps us bring a pilgrim from Central America to Mary. When you say yes to the pilgrimage, your yes reaches someone who couldn't go on their own.

For this mission we are partnering with Peregrinando con María, who organize pilgrimages to Medjugorje. Together, we bring children with autism from El Salvador, with their parents, to Mary.

For Rodrigo

Helping others is ingrained in my heart. In 2023 I lost my brother Rodrigo, a kind soul with a tremendous heart, who was always looking for ways to help others. Every Christmas he arranged dinner for the elderly at the Hogar de Ancianos Reina de la Paz in San Marcos, a home run by the Missionaries of Charity, the sisters of Mother Teresa.

Now I carry on his mission. Every year we organize that Christmas dinner, and we help the home with whatever it needs. Just recently, we sent the construction materials they were missing.