By Isabel Rennella - Little Flower Church (Coral Gables)
DORAL | Nearly 250 riders joined Archbishop Thomas Wenski on Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021, for his annual Motorcycle Ride to benefit St. Luke's Center, an alcohol and drug addiction recovery program sponsored by Catholic Charities.
After celebrating Mass at their starting point, Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Doral, the riders ended their journey at Peterson's Harley Davidson South in Cutler Bay. Check out the video above to find out why they rode.
Read the archbishop's homily here.
Archbishop Thomas Wenski chats with fellow bikers outside Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Doral before setting off on his annual Motorcycle Ride to benefit St. Luke's Center in Miami, Feb. 7, 2021. Nearly 250 riders joined him this year, "vrooming" from Our Lady of Guadalupe to Peterson's Harley Davidson in Cutler Bay. St. Luke's is an addiction recovery facility sponsored by Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Miami.
Archbishop Thomas Wenski poses with his Harley Davidson Street Glide outside Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Doral before setting off on his annual Motorcycle Ride to benefit St. Luke's Center in Miami, Feb. 7, 2021.
Archbishop Thomas Wenski preaches the homily while celebrating Mass at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Doral before setting off on his annual Motorcycle Ride to benefit St. Luke's Center in Miami, Feb. 7, 2021.
Archbishop Thomas Wenski celebrates Mass at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Doral before setting off on his annual Motorcycle Ride to benefit St. Luke's Center in Miami, Feb. 7, 2021.
A member of the Knights of Columbus Knights on Bikes hugs his wife during the Mass that preceded Archbishop Thomas Wenski's annual Motorcycle Ride to benefit St. Luke's Center in Miami, Feb. 7, 2021.
Archbishop Thomas Wenski exits Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Doral after celebrating Mass and before setting off on his annual Motorcycle Ride to benefit St. Luke's Center in Miami, Feb. 7, 2021.
Archbishop Thomas Wenski blesses bikers and their motorcycles before setting off on his annual Motorcycle Ride to benefit St. Luke's Center in Miami, Feb. 7, 2021. Nearly 250 riders joined the archbishop this year, "vrooming" from Our Lady of Guadalupe to Peterson's Harley Davidson in Cutler Bay.
Archbishop Thomas Wenski poses with Catholic Charities staff before setting off on his annual Motorcycle Ride to benefit St. Luke's Center in Miami, Feb. 7, 2021. From left: Peter Routsis-Arroyo, CEO of Catholic Charities; Archbishop Wenski; Jackie Carrion, senior manager for Catholic Charities; and Sandra Valdes, program director of St. Luke's, an addiction recovery facility sponsored by Catholic Charities.
A member of Knights on Bikes stands outside Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Doral before setting off with Archbishop Thomas Wenski on his annual Motorcycle Ride to benefit St. Luke's Center in Miami, Feb. 7, 2021.
A rider and his daughter set off on Archbishop Thomas Wenski's annual Motorcycle Ride to benefit St. Luke's Center in Miami, Feb. 7, 2021.
Archbishop Thomas Wenski prepares to set off on his annual Motorcycle Ride to benefit St. Luke's Center in Miami, Feb. 7, 2021.
Archbishop Thomas Wenski poses with his Harley Davidson Street Glide outside Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Doral before setting off on his annual Motorcycle Ride to benefit St. Luke's Center in Miami, Feb. 7, 2021.
Archbishop Thomas Wenski preaches the homily while celebrating Mass at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Doral before setting off on his annual Motorcycle Ride to benefit St. Luke's Center in Miami, Feb. 7, 2021.
Archbishop Thomas Wenski celebrates Mass at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Doral before setting off on his annual Motorcycle Ride to benefit St. Luke's Center in Miami, Feb. 7, 2021.
A member of the Knights of Columbus Knights on Bikes hugs his wife during the Mass that preceded Archbishop Thomas Wenski's annual Motorcycle Ride to benefit St. Luke's Center in Miami, Feb. 7, 2021.
Archbishop Thomas Wenski exits Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Doral after celebrating Mass and before setting off on his annual Motorcycle Ride to benefit St. Luke's Center in Miami, Feb. 7, 2021.
Archbishop Thomas Wenski blesses bikers and their motorcycles before setting off on his annual Motorcycle Ride to benefit St. Luke's Center in Miami, Feb. 7, 2021. Nearly 250 riders joined the archbishop this year, "vrooming" from Our Lady of Guadalupe to Peterson's Harley Davidson in Cutler Bay.
Archbishop Thomas Wenski poses with Catholic Charities staff before setting off on his annual Motorcycle Ride to benefit St. Luke's Center in Miami, Feb. 7, 2021. From left: Peter Routsis-Arroyo, CEO of Catholic Charities; Archbishop Wenski; Jackie Carrion, senior manager for Catholic Charities; and Sandra Valdes, program director of St. Luke's, an addiction recovery facility sponsored by Catholic Charities.
A member of Knights on Bikes stands outside Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Doral before setting off with Archbishop Thomas Wenski on his annual Motorcycle Ride to benefit St. Luke's Center in Miami, Feb. 7, 2021.
A rider and his daughter set off on Archbishop Thomas Wenski's annual Motorcycle Ride to benefit St. Luke's Center in Miami, Feb. 7, 2021.
Archbishop Thomas Wenski prepares to set off on his annual Motorcycle Ride to benefit St. Luke's Center in Miami, Feb. 7, 2021.
Photography: IZZY RENELLA | FC
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