... we've been working on the programme of these for the rest of 2011. Regular readers of this Blog will know the drill: note the date and time, and just turn up, wearing suitable shoes and clothing as we walk whatever the weather.
April 14th: meet at 6.30pm (after the 5.30pm sung Mass) on the steps of Westminster Cathedral. This History Walk will have a Royal theme, to link with the forthcoming Royal Wedding. You'll learn about history and traditions, folklore and faith...and we finish with prayers for our country and for a great revival of the Church in this land.
Two History Walks in MAY: May 12th, meet at 6.30pm on the steps of St Paul's Cathedral for a walk around the City, tracing links with saints and martyrs, and seeing some of the old City churches. May 25th, meet 6.30pm on the steps of Westminster Cathedral for a Westminster Walk which will also include a "passport to Pimlico" and conclude at Holy Apostles Church. Again, both these Walks will end with prayers...
In June we are invited to Allen Hall, on the site of St Thomas More's garden in Chelsea. It is the seminary where priests are trained for the diocese of Westminster. We'll be shown around by some seminarians, have tea, and then join them for a Holy Hour and Benediction. We'll be praying for all the students and also for more vocations to the priesthood. Before we leave, we'll visit the gardens, and the mulberry tree where the More family used to gather together to talk and relax: we'll pray there and invoke the intercession of St Thomas More...
AND NOTE THIS DATE: Sunday JUNE 19th. THE MARTYRS' WALK. This traditional Walk through London follows the route taken by Catholic Martyrs dragged to Tyburn where they suffered for the Faith. Meet at 1.30pm for 2pm at the churchyard of St Sepulchre-without-Newgate (near the Old Bailey). Bring your Rosary. We visit various churches on the way, and finish at Tyburn Convent with Benediction at approx 5pm...
More info on all of this, plus background info HERE...
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Thanks for advertising this Joanna..I wish something could be done in the Midlands..
Dear Auntie Joanna,
Your Catholic history walks sound so fascinating that members of my family here in NY hope to participate in a London walk someday. May St. Edith Stein, who loved history walks, intercede to bless your journeys.
Thank you for heeding the Biblical advice to use your brains intelligently as you strive to be "as innocent as a dove and as wise as a serpent" while you cover both religious and secular matters. Unfortunately, tumult in the Middle East has been greeted with unqualified cheerleading by the American media. But on March 25, The New York Times had a page one article about post-Mubarek Egypt that struck a very different tone. They noted that the Muslim Brotherhood has made a deal with the army enabling them to become a powerful force in the "new Egypt." Students calling for democracy are nowhere to be seen; demonstrations and sit-ins are forbidden; and Christians are deeply worried. I think those who have read about Germany in the 1930s will find these developments to be eerily familiar. I am grateful to have the intellectually-gifted Pope Benedict XVI as our Holy Father during these tumultuous times. Sheila A. Waters
Bronxville, NY
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