Tuesday, August 14, 2012

The pilgrimage...

...concluded at Walsingham, with a great reception at the 12 noon Mass, which was packed with pilgrims from various groups from across England....a section of the church had been set aside for us, and the rest of the gathering congregation gave us a great round of applause. Our two Ordinariate priests, who had accompanied us (and had the blisters to prove it!) concelebrated the Mass, and the opening hymn was "He who would valiant be"  which seemed v. appropriate. After a picnic lunch - with some additional food given by a lovely Indian pilgrimage group which was cooking up all sorts of tasty dishes over a couple of stoves - we walked the Holy Mile in traditional style, ie barefoot. Then things finished with Benediction in the Church of the Annunciation, with full hearts and with memories that we will keep all our days...

2 comments:

Terry said...

Who are the two Ordinariate priests that accompanied you on the walk?
Wish I could have joined you but I live in Japan.

Joanna Bogle said...

The two - excellent - priests are Fathers Christopher Pearson and Simon Heans. You can read a lot more about the Pilgrimage in next month's PORTAL magazine, and also on the Sisters' website and elsewhere...

Auntie J.