Today was the first day of the 2018 Westminster Diocesan Pilgrimage to the Holy Land. We are 57 pilgrims in total and we had a good flight and coach journey to our hotel. We are staying beside the Sea of Galilee and travelled to the Mount of the B...
Day three of our pilgrimage began with a trip to the Church of the Nativity in Manger Square, Bethlehem. We entered through the small doorway, a reminder to humble ourselves in the presence of the Lord. Passing through the beautifully ornate upper...
Mass celebrated in the glorious sun, a penitential service for over 400 people and our diocese leading the torchlight procession has meant our second day of the Lourdes Pilgrimage has been both beautiful and moving.
We started the day in front ...
The day began with a visit to Archbishop Pizzaballa, the Apostolic Administrator of Jerusalem at the Latin Patriarchate, to convey greetings from Cardinal Vincent and the pilgrims. An informative conversation about the Church in the Patriarchate ...
The first full day of the pilgrimage was off to a great start with the sun smiling on the pilgrims as they assembled by the St Michel gate in order to enter the desmene and thus begin the pilgrimage through the Holy Door.
Despite the difficulti...