Tag Archives: Pilgrimage

Postcard from Czestochowa, Poland

Posted on September 14, 2011 by

St Chrysostom’s gave Penny a leaving gift to pay for her pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa, Poland.  “After a 3 hour bus journey from Kracow to Czestochowa, the home of the Black Madonna and following nuns, … Continue reading →

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Censing Angels

Posted on August 18, 2010 by

Every year on our pilgrimage we visit different churches in the countryside around Walsingham. Today, after concentrated map reading arguing with satnav, and following diversions we arrived at the wonderful medieval church of Salle. Salle is a magnificent church in … Continue reading →

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Journeying together – Pilgrims at Walsingham

Posted on August 17, 2010 by

Having made the journey from St Chrysostom’s with our  friends from St Peter’s, Oughtrington we arrived yesterday evening at the Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham, where thousands of pilgrim come each year to pray and rest, in this special … Continue reading →

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Postcard from St Winefride’s Well, Holywell

Posted on July 26, 2010 by

Here to this holy well shall pilgrimages be, And not from purple Wales only nor from elmy England, But from beyond seas, Erin, France and Flanders everywhere, Pilgrims, still pilgrims, more pilgrims, still more poor pilgrims… Gerard Manley Hopkins from … Continue reading →

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The day we went to Ladyewell

Posted on June 10, 2009 by

Didn’t we have a lovely time the day we went to the Shrine at  Ladyewell?  The sun shone all day, which was great. We enjoyed the journey and then Bishop Mark celebrated Mass for us in the shrine. We had … Continue reading →

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