Monday, 16 April 2018

Day 0 - a prepilgrimage pilgrimage...

having a few hours to kill,  I thought it would be nice to find somewhere quiet to pray for the pilgrimage and all members of the group...what I hadn’t expected was for this to become an ecumenical mini-pilgrimage of it’s own!

First I nodded in respect to this man:


Before praying in St Paul’s Cathedral

And then working my way across London to the beautiful Westminster Cathedral.  The choir were singing and the space was so peaceful I felt the presence of God draw near as I sat in prayer.

I was also pleased to be able to light a candle in a niche dedicated to St Christopher - the patron saint of travellers!




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