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The Credential is for everyone with religious devotion or spiritual search. The compostela is for those who have come in Christian terms.This credential is destined for those who aim to walk, go on horseback or cycle to St. James as an act of religious devotion or at least as a spiritual search. It is intended to identify the pilgrim. Therefore, the presenting institution has to be a parish, a confraternity and the like. The credential does not generate any right to the pilgrim. It has two practical goals:
* The admittance to the refuges offered by Christian hospitality along the Way and,
* To obtain the “Compostela” from the Cathedral of St. James, which is the official certificate of the pilgrimage. It is only awarded to those who have come in Christian terms: devotionis affectu, voti vel pietatis causa – “being the motivation devotion, vow or piety”. In order to get the “Compostela”, you also have to walk or go on horseback up to the Apostle’s Tomb for at least the last 100 Km or cycle for at least the last 200 Km.
- Thus, the pilgrim credential can exclusively be drawn up by the Church through its institutions – that is to say, Bishopric, Parish, Confraternity, etc. or institutions authorized by the Church. This is the only way to obtain the “Compostela” in the S.A.M.I. Cathedral of St. James (Jornadas sobre el Año Santo: noviembre 1993).
-Refuges do not receive any subsidy; therefore pilgrims should collaborate on their maintenance, keeping their austerity in mind – cleaning, facility care, economic contributions…
- Organized groups on bicycle or with supporting car please look for alternative lodgings.
- The bearer of this credential abides by these rules.
REMINDER
In order to obtain the Compostela only the following document will be accepted.
Reasons:
* So that the pilgrims have the correct information in the pilgrim’s passport.
* To avoid the dispersion and commercialization of the pilgrim’s passport.
* To give a Christian meaning to the pilgrimage from the beginning.
YigalR said:And about the backpack - My brother's girlfriend has a 45L backpack. Do you think I should be able to pack all the needed stuff into this size of backpack or give up and go for a 60L one? I prefer to pack lightly, though not sure if this volume would be enough...
No one gets grilled on motivation. If you check the column for religious or spiritual, you get the Compostela. Otherwise, you get the completion certificate. It all is on the honor system. The eligibility is well-defined. The Pilgrim gets to designate whether eligibility has been fulfilled for himself. The standard does not change, but neither does the Pilgrim Office challenge the Pilgrim's claim. As with most of life, you get to follow your conscience!To obtain the “Compostela” from the Cathedral of St. James, which is the official certificate of the pilgrimage. It is only awarded to those who have come in Christian terms: devotionis affectu, voti vel pietatis causa – “being the motivation devotion, vow or piety”.
YigalR said:Thank you all for your help.
I found a store in spain that sends to Israel.
Even though the shipping rate is quite high (25 euros), the price of the ponchos was quite reasonable (28 euros), and the IVA was deduced since I live outside the EU.
The total price I paid for 2 ponchos inculding shipping was 73 euros.
Again, thanks for your help!
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