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William Marques said:I think the various Churches have lost out greatly by not hanging on to the pilgrimage tradition
William Marques said:without the destination having some spiritual value the pilgrimage becomes a long hike
Of course they do. But Peter, except for Rome, don't you think that there is a difference between the ancient pligrimage destinations and the more modern Marian shrines you mentioned, where aparitions of the Mary were authenticated by the church? It doesn't matter how you get to Lourdes or Fatima - by car, train or tour bus. As with visits to the Holy Land and Rome, millions of pilgrims continued visiting the tomb of St James on his feast day even though walking the 'camino' was just a dim memory.thousands, if not millions, still participate regularly in major pilgrimages, to Lourdes, Fatima, Rome, etc., and more minor local ones
Just before Ninakawa passed away the Zen master Ikkyu visited him.
"Shall I lead you on?" Ikkyu asked.
Ninakawa replied: "I came here alone and I go alone. What help could you be to me?"
Ikkyu answered: "If you think you really come and go, that is your delusion."
William Marques said:I that the pilgrimage itself was becoming the objective rather than the desination and I know what she means but without the destination having some spiritual value the pilgrimage becomes a long hike.
There are many "walkers who want to do a truly long walk, they may want to walk on Roman roads or see famous places or whatever," in fact one Jesuit I know started a walk to Rome with those sentiments and realised as he got closer to his destination that his walk had turned into a pilgrimage and I suspect this happens to many.
"We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time." A pilgrim is a person who is trying to come home for the first time.
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