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Common Ground
After four days of pilgrimage from South Wales to the Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham, Fr Dean reflects on the common ground we have shared and the community created. It’s early morning. There is no sign or sound of another human being. A bee buzzes it’s way through the honeysuckle which climbs the wall…
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Here is Love
On Wednesday and the last evening of our pilgrimage, we celebrated Eucharistic adoration and Benediction. A gentle time of being in the presence of Love. Here’s Father Ben Andrew’s home H, I’m hungry!What do you want for dinner?I don’t know. What have we got in?Chicken, sausages?We had chicken last night. Don’t fancy sausages.Well What do…
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No charge
On the feast of Ss Joachim and Anne (on our third Walsingham pilgrimage day) Fr Matthew Gibbon’s homily reflects on the love of the unconditional love of God which calls us also to give with no charge Are you sitting comfortably? There was a little boy who decided that he wanted to be paid for…
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Meeting with St James
“God can work through our weakness,” says Fr Richard Green in his homily for the Feast of St James on Day 2 of our Pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham One of the many joys of joining this pilgrimage to Walsingham every year is that I get to have a whole week…
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A ‘Kite Moment’
On the first evening of our pilgrimage, Fr Dean’s homily at the Mass of Our Lady of Walsingham reflects on the Magnificat Song of Mary, and asks who it’s for, and what it means for us. Readings: Zephaniah 3:14-18; Luke 1:39-56 His eyes lit upwhen he was told they’d be making kites in school that…
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A Song We Take to Heart
The theme of this year’s South Wales Walsingham Pilgrimage is Mary’s Magnificat Song which she proclaimed in the hill country of Judah. As we prepare to make the journey, here’s a reflection on Mary’s Magnificat which will accompany us throughout the week. Today, funerals are often characterised by music, favourite tracks are chosen, or music…
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Being at Home
At the heart of the Shrine Church at Walsingham is the Holy House, a replica of the Nazareth Home of Mary where she received the angel’s greeting. As many people from South Wales prepare to make pilgrimage to Walsingham on Monday, here’s a reflection on that divine encounter and Mary’s loving response , and what…
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A song from the hill country
A Song from the Hill Country is a new publication for pilgrimage to the a Shrine of Our Lady of Penrhys
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Assumptiontide 2022
On Sunday 14th August, we gathered again at St Mary’s Church, Butetown, to celebrate the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary with a barbecue, Vespers and Torchlight Procession. The hot, dry weather meant that we called off the planned fireworks but we lit up the night with song and prayer! Here’s a reflection on the…
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Walsingham 2022
What an amazing pilgrimage experience! The last pilgrimage we were able to make was in 2019. This week, we prayed hard and played hard. We laughed and cried, and created a community with Christ at our heart! We’re looking forward (already!) to next years pilgrimage: July 24 – 27, 2023.
Enter the Mystery 