The Annual Walking Pilgrimage on 26th February, 2023
The Archdiocese of Goa and Daman, as has been the practice for the past few years, will be organizing the annual 5th Diocesan ‘Walking Pilgrimage’ on the very first Sunday of Lent i.e., 26th February 2023 to initiate our spiritual preparation. This year the theme for the occasion will be, “Living our mission through participation by being in union with the Holy Trinity,” ‘The Walking Pilgrimage’ this year too, will be held at three different levels, namely Diocesan, Parish and Family.
According to the Convenor of the Event Fr. Ligorinho D\’Costa the pilgrimage will be held in the following format:
1. Family level: At the Family level we advise families to recite the rosary of Our Lady, St.Joseph, Divine Mercy and other pious prayers, reflect on Bible passages related to Pilgrimage e.g. Joumey of Abraham, Our Lady\’s visit to Elizabeth and the Passion narrative from the Gospel of St. John. Read the life of Saints. Meditatively pray and reflect on the 14 stations of the Cross, Some acts of service, A visit to the sick, the old and the lonely, Meditatively pray and reflect on the 14 stations of the Cross with the neighbours, if the situation permits, Have a meal together with your family members or Family could share some service – oriented touching experiences among the members.
2. Parish Level: Let\’s prepare ourselves with a good confession. As a ward, community, let us walk from our house to the parish with a spirit of penance and as we walk, let us recite the rosary and reflect on the life and suffering of Christ.
3. Sancoale (Old Church): Representatives from each parish will walk to the Old Sancoale Church. Due to the current pandemic only a restricted number of people who have registered their names with their Parishes will be allowed to walk to the venue and join in the celebrations.
For those who cannot participate physically the event will be made available by Diocesan Centre for Social Communications Media, Goa on the Diocesan Youtube Channel and also on other local TV Channels.
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