Pilgrimage for Grace
The Pilgrimage for Grace
Saturday 1st May to Monday 3rd May 2027
Honouring Our Blessed Lady in England, Her Dowry
Pleading for the return of the English nation to the Old Faith
Trudging 50 miles to London from the Shrine of Our Lady of Caversham over 3 days
Uniting in London with Chapters from other Catholic shrines, chapels and parishes
Receiving Solemn Benediction at the Tower of London at 3 pm on Bank Holiday Monday
Catholic England Returning
From AD 597 to 1534, England was a Catholic nation, deeply devoted to the Blessed Virgin Mary, and ruled in succession by fifty Catholic monarchs. King Richard II dedicated the realm of England as “Mary’s Dowry” in 1381, but by 1538, ancient much-loved statues of Our Lady were being taken to London and publicly burned under King Henry VIII, while faithful Catholics were being beheaded at the Tower of London or hung, drawn and quartered at Tyburn. This pilgrimage will once again acclaim the Virgin Mary as Queen of Heaven and Earth by carrying Her image from Her restored Shrine at Caversham to the Tower, honouring Her martyrs and praying for the return of the English nation to St Peter’s bosom.
Our Penitential Pilgrimage
One hundred of us will walk fifty miles over three days, beginning each day with Solemn High Mass in the Old Rite and ending with traditional Compline, Adoration, and Benediction. Walkers, organised into Chapters with chaplains in between, will tread quiet roads and the Thames Path between tented campsites. As many as four hundred more will join by boat, car, bicycle or other means on the final day, thus enabling pilgrims of all abilities to participate in the glorious closing Benediction and Te Deum. This journey, uniting Catholic tradition, will bear witness to our utter trust in Christ, our total devotion to His Blessed Mother, the resilience of our Faith, and the beauty of our ancient liturgy.
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