Pilgrimage for Grace
The Pilgrimage for Grace
Saturday 1st May to Monday 3rd May 2027
From Reading Abbey Ruins to London's Tower Hill
52 miles on foot honouring Our Blessed Lady and Her English Martyrs
Pleading for the return of the English nation to the Old Faith in our lifetime
Uniting near Tower Hill with pilgrims from other Catholic shrines, chapels and parishes
Participating in Solemn High Mass at English Martyrs Church at 3 pm on Bank Holiday Monday
Catholic England Returning
Our Journey of Faith
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 on Tower Hill or hung, drawn and quartered at Tyburn. This pilgrimage will once again acclaim Our Blessed Lady as Queen of All Creation by carrying Her image from Reading Abbey to Tower Hill, honouring Her martyrs and praying for the return of the English nation to St Peter’s bosom.
Ways you can support our pilgrimage
View our Options to Participate page for a full list of ways that you can participate in the Pilgrimage for Grace.
Our Penitential Pilgrimage
One hundred of us will walk fifty two miles over three days, beginning with High Mass in the Old Rite and finishing with traditional Compline on the first two days. The last day will begin with Morning Prayer and end with High Mass at Tower Hill.
Walkers, organised into four Chapters with chaplains in between, will tread quiet roads and the Thames Path between tented campsites. More will join by boat, car, bicycle or other means on the final day, thus enabling pilgrims of all abilities to participate in the High Mass of thanksgiving.
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.