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RE Pilgrimage~ Christian
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- 1Christians make pilgrimages to: be cured of an illness express sorrow for sin and receive forgiveness; experience a holy place, meet others who share their faith and to help sick or disabled pilgrims.The journey itself, and the experience of sharing it, bring Christians closer to God and help them to learn more about their faith. Many bring back religious mementoes to help them recall the experience to strengthen their spiritual lives. While there, they will pray, take part in acts of worship or re-enactments of the life of Jesus or a saint, or consult with priests or monks. Many will make donations to symbolise the offering of oneself to God.
- 2Christians consider all of Israel to be the Holy Land, but particularly Bethlehem and Jerusalem. Christians visit the 14th-century Church of the Nativity, built on the traditional site of Jesus' birth. In the Grotto beneath the church, pilgrims kiss the silver star on the floor that marks the place of the manger. It is surrounded by 15 lamps representing the different Christian communities. Christians pray, meditate and attend services here.Next door is St Catherine's Roman Catholic Church, which has an altar dedicated to the Holy Innocents, the children that Herod killed when he was searching for baby Jesus. Archaeologists have found babies' bones from the period when Herod carried out his massacre. Midnight Mass is held in this church at Christmas.
- 3Jerusalem is a holy city for Christians, Jews and Muslims. Christian pilgrims visit Jerusalem because it is where Jesus ended his ministry. His last supper, passion, death, resurrection and ascension all took place in Jerusalem.Christians visit places connected with the life and death of Jesus to relive his passion. They visit an upper room like the one where the Last Supper was held. In the Garden of Gethsemane they imagine Jesus' suffering before his arrest. They follow the Via Dolorosa (Way of Sorrow) along which Jesus carried his cross to Calvary (Golgotha) and pray with other believers along the way.
- 4The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, built in 335CE to mark the sit of the resurrection, is an important shrine. There is also a garden tomb, very like the one described in the Gospels, which evokes the atmosphere of the resurrection in a way the Church of the Holy Sepulchre cannot. Pilgrims may visit the Mount of Olives where Jesus was arrested and was said to have ascended into heaven. At each of these places, pilgrims worship together or meditate alone on the life and death of Jesus.Holy Land- a name given by Christians to Israel.
- 5Rome is important in the history of the Christian Church: Saint Peter and Saint Paul were martyred here, it contains catacombs where early Christians were buried; it contains Saint Peter's Basilica and the Vatican, the home of the Pope, the head of the Roman Catholic Church. In the 1st century CE, Saint Peter and Saint Paul were martyred and buried in public cemeteries; Saint Peter on Vatican Hill and Saint Paul near the Via Ostiense.Later, wealthy Christians bought the land to bury their families in the catacombs. The early Christians gathered there to honour their dead. Christians from all parts of the Holy Roman Empire visited the catacombs to honour the martyrs and saints of the church, just like pilgrims today.
- 6Especially at Easter, Roman Catholic Christians flock to Saint Peters where they hope to hear the Pope speak and receive his blessing. They may pray or attend Mass in Saint Peters Basilica where Saint Peter is buried. Other Popes are buried there, so for Catholics it represents an important part of their Church's history. The magnificence of Saint Peter's inspires pilgrims with awe, and the Pope's words and blessing strengthen their faith and commitment.In 1858, a girl called Bernadette had vision of the Virgin Mary in a cave by the river in Lourdes. Bernadette described praying the Rosary with Mary who smiled at her with motherly love. Over time, people have claimed to have been healed at Lourdes. A paralysed woman who recovered the use of her limbs was the first miracle reported. There have been 67 miracles in the last 141 years, and about 6000 other claimed cures. Over 7 million pilgrims visit each year.
- 7Lourdes: Many pilgrims who go to Lourdes are seriously ill or severely handicapped. Young people accompany them as carers. Pilgrims bathe in the water, praying for healing, and light candles at the grotto where the Virgin Mary appeared. Many take part in the Stations of the Cross (life-sized statues representing the suffering and death of Jesus), take part in liturgies and receive sacraments of Reconciliation and the Eucharist.Lourdes: In a candle-lit procession where the people of all nationalities pray the Rosary together, hymns are sung in Latin, the church's universal language, representing the unity of all Christians everywhere. Pilgrims often bring home Lourdes water, Rosary beads and other religious articles.
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