the pilgrim's way: on the camino de santiago de compostela
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BUEN CAMINO:THE PILGRIM’S WAY
Sister Rose Pacatte, FSPMarch 24, 2014
A PILGRIM IS ANYONE OUT OF HIS OWN COUNTRY - DANTE
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REMEMBER JOHN WAYNE, PILGRIM?
YouTube video of John Wayne in “The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance” saying “pilgrim” over and over
Tourism VideoSantiago de Compostela – English - YouTube
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Trailer for “The Way” with Martin Sheen - YouTube
What is a pilgrimage?
• A journey: a really long walk • Moving from one place to another• In body• In spirit• A chance to be apart• To just breathe• A holy work• A chance to encounter, to glimpse, mystery
Why?• To take a really long walk• Pursue a spiritual quest• Ask for graces and favors• To thank God for graces and favors• To fulfill a vow• To atone for sin• To figure something out (discern)• To seek guidance• Healing• Everyone has their own reasons
New environmentSacred spaceChangeTransformation
New vision, Companions,Insights
“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow mindedness”
(Mark Twain)
Our way:________
God’s Way:
• The belief that God responds to prayer1
• The conviction that God is present at these holy sites2
• The desire to make a sacred journey3
Three requisites for an authentic pilgrimage
Ever make a pilgrimage?
A story of the Hajj: “to intend a journey”
The pilgrimage is where forgiveness can happen
• Stories• Time• Food• Discovery• We seek for answers we
cannot find at home• Travel = travail
To be a pilgrim: one who undertakes a a journey with deep purpose• The call• The longing• “To move you from a
dependence on how others see the the world to imagining how you might walk your own path to the holy ground of your heart’s desire.” -- Phil Cousineau
Pilgrimage in a world of seekers
• “Not I -- or anyone else, can travel that road for you. You must travel it yourself.” Walt Whitman
• “The traveler, the pilgrim, cannot find deep meaning in their journey until they encounter what is truly sacred.” – Phil Cousineau
When we no longer know where to turn the journey has just begun (Phil Cousineau)
TRAVELER, THERE IS NO PATHPATHS ARE MADE BY WALKING
THE GEOGRAPHICAL PILGRIMAGE IS THE SYMBOLIC ACTING OUT OF AN INNER JOURNEY. THE INNER JOURNEY IS THE INTERPOLATION OF THE MEANINGS AND SIGNS OF THE OUTER JOURNEY. ONE CAN HAVE ONE WITHOUT THE OTHER. IT IS BETTER TO HAVE BOTH. (THOMAS MERTON)
THE SEARCH IS WHAT ANYONE WOULD UNDERTAKE IF HE WERE NOT SUNK IN THE EVERYDAYNESS OF HIS OR HER OWN LIFE … TO BECOME AWARE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF THE SEARCH IS TO BE ON TO SOMETHING. NOT TO BE ON TO SOMETHING IS TO BE IN DESPAIR.
(WALKER PERCY “THE MOVIEGOER”)
WE CANNOT FIND GOD IN NOISE OR AGITATION. NATURE: TREES, FLOWERS, AND THE GRASS GROW IN SILENCE. THE STARS, THE MOON, AND THE SUN … MOVE IN SILENCE. (MOTHER TERESA)
SPEAKING OF MOVIES… getINN.tv
LENT IS THE ULTIMATE PILGRIMAGE OPPORTUNITY;A INNER AND OUTWARD JOURNEY OF THE MIND, WILL, HEARTA TIME OF PRAYER, OF SILENT, ACTIVE LISTENING
MAPPA MUNDI
EASTER MYSTAGOGY:EMMAUS JOURNEYING WITH THE RISEN CHRIST
WERE NOT OUR HEARTS BURNING WITHIN US AS WE WALKED ALONG THE WAY?
PILGRIMAGE AS A WAY OF LIFE INDEED
NOW MY BODY SEEMED TO WALK ITSELF, THE ROAD WALKING MY BODY(AN AMERICAN PILGRIM ON THE CAMINO)
BUEN CAMINO
Roads are a map of human connectedness(Jim Forest)
SLIDESHARE.NET/ROSEPACATTE
SISTERROSEHOMEPAGE.COM
RESOURCES
- The Art of Pilgrimage: The Seekers Guide to Making Travel Sacred by Phil Cousineau- The Way - 2011 film directed by Emilio Estevez- Jesus: A Pilgrimage by James Martin, SJ- The Road to Emmaus: Pilgrimage as a Way of Life by Jim Forest- Camino de Santiago: practical Preparation and Background by Gerald Kelly