This week sees the start of the Youth Pilgrimage at Walsingham. I have never actually been myself but I do know that it has proved a fomartive time for a great many young Christians. I also understand that an awful lot of hard work goes into the planning of this mission activity and that a great number of priests and people are involved in its running. Perhaps next year we can take our own youth group along and discover the joys of this festival for ourselves?
Yet even though I am not bodily present there is, nevertheless, a role for me to play. It is also a role which you can join with as well. For the Youth Pilgrimage needs prayer to fuel its heart and from the distance of our individual homes and churches we can unite with all those present. So let us pray for the Youth Pilgrimage and for all activities which seek to ground young people in the faith of the Apostles. Let us pray for +Lindsay and all those who will be working all hours to ensure it is a meaningful, safe and enjoyable time for everyone. And let us, above all else, seek the prayers of the blessed Virgin Mary, Our Lady of Walsingham, for the countless pilgrims attending her shrine this week.
Just what we need. There seems to be little place for catholicism within the mainstream youth movements of the CofE, so good luck to this event!
I concur!