THE P RTAL
September 2013
Page 8
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Our Lady will return to England”.
Guadalupe, Medjugorje all seem to be on the pilgrimage trail for lots of English Catholics these days; I see posters for pilgrimages to Lourdes in most churches that I visit. The cheap cost of air travel means that a pilgrimage to somewhere more exotic and distant than Lourdes is financially possible for a good many Catholics nowadays too. It is good that so many people are able to undergo the enriching and often life-changing experience of pilgrimage, and to join in prayer and praise with fellow-Catholics from all over the world.
English Catholics seem to overlook their National Marian Shrine
Many English Catholics seem to overlook their National Marian Shrine for its sexier overseas counterparts; members of the Ordinariate might also be prone to compare the National Shrine to its picturesque, five-star sister down the road. It is true that the exper Y[??H?[?[XY?H]H[??X?[???[?H\??]\?[?H??Y??X?H8?$?X???[[?][?\??H???\?H???\?^?[[?[?[[????]X?[?]X[?]N?H??[?H??[??\?HX\?[?H[???\Y[?H??[?H?\??[????\?H[??[?[??H?X]]Y?[?H?\?H\?H???\???H[?[K??]\?]X?\?H[???YY??H[???x?&]?H\???\?Y][?[XY?H??[?[??[H\????X?H?]?][K???[?[H?[X?\????[?[??[B??]???Y]?\????][?[X\?X[???[?H?\???]?X?H?[YH?[X?\???^?]HH?[YH]??[???\??\??YYK?H??&]?YH??X[?H??\??\??[?Y?\?\?[??[?[XY?\???[?[??[K?\?H\?H???\?[?[[??\?[?[?[XY?H??\?\?H[?\?K[?\?H\?H\?\?\??X??Y?[\?H?\?]H??[?K?]\?H?Y[\???H???\?H?X\?H\]]H??[??[?8?&\??^?\?][[??H?Z]?[?[??[?[????\??[??\??X\?X[?[?[XY?H[?]??[?[?]\??H[??^[??[?[H?[X?\????[?[??[H\?HZ[?\??[H[???\\?\?????H??\?\?[?[?]?\?K?x?&]?H]?[?[???[?\?YH?\?Z[??Y??[?\??X??]?[?[??[K????]?X???H?[?\?X]H??\?YH??[?[??[H]?H[???[?\?\??^H[?[??\?[??]?[?[??[H?]Z[??]?X?H?H[?[XY?H?Z[?[???\?\?[??X?[???\?H[??[?[??[H]X\???HHYX\?????YH[?[XY?H??\??H??\??]\??H]?H?]Z[?Y?\??\?[??H\?H?[??H?X??Z[???]?X??]?\?H?X?X[X?H??\?\?[??X?[??[??YY???[XZ[?H?\?]X[?YH??\??[\??]?X???Y??\????\???H??H??Y??\?]8?&\??????]]H??[?[??[K????\?YH??[?[??[H\?[???[?\?\??^B????X\?\]Z[?\??\??[B?H??\?[\?[???[Y[???H?X???]X?[???[??[?H?\?Y\???[?YY][???]??X\?\]Z[?\??\??[H?\??\??H??\?[\?[???[Y[???H?X???]X?[???[??[??[?Y\?\??[???]][??H?\??[?H[?\????
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