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The "cross" that we wore on the Mercy Pilgrimage, made by Ceri John Chenery
Our Van Driver Ceri Potts
Registration for the Mercy Pilgrimage outside the Cathedral Centre in Arundel Diocese of A&B John Chenery Original Tweet
Arundel Cathedral, where we attended the 10.00am mass, was ready for the wedding of the Earl of Arundel. John Chenery Original Tweet
We walked up through Arundel Park. This is the view towards the sea. John Chenery Original Tweet
Geoff front marked with me. John Chenery Original Tweet
Sue couldn't resist the swing Ceri Potts
Lunch on the decking at The George and Dragon pub in Houghton John Chenery Original Tweet
and down in the garden John Chenery Original Tweet
The pub is historic. The pedant might comment that he wasn't Charles II yet at this time. John Chenery Original Tweet
View of the pub. John Chenery Original Tweet
On to St Nicholas Church, Houghton, for prayers John Chenery Original Tweet
Relaxing before prayers. John Chenery Original Tweet
Approaching Amberley Ceri Potts
Another prayer stop at St Michael's, Amberley John Chenery Original Tweet
For the rest of the day, I was too busy front marking to tweet. We walked along the South Downs Way with extensive views all round; difficult to capture the essence in a couple of photos anyway. It was a humid day and it was good to feel the breeze up there. Then we descended sharply to woods into Storrington where we stayed with the Chemin Neuf community who inhabit the monastery which adjoins the RC Church of Our Lady of England. The pilgrims stayed there previosuly in 1985 when the monastery belonged to the Premonstratensian Canons. We had the luxury of showers before our dinner which Margaret cooked. John Chenery Original Tweet
After dinner we had a reflection/adoration service in Our Lady of England church, which adjoins the monastery: John Chenery Original Tweet
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Our setting off prayers were in the Chemin Neuf "shrine in the field" John Chenery Original Tweet
Our Lady of England church. John Chenery Original Tweet
Not a very hilly day but here we ascend a slight incline. John Chenery Original Tweet
"Elevenses" stop in Ashington John Chenery Original Tweet
Louise is doing the drinks car John Chenery Original Tweet
Following the Mercy Pilgrimage with interest. Have a great time everyone. John and Lesley Brennan John Brennan Original Tweet
At that drinks car location, Louise took this photo of mud-splattered John Carmody. He had become completely stuck in the mud and been rescued by the heroic pilgrims from Banstead parish. John Chenery Original Tweet
St George's Church, West Grinstead John Chenery
The pilgrimage destination: Our Lady of Consolation, West Grinstead, which is the official Marian Shrine of the Diocese of Arundel and Brighton. John Chenery Original Tweet
After mass in the garden of the shrine: walking pilgrims mingled with those who had come by coach. Each deanery of the diocese had sent one coach, and others had come by car for the day's celebrations. John Chenery Original Tweet
In classic pilgrim style, we had only arrived at West Grinstead just in time for the 3pm mass (well, the back markers made it for the homily!). We had been delayed by a combination of nettles, aforementioned mud, humidity and spending too long in the mid-morning pub. The church was full and we were in the overflow marquee, watching proceedings on big screens. So only once mass was over was I able to make it to our official pilgrimage destination, the Holy Door: John Chenery Original Tweet
The door was the entrance to the church of Our Lady of Consolation: John Chenery Original Tweet
and in the church was the image of Our Lady of Consolation: John Chenery Original Tweet
Another view of the outside of the church. John Chenery Original Tweet
The "cross" that we wore on the Mercy Pilgrimage, made by Ceri John Chenery