Year 9 Pages
Year 9 Pages
Faith Journeys........
Places of Pilgrimage
A pilgrimage is a journey to a holy place for a religious reason.
A person who makes this physical and spiritual journey is known as a pilgrim
In his Gospel Luke tells us that after His death Jesus revealed Himself and His teachings to his followers during a journey on the road to Emmaus.
All religions have pilgrimage centres
- Islam has Mecca
- Hinduism has Benares on the River Ganges
- Buddhism has Bodhgaya.
- Sikhism
has Amritsar
- Jerusalem is a major pilgrimage centre for Judaism, Islam and Christianity
- Catholicism
has Lourdes
There are a number of reasons why a place would become a pilgrimage centre:
- A pilgrimage centre may be connected with a particularly holy person
- A place where a vision has been seen
- A place where a relic (remains such as a bone) of a saint is kept
- A place connected with important events in the life of a holy person or simply a place with a long history of pilgrimage
Why do people go on pilgrimage?
- To feel some of the holiness of a place
- To come closer to God
- To seek God’s forgiveness
- To show devotion to God
- To ask for and receive God’s help (e.g. cure for illness)
Task
Research either Lourdes or Mecca using the websites below
Produce an information leaflet promoting this place of pilgrimage using this Microsoft Publisher Template
Mecca
Lourdes
Link 1 - Lourdes the official web site
