Organised by the Cursillo Community
Short history of -The Cursillo Movement is a Catholic Lay Apostolate founded in Majorca, Spain in 1944 in response to people turning away from their faith. Its aim is to encourage greater commitment to our faith through a weekend encounter given by lay people and clergy. World wide, many millions of Catholics have completed the weekend programme which is known as a short course in Christianity designed to deepen a person's understanding of their faith.
Walk History
The Cursillo pilgrimage to Knock, better known as (The Walk to
Knock) began in 1988. It was an organised event to celebrate the
Marian Year and Cursillo 10th anniversary in the North West of Ireland.
It was envisaged to be
a one off event, but has since developed into a large community event
over the
last twenty-four years, involving pilgrims from all over the North. From
the
Diocese of Derry, Down and Connor, Raphoe and Dublin. Eight years ago the
Dublin
walk began in response to a number of Dublin pilgrims who had
participated in
the pilgrimages from Derry and Belfast over ten years.
There are now three organised walks setting out on Wednesday, 20th July from
Derry - Belfast
- Dublin
- Leaving from Maynooth Parish Church after 10am Mass
Day 1 Maynooth to Kinnegad. (21 miles) Wed 20th July
Day 2 Kinnegad to Ballymahon. (32 miles) Thurs 21st July
Day 3 Ballymahon to Roscommon. (20 Miles) Friday 22nd July
Day 4 Roscommon to Ballinlough. (25 Miles) Saturday 23rd July
Day 5 Granlahan to Knock. (14 Miles) and arriving in Knock on Sunday, 24th July.
Pilgrims walk an average of twenty-five miles each day, staying in designated parishes along the route. The purpose of the pilgrimage is an offering of five days of prayer for the purpose of Peace in our hearts, Peace in our homes and Peace in our country. Over the walk, the pilgrims pray the Rosary continuously and each day is considered as an individual pilgrimage to the celebration of the Eucharist at night in their host town.
Interested?
This pilgrimage, now in its twenty-fourth year, is a real spiritual, mental and
physical challenge.
If you are interested, please contact Br. Seán Kelly OFM Cap kellybrosean@aol.com or
Thomas Gallagher (Derry) stgparkview@yahoo.co.uk on phone 0044 2871285962 (landline); 0044 7841100174
(mobile)
