Pilgrims tell their tales of pilgrimage: along Il Camino to Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, to the Holy Land, Lourdes, Guadalupe, Częstochowa, Divine Mercy Shrine Krakow, Medjugorje, Paray-le-Monial, St Davids, to the Hill of Crosses in Lithuania and Chapel on the Rock in the USA. St JPII at World Youth Day 1989 / JMJ Compostela: "Pilgrimage has a very deep spiritual significance.. In the world today there is a revival of the practice of going on pilgrimage, especially among the youth. Today, you are among those more inclined to experience a pilgrimage as a "way" to interior renewal, to a deepening of faith, a strengthening of the sense of communion and solidarity and as a help in discovering your personal vocation." St JPII was a pilgrim to 129 different countries on 104 apostolic voyages: "Each trip made by the Pope is 'an authentic pilgrimage to the living sanctuary of the People of God... the Pilgrim-Pope feels at home everywhere, even 'among strangers'." Music by Olen Cesari. For much more, visit Totus2us.com - dedicated to Our Lady, it is inspired by Saint John Paul II, Papa Benedict XVI and Pope Francis.
Mimi (from Slovakia): "Coming to Santiago I was a little disappointed because all that way I had wanted to make it a spiritual impact in my life and I...
Freya (from England): "Lourdes for me was a massive conversion in my faith. I went the first time when I was 17 and I didn’t really want to go but my ...
Lucy (from England): "I’d prayed a prayer that was out of my heart but I knew it was stupid to pray, but God like fulfilled that in a way that just re...
Cameron (from New Zealand): "Earlier this year I led a group of young adults on an unusual pilgrimage. It’s in New Zealand which is not a place known ...
Maria-Anna (from Portugal): "On 12th May I went to Fatima with some friends and my sister, and we went to see the first visit of Pope Francis in Portu...
Janet, from the UK: "When people who talk about Medjugorje, they talk about Our Lady but for me it is the most Christ centred place on this earth. I w...
Karen (from Ireland): "My favourite pilgrimage is Knock and I’ve been there four times. Every time I go I just get a sense of peace, like it overwhelm...
Lara (from the US): "I think one of the biggest things I took away from the Camino was just a lot of love. I always knew love was important in life bu...
Marianne (from Germany): "At Taizé, it's just beautiful to participate in community with people and to share a simple life for a week there. You go to...
Anne-Marie (from Ireland): "For me Knock is very special because we would tend to go as a family when I was younger, and we would go every August and ...