XII Pilgrimage
Pray at a saint’s tomb
Where the saints rest — from St Peter beneath the high altar of his basilica to St Francis in Assisi and St Thérèse in Lisieux — and how to get there.
Photo: Berthold Werner · Public domain
Close to the friends of God
From the earliest centuries Christians have gathered at the graves of the martyrs and saints to pray, and churches were built over them. The saints are not far away: in the communion of saints we ask for their prayers, and a pilgrimage to their tomb is one of the oldest ways of doing so. Many tombs are in the church that bears the saint’s name; some lie beneath the altar where Mass is celebrated every day.
Today saints whose feast is today
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