Closing Mass or shared worship
Gather in thanksgiving and entrust the fruits of the pilgrimage to God.
The pilgrimage continues at home
Gather the journey. Carry it forward.
A pilgrimage needs an ending spacious enough to recognise what has happened. On our final morning we gather the places, prayers, friendships and questions of the week before beginning the journey home.
Where clergy and church arrangements allow, we celebrate a closing Mass of thanksgiving. A personal reflection then helps each pilgrim name one moment to remember and one invitation to carry into daily life.
This is also where “My Journey in St Paul’s Footsteps” begins: the photographs, notes and memories that may one day become each pilgrim’s own printed keepsake.
“I thank my God every time I remember you.” — Philippians 1:3
