PILGRIMAGE TO IRELAND

Celtic Spirituality: Living with a Monastic Heart

September 15 - 24, 2005
Led by Marcus Losack and Therese Elias, OSB

Find your roots. Find yourself.

This pilgrimage will be unlike any other we have done. There will be no changes of venue at all. The Teach Lorcain Retreat Center in Glendalough will be the center from which we go forth to explore the world of St. Kevin and St. Brigit, Ireland's high crosses and pre-Christian heritage, the thought of Cassian and the rule of Benedict. For a fortunate few, this will be an immersion into Celtic Christianity.

Brigit's Well

For the Celtic Christian, there was no divided church. We walk today in that truth: one Lord, one spirit, one baptism.

Yet approaching the journey as a pilgrim does not make it grim-faced tedium. There is tremendous joy, an wonderful opportunity to connect with like-minded people and plenty of just plain fun. Look at the page produced by the pilgrims from last September's Scottish Pilgrimage to see what the experience meant to them.

Also please take the time to visit Dr. Deborah Vess' site on Celtic Monasticism: History and Spirituality. It is a direct outgrowth of previous Celtic Pilgrimages with Esther de Waal, Marcus Losack and Therese Elias, OSB. It provides a wealth of information about Celtic Spirituality - as well as virtual tours of the sites we will visit.

Also, see the Links and Readings pages for more information about all of the saints and sites and ideas we will encounter on our sacred journey.

(Note: Each link on this itinerary page will take you to a different site. There are no duplicates.)

Date	Location	Over Night
Sept. 15, Thursday	Depart USA
Sept. 16, Friday	Arrive DUBLIN. Transfer to Glendalough; Welcome and Introductions.	Teach Lorcain Retreat House
Sept. 17, Saturday	Study: Ireland of the Monasteries Pilgrim walk to St. Kevin's Monastic City and St. Kevin's Well. Free afternoon	Teach Lorcain Retreat House
Sept. 18, Sunday	Pilgrim walk to St. Kevin's Desert and Glendalough Upper Lake. Vist Reefert Church, Teampall na Skellig and St. Kevin's cell.	Teach Lorcain Retreat House
Sept. 19, Monday	Study: Pre-Christian Tradition & Mythology of the Sacred Landscape; The Celtic Calander; The Celtic High Crosses Vist Castleruddery Stone Circle and the high crosses at Castledermot and Moone. Dinner at the Moone High Cross Inn North Cross at Castledermot	Teach Lorcain Retreat House
Sept 20, Tuesday	Study: John Cassian and the Benedictine Rule; Desert Spirituality Silence and reflection through the afternoon and throughout the night	Teach Lorcain Retreat House
Sept. 21, Wednesday	Break silence Depart for Dublin Free day in Dublin	Teach Lorcain Retreat House
Sept. 22, Thursday	Celtic Eucharist at St. Mary's Church Celebration Dinner at the Glendalough Hotel	Teach Lorcain Retreat House
Sept. 23, Friday	KILDARE Visit sacred sites associated with St. Brigid: St. Brigid's Cathedral, Fire Temple, and Holy Well; Healing Liturgy at Holy Well	Teach Lorcain Retreat House
Sept. 24, Saturday	Transfer to Dublin airport Depart for USA

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