Il Camino - On the Way

A very old wood-cut engraving of Saint James of Compostela in his pilgrim attire

This morning I will be boarding a Ryanair plane from Rome's Ciampino Airport to Santiago di Compostela in Spain. Shortly after that we will be taking a bus to a little town across the Portuguese border called Ponte de Lima, and there the pilgrimage will begin.

Seven men from the Pontifical North American College will be heading out on eight days of prayerful walking. One of the seven is a priest of Jesus Christ, so we will have the sacraments.

I have pre-set my blog to up-date you on my progress each day, so please keep on checking in. I will make sure to send up-dates and pictures when I return to Rome on April 17.

Please keep us in prayer as we join literally millions of other Christians on these age old route leading to Santiago, where the body of Saint James the Greater has been the object of veneration for generations.

On these routes men and women, young and old, have re-found their faith. Perhaps
we will meet some, pray that through us they can be inspired.
Many are seeking cures, pray that the Spirit may heal them.
We seek a deeper relationship with Christ, pray that we may follow him.

Saint James...

...Pray for us!