A Diocesan Pilgrimage to Glastonbury takes place in July each year. The next Annual Pilgrimage will be celebrated on Sunday 14th July 2024.
Photographs from this year’s Pilgrimage entitled “Mary, Queen of Peace” will appear on this website shortly.
A shrine is traditionally a place of pilgrimage and reminds us, in an earthly way, of our spiritual journey of faith.
Through baptism we embark on a road that is sometimes smooth, sometimes rough, but we do not journey alone.
As Christians we have our eyes firmly fixed upon the Kingdom of God as revealed to us in Scripture and Tradition by Our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. The message of Our Lady, His Mother, is a simple one. In John 2:5 she points to her Son and says, "Do whatever He tells you". And so, it is in this shrine that we worship God and give honour to the Theotokos, the God-Bearer. She is a prototype of the Church in that she gives us an example of discipleship unparalleled in the history of salvation. She is humble and courageous, obedient and strong, maternal and virginal, constantly directing us towards her Son.
Father Kevin Knox-Lecky, Parish Priest 1999 - 2012
Click the button below for a summary and photos of the 2023 Glastonbury Pilgrimage:
