Category: Pilgrimage
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The Psalms of Ascent
About the text: The “Psalms of Ascent” are a series of psalms (Psalms 120-134) that were traditionally prayed by the people of Israel as they ascended Mount Zion to approach the Temple of God. The first four of these psalms are reproduced here revealing a progression akin to that of the pilgrim, from dwelling in…
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Excerpts from Catechism of the Catholic Church
About the text: The Catechism of the Catholic Church was compiled under the direction of then Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger (later Pope Benedict XVI) to serve as a compendium of Catholic doctrine. This is one of only two catechisms prepared for the universal Church, the other having been produced in 1566. The following excerpts discuss the…
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Prologue to the Canterbury Tales
Geoffrey Chaucer About the text: The Canterbury Tales is the best known of Geoffrey Chaucer’s works. As the prologue indicates, it tells the tale of several pilgrims on their way to Canterbury to visit the shrine of St. Thomas Becket, the famed Archbishop of Canterbury who stood firm against Henry II on the rights of…