Barefoot, hungry pilgrims keep returning to Ireland’s most grueling pilgrimage

Barefoot and hungry pilgrims keep returning to Ireland’s most grueling pilgrimage

Just a mention of Lough Derg summons tales of sleep deprivation, discomfort, and hunger, but it’s a deeply spiritual place of renewal and hope, from which faithful pilgrims often emerge reborn through the rituals of self-purification. / Credit: ... [...]

Barefoot, hungry pilgrims keep returning to Ireland’s most grueling pilgrimage

Just a mention of Lough Derg summons tales of sleep deprivation, discomfort, and hunger, but it’s a deeply spiritual place of renewal and hope, from which faithful pilgrims often emerge reborn through the rituals of self-purification. / Credit: Lough Derg Dublin, Ireland, May 31, 2025 / 09:00 am (CNA). This weekend, the Jubilee of Hope pilgrimage season will open in Ireland and the first cohort of 2025 pilgrims will disembark on a small island c…

Barefoot and hungry pilgrims keep returning to Ireland’s most grueling pilgrimage - Catholic Canada

Just a mention of Lough Derg summons tales of sleep deprivation, discomfort, and hunger, but it’s a deeply spiritual place of renewal and hope, from which faithful pilgrims often emerge reborn through the rituals of self-purification. / Credit: Lough Derg Dublin, Ireland, May 31, 2025 / 09:00 am (CNA). Read the Whole Article at http://feeds.feedburner.com/catholicnewsagency/dailynewsThe post Barefoot and hungry pilgrims keep returning to Ireland…