WHY EVERY ENGLISH CATHOLIC SHOULD RETURN ON PILGRIMAGE TO WALSINGHAM.
Many English Catholics and others around the world have a devotion to Our Lady of Walsingham & the Prayer for England. This is because it is believed that when England is finally re-converted to Christ, through Catholicism, that not only will England be converted on a great scale but vast swathes of the Western World will also be converted. However, as I have shown below, there are also other reasons for Catholics to return to Walsingham on pilgrimage.
Below I have included an ongoing compendium of all things related to the:
CONVERSION OF ENGLAND!
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WALSINGHAM IS ENGLAND'S NAZARETH
Many English Catholics and others around the world have a devotion to Our Lady of Walsingham & the Prayer for England. This is because it is believed that when England is finally re-converted to Christ, through Catholicism, that not only will England be converted on a great scale but vast swathes of the Western World will also be converted. However, as I have shown below, there are also other reasons for Catholics to return to Walsingham on pilgrimage.
Below I have included an ongoing compendium of all things related to the:
CONVERSION OF ENGLAND!
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WALSINGHAM IS ENGLAND'S NAZARETH
"When England returns to Walsingham, Our Lady will return to England".
A TWO MINUTE VIDEO OF A WALKING PILGRIMAGE FOR THE CONVERSION OF ENGLAND TO WALSINGHAM.
Before the reformation Walsingham was one of the three main pilgrimage sites in the world along with Jersusalem and St. James' Way (Santiago de Compostella).
Since these times it as always been understood that every English Catholic will go on pilgrimage to Walsingham and...
...Walk the Holy Mile.
NEW DAWN WALKING THE HOLY MILE AT WALSINGHAM & SOME HISTORY
WALSINGHAM, THE PRAYER FOR ENGLAND & DEVOTION TO OUR LADY OF WALSINGHAM ARE ALL LINKED TO THE CONVERSION OF ENGLAND (TO CATHOLICISM) WHICH WILL LEAD EVERYONE IN THIS COUNTRY TO CHRIST.
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WHY GO ON PILGRIMAGE TO WALSINGHAM?
1. TO PRAY FOR THE CONVERSION OF ENGLAND.
2. TO THANK GOD FOR THE GOOD THAT HAS HAPPENED IN YOUR LIFE.
3. TO ASK FOR THE INTERCESSION OF OUR LADY OF WALSINGHAM FOR HEALING (CATHOLICS DO NOT HAVE TO TRAVEL TO LOURDES FOR HEALING BECAUSE CATHOLICS HAVE BEEN HEALED BY GOING ON PILGRIMAGE TO WALSINGHAM IN THEIR OWN COUNTRY).
4. TO ASK FOR THE INTERCESSION OF OUR LADY OF WALSINGHAM FOR HELP IN YOUR LIFE.
5. TO SPEND TIME CLOSE TO GOD. WALSINGHAM IS WHAT IS REFERRED TO AS A 'THIN PLACE' WHERE HEAVEN COMES CLOSE TO EARTH. THIS IS DUE TO THE INTENSITY OF HUNDREDS OF YEARS OF PRAYER AND DEVOTION.
MOST IMPORTANTLY
CATHOLIC PILGRIMAGE
IS A PERSONAL SACRIFICE TO GOD.
IT IS FAIR TO SAY THAT IF A CATHOLIC PARISH IS NOT ATTENDING WALSINGHAM, AS A GROUP, ON A REGULAR BASIS IT IS A POINTER TO THE FACT THAT THERE IS SOMETHING SPIRITUALLY WRONG WITHIN THE FABRIC OF THE CHURCH.
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"England is Our Lady's Dowry"
Pope Leo XIII recalled
that England had long been known as Our Lady's Dowry. A title bestowed
upon England by the Vatican.
The Pope spoke of....
"the wonderful filial love which burnt within the hearts of your
forefathers towards the Mother of God... to whose service they
consecrated themselves with such abundant proofs of devotion, that the Kingdom itself acquired the singular title of Mary's Dowry".
This in part was due to Our Lady's Shrine at Walsingham being one of the three World Pilgrimage sites along with Jerusalem & Compostela de Santiago.
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"DEFENDER OF THE FAITH"
Did you know that when England's monarch is crowned they proclaim to be 'Defender of the Faith' i.e. originally the Catholic faith.
This was a title given by Pope Leo X to, ironically, our very own Henry VIII. The title was conferred in recognition of Henry's book Assertio Septem Sacramentorum (Defence of the Seven Sacraments), which defended the sacramental nature of marriage and the supremacy of the Pope. You couldn't make it up!
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THE WALSINGHAM PROJECT
The Walsingham Project is an international prayer movement with the goal of praying for the conversion of England. It is not just the English who pray for the conversion of England.
Click below for their short video.
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ST DOMINIC SAVIO
& THE VISION OF ENGLAND.
In 1857 Dom Bosco related to Blessed Pius IX a vision of St. Dominic Savio:
'One morning, while I was doing my thanksgiving after Holy Communion, I
was taken by a strong distraction. It seemed that I was on a very vast
flat land surface, full of people surrounded by thick darkness. They
were walking, but did so as though they had lost their way and could not
see where they set their feet. Someone beside me said, "This region is
England."
'Then I saw the Supreme Pontiff, Pius IX. He was dressed in a majestic
fashion, carrying in his hands a splendorous light, and advancing amidst
the multitude of people. As He advanced, the darkness gradually
disappeared and the people were bathed with so much light that it seemed
noon time.
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OUR LADY OF SALETTE & THE CONVERSION OF ENGLAND
Our Lady gave to the seer Maximin in September 1846 the phrase "A great
country, now Protestant, in the north of Europe, will be converted; by
the support of this country, and all the other nations of the world will be
converted."
Laodicea suggests that in all probability this
prophecy refers to England. In support of this view they
offer three arguments:
1. No other country fits the description so
well as England. It is in the North of Europe, is Protestant, and was
certainly regarded as great (I take this to mean "major power") at the
time. What other country could better fit that description at that time?
2.The country of the prophecy must somehow be in a position to support
the conversion of the world. This means communication, to which language
whether spoken or written is central. English is now undeniably the new
universal language of the world. This gives this country a great
advantage in the communication of ideas. Of course, other countries
speak English as their national language, but none of them are in
Northern Europe and Protestant.
3. There is the prophecy of the Cure of Ars concerning the conversion of England, a prophecy which he made in the context of a discussion concerning La Salette with an English Bishop. See below:
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The Cure d'Ars St Jean Vianney & The Conversion of England
It is well known that the Cure became devoted to Our Lady of La Salette. Archbishop William Ullathorne of Birmingham went to La Salette in May of
1854 to verify for himself the events that had occurred there. He was
able for example to verify that there had indeed been a failure of the
potato crop in the autumn of 1846 which led to widespread hunger in the
mountainside areas. He went to see the Cure of Ars and as he was
explaining the need for the Cure to pray for English Catholics who were
suffering so much
"Suddenly he interrupted me by opening those
eyes-cast into shadow by their depth, when listening or reflecting - and
streaming their full light upon me in a manner I can never forget, he
said, in a voice as firm and full of confidence as though he were making
an act of faith…
'I believe that the Church in England will recover her
ancient splendour'.
I am sure he firmly believes this, from whatever
source he has derived the impression". (Archbishop Ullathorne quoted in
Trochu's "The Cure of Ars".)
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HISTORY OF THE PRAYER FOR ENGLAND
Since these times it as always been understood that every English Catholic will go on pilgrimage to Walsingham and...
...Walk the Holy Mile.
NEW DAWN WALKING THE HOLY MILE AT WALSINGHAM & SOME HISTORY
WALSINGHAM, THE PRAYER FOR ENGLAND & DEVOTION TO OUR LADY OF WALSINGHAM ARE ALL LINKED TO THE CONVERSION OF ENGLAND (TO CATHOLICISM) WHICH WILL LEAD EVERYONE IN THIS COUNTRY TO CHRIST.
____________________________________________
WHY GO ON PILGRIMAGE TO WALSINGHAM?
1. TO PRAY FOR THE CONVERSION OF ENGLAND.
2. TO THANK GOD FOR THE GOOD THAT HAS HAPPENED IN YOUR LIFE.
3. TO ASK FOR THE INTERCESSION OF OUR LADY OF WALSINGHAM FOR HEALING (CATHOLICS DO NOT HAVE TO TRAVEL TO LOURDES FOR HEALING BECAUSE CATHOLICS HAVE BEEN HEALED BY GOING ON PILGRIMAGE TO WALSINGHAM IN THEIR OWN COUNTRY).
4. TO ASK FOR THE INTERCESSION OF OUR LADY OF WALSINGHAM FOR HELP IN YOUR LIFE.
5. TO SPEND TIME CLOSE TO GOD. WALSINGHAM IS WHAT IS REFERRED TO AS A 'THIN PLACE' WHERE HEAVEN COMES CLOSE TO EARTH. THIS IS DUE TO THE INTENSITY OF HUNDREDS OF YEARS OF PRAYER AND DEVOTION.
MOST IMPORTANTLY
CATHOLIC PILGRIMAGE
IS A PERSONAL SACRIFICE TO GOD.
IT IS FAIR TO SAY THAT IF A CATHOLIC PARISH IS NOT ATTENDING WALSINGHAM, AS A GROUP, ON A REGULAR BASIS IT IS A POINTER TO THE FACT THAT THERE IS SOMETHING SPIRITUALLY WRONG WITHIN THE FABRIC OF THE CHURCH.
____________________________________________
"England is Our Lady's Dowry"
Pope Leo XIII recalled
that England had long been known as Our Lady's Dowry. A title bestowed
upon England by the Vatican.
"the wonderful filial love which burnt within the hearts of your
forefathers towards the Mother of God... to whose service they
consecrated themselves with such abundant proofs of devotion, that the Kingdom itself acquired the singular title of Mary's Dowry".
This in part was due to Our Lady's Shrine at Walsingham being one of the three World Pilgrimage sites along with Jerusalem & Compostela de Santiago.
____________________________________________
"DEFENDER OF THE FAITH"
Did you know that when England's monarch is crowned they proclaim to be 'Defender of the Faith' i.e. originally the Catholic faith.
____________________________________________
THE WALSINGHAM PROJECT
The Walsingham Project is an international prayer movement with the goal of praying for the conversion of England. It is not just the English who pray for the conversion of England.
Click below for their short video.
____________________________________________
ST DOMINIC SAVIO
& THE VISION OF ENGLAND.
In 1857 Dom Bosco related to Blessed Pius IX a vision of St. Dominic Savio:
St. Dom Bosco
'One morning, while I was doing my thanksgiving after Holy Communion, I
was taken by a strong distraction. It seemed that I was on a very vast
flat land surface, full of people surrounded by thick darkness. They
were walking, but did so as though they had lost their way and could not
see where they set their feet. Someone beside me said, "This region is
England."
St. Dominic Savio
'Then I saw the Supreme Pontiff, Pius IX. He was dressed in a majestic
fashion, carrying in his hands a splendorous light, and advancing amidst
the multitude of people. As He advanced, the darkness gradually
disappeared and the people were bathed with so much light that it seemed
noon time.
'The friend said, "This light is the Catholic Religion, which must illuminate England."'
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OUR LADY OF SALETTE & THE CONVERSION OF ENGLAND
Our Lady gave to the seer Maximin in September 1846 the phrase "A great
country, now Protestant, in the north of Europe, will be converted; by
the support of this country, and all the other nations of the world will be
converted."
Laodicea suggests that in all probability this
prophecy refers to England. In support of this view they
offer three arguments:
1. No other country fits the description so
well as England. It is in the North of Europe, is Protestant, and was
certainly regarded as great (I take this to mean "major power") at the
time. What other country could better fit that description at that time?
2.The country of the prophecy must somehow be in a position to support
the conversion of the world. This means communication, to which language
whether spoken or written is central. English is now undeniably the new
universal language of the world. This gives this country a great
advantage in the communication of ideas. Of course, other countries
speak English as their national language, but none of them are in
Northern Europe and Protestant.
3. There is the prophecy of the Cure of Ars concerning the conversion of England, a prophecy which he made in the context of a discussion concerning La Salette with an English Bishop. See below:
____________________________________________
The Cure d'Ars St Jean Vianney & The Conversion of England
It is well known that the Cure became devoted to Our Lady of La Salette. Archbishop William Ullathorne of Birmingham went to La Salette in May of
1854 to verify for himself the events that had occurred there. He was
able for example to verify that there had indeed been a failure of the
potato crop in the autumn of 1846 which led to widespread hunger in the
mountainside areas. He went to see the Cure of Ars and as he was
explaining the need for the Cure to pray for English Catholics who were
suffering so much
"Suddenly he interrupted me by opening those
eyes-cast into shadow by their depth, when listening or reflecting - and
streaming their full light upon me in a manner I can never forget, he
said, in a voice as firm and full of confidence as though he were making
an act of faith…
'I believe that the Church in England will recover her
ancient splendour'.
I am sure he firmly believes this, from whatever
source he has derived the impression". (Archbishop Ullathorne quoted in
Trochu's "The Cure of Ars".)
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HISTORY OF THE PRAYER FOR ENGLAND
Pope Leo XIII (who canonised & beatified ten of our Martyrs)
commissioned the prayer which was most likely composed by his English
Secretary of State, Cardinal Merry del Val. It was stated by Leo XIII
that the prayer be said after mass with the main aim of converting
Anglicans back to Catholicism.
commissioned the prayer which was most likely composed by his English
Secretary of State, Cardinal Merry del Val. It was stated by Leo XIII
that the prayer be said after mass with the main aim of converting
Anglicans back to Catholicism.
“We grant, that is, to all those who
piously recite this prayer, to whatever nation they may belong, an
indulgence of three hundred days; moreover, a plenary indulgence once a
month on the observance of the usual conditions to those who have
recited it daily”.
piously recite this prayer, to whatever nation they may belong, an
indulgence of three hundred days; moreover, a plenary indulgence once a
month on the observance of the usual conditions to those who have
recited it daily”.
Pope Leo XIII.
However, the reading of this Prayer was stopped after 19 years & many of us believe that although a Catholic emancipation occurred after the reformation, England has not been converted. It is time for this prayer to be re-instated after every Sunday Mass as it was meant to be. A letter has been sent to the Papal Nuncio to England & Wales, and Pope Benedict, with the long term aim of getting this prayer re-instated with the emphasis being on ALL those on the outside of the Church, searching for the truth, being prayed for (not just Anglicans which was historically the case).
Prayer is at the forefront of all spiritual battle and although as individuals we all have our personal devotions there can be no battle worth fighting than to pray for THE SOULS of ALL our lost brethren in this country. We only have to look at the rapidly advancing secular nature of Britain to see that THIS PRAYER IS A PRIORITY ISSUE.
We are an evangelical Church we are supposed to saves souls for Christ.
If we are not out on the streets doing this then praying as the 'body
of Christ' for our own people is the very least that every English
Catholic should be aiming for.
MESSAGE TO THE BISHOP'S OF ENGLAND & WALES
We know that our prayers will be answered. It is time to get conversions for Christ and the Kingdom by praying as the 'body of Christ' for these conversions?
It is time to bring back the
Prayer for England after Mass!
Love this post - err I seem to be still blogging!
ReplyDeleteOh Raymond De Souza came to my house once!! Great talk on the Eucharist..
ReplyDeleteI wish you every success with your admirable cause.
ReplyDeleteFrom a Member of The Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham.