This reflection on the St Luke's Way of the Pilgrimage of Hope was given by Terence Cavanagh, a perpetual pilgrim, at the Cathedral of St Barnabas on 13th September 2025. A video of all four reflections can be found  here.

St Luke's Way is from the Cathedral of East Anglia Norwich to St Barnabas Cathedral Nottingham. It was walked from Thursday 4th September to Saturday 13th September.

Wow! What a privilege this evening to be here. I would like to reflect on three things: Prayer, Places and People

Prayer:

'Take my yoke upon yourselves and learn from me

For l am gentle and humble in heart and you will find rest for your souls

Yes my yoke is easy and my burden light."

One of the many wonderful experiences during the last ten days has been group prayer and a re-awakening of the importance of the Rosary. Pilgrims from the east on the St Luke's Way in the first two days had a mini pilgrimage to Walsingham. We walked the Holy Mile (some bare foot) , we attended mass in the Slipper Chapel

celebrated by Fr Peter Wygnanski.

Places and People:

Places of hospitality, places of nourishment, around thirty people, that were strangers became friends.

Norwich, Cawston, Walsingham, Dersingham, Kings Lynn, Wisbech, Spalding, Dyke, Grantham, Bingham and finally Nottingham.

We had thirty two day pilgrims in total join Patrick and me on the walk, we encountered in them both physical and made spiritual connections.

And our thanks in no particular order to:

Fr Peter Wygnanski

Fr Peter Rollings (Our Lady of the Annunciation)

Fr James Wisbech (Our Lady of St Charles Borromeo )

Fr Jim Spalding (Immaculate Conception and St Norbert)

Fr Jonathan Grantham (St Mary's)

The Parish Priest (of St Cecilia's) Dersingham

Also the Anglican vicars of St Lawrence and St Agnes, the Methodist minister at the Church centre Bingham and the Eucharistic minister at St Annes Radcliffe.

We are moulded by people, who gave us an example of love and we have been truly blessed.

I would like to finish with the following prayer:

Walk with me O God

Walk with me O God

Walk with me O God

Diolch (thank you).

Terence Cavanagh

More details of the St Luke's Way route can be found below.