A new video of the St Matthew's Way of the 2025 Jubilee national walking Pilgrimage of Hope! 

The Pilgrimage of Hope was instigated by Phil McCarthy, project lead of the Hearts in Search of God project. Starting out from four points across England and Wales, the four legs converged at the Cathedral of St Barnabas in Nottingham in time for the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross on 14 September, in reference to the ‘cross’ signed across England and Wales by the four groups of pilgrims. Each of the four ‘Ways’ was named after an Evangelist: John, Mark, Matthew and Luke.

I joined the St Matthew’s Way pilgrims, led by Phil. This video records some of the highlights, and with thanks to Perpetual Pilgrim, Jim Cargin, for providing the soundtrack. More information about the Pilgrimage of Hope, and about other walking pilgrimages in England & Wales, can be found here. 

I'm a pilgrimage researcher sharing stories of my pilgrimage adventures. Journey with me to find out what it means to be a pilgrim in the twenty-first century!  More of my videos can be found on my Youtube channel.

Anne E Bailey