Christians' Pilgrimages to Lourdes

Christians' Pilgrimages to Lourdes

I am going to describe what a pilgrim would do if they went to

Lourdes. I will explain why Lourdes is a Christian place of

pilgrimage.

Then I will explain the reasons why some Christians choose to make a

pilgrimage and the ways in which they may be affected.

"There are more important things for Christians to do than go on a

pilgrimage." I am going to discuss this issue. I will offer reasons

for and against this point of view. Then I will make an evaluation and

include my opinion.

MY PERSONAL COMMENT

For this piece of coursework I will do research on the Internet, in

local libraries and also in school. I am interested to find out what

pilgrims do and also why the place of pilgrimage became holy.

I will also find out the affects and benefits the pilgrimage has on

people. I will like to find out why people go on the pilgrimage apart

from to be healed.

I will do enough research to know mainly everything about Lourdes.

a) Describe a visit to a Christian place of pilgrimage.

Lourdes is a small village in France. It was rarely ever noticed

before it became a place of pilgrimage. Bernadette Soubirous, born in

Lourdes 1844, was the girl who captured the hearts of many Christians.

The story began when Bernadette and a few others were collecting

firewood and Bernadette heard a sudden gust of wind by a cave. She

looked up and saw a vision dressed in white robes, which was later

known as Virgin Mary.

"I do not promise to make you happy in this life but in the next."

Mary is trying to say that Bernadette will probably have a sad mortal

life but she is promising she will have a ...

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...ians to have a

better understanding of the Bible.

Pilgrimage can give Christians a lot of help. They can gain spiritual

benefits from pilgrimage, which you can't anywhere else. Pilgrimage

could deepen Christians' faith. Mrs. Taylor had told us "nothing could

compare" to her experience she had on her pilgrimage, this tells us

that pilgrimage plays an important role in many Christians lives and

therefore every Christian should experience it.

Overall I think pilgrimage isn't necessary but it has its advantages.

It is a personal choice and the person should decide whether or not

they think it is necessary to go on a pilgrimage in order to be a good

Christian.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

1) Believers in one God - Michael Keene

2) Christianity - Kevin O'Donnel

3) Internet

4) Microsoft Encarta Encyclopaedia '99