Pilgrimage of Hope – Holy Door 2St Mary & St Boniface Cathedral Plymouth

On Wednesday 14th May 2025, twenty-two people from Liskeard, Sclerder Abbey, and Saltash, visited St Mary & St Boniface Cathedral Plymouth, where we were very warmly received by the Legion of Mary. We were given a detailed tour and talk on the history of the cathedral and then had the opportunity to have our passports stamped – Pilgrim Bear Francis had his passport stamped too!

We were able to see the Jubilee Icon by Ethiopian artist Mulugeta Araya. Unfortunately, we were unable to see the National Pilgrim Statue of Our Lady of Fatima, a hand craved statue blessed by Pope John Paul II in 1982, which had left on Monday for the next tour destination St George’s Cathedral, Southwark. Fortunately, 3 people from Liskeard visited the cathedral on Saturday 10th May 2025 and we have a photo of Our Lady of Fatima included in our photos.

We then said a prayer of thanks; a prayer for the new Pope Leo IV; the Jubilee Prayer and a Prayer for Peace and we sang ‘Make me a channel of thy peace. The Legion of Mary then led us in a decade of the ‘Glorious Mysteries’ Rosary.

We then retired to the parish room for refreshments, reflection and where we had a catch up with old acquaintances and the opportunity to make new ones.
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Finally, we returned to the cathedral for the ‘Divine Mercy’ before saying our goodbyes and leaving for home.