“Penance! Penance! Penance!”, Our Lady of Lourdes

As the season of Lent is upon us, I thought I would upload some videos on the ancient spiritual practice of prayer walking. Prayer walking in Catholic churches, whether on the knees or feet, has a long history in the Roman Catholic Church. This penitential practice by priests and laity was no longer practicable with the introduction of chairs into cathedrals from the late Middle Ages. However, the cathedral of Chartres does assist pilgrims in … [More]