Pilgrimage 26

This year we had our 5th successive annual Pilgrimage for Post-16 students. For the first time we shared the experience with Abbey Grange School. This allowed all the students to connect with students across the Leeds and Bradford area. We completed the 115km of the 'Camino de Santiago' Pilgrimage in the North of Spain. (The Way of Saint James). Starting at Sarria, then Portomarin, Palas de Rei, Arzua, O Pedrouzo and finally Santiago de Compostela. The students throughly enjoyed the experience and showed perseverance throughout what was a challenging, long-distance journey. The students had the opportunity to lead reflection and prayer, and sing hymns together. They enjoyed meeting people on the Camino from different walks of life. Before arriving in Santiago, we had a  service where the students reflected on their journey. It was amazing to watch students finding themselves and exploring faith, life and God. Once arriving in Santiago, we had a beautiful church service where students had the opportunity to take communion or receive a blessing in recognition of our shared connection with each other and Christ. We had the opportunity to go into the Cathedral at Santiago for the pilgrim mass and later visited the holy relics (tomb of the apostle Saint James). We also saw the Botafumeiro pendulum containing incense! To finish, we visited Finisterre, which means “end of the World”. A spectacular way to conclude our Pilgrimage experience.

July 2026