C3- Festivals, Fasts, Pilgrimage & Historic Sites

Question 1

What are some differences between vacation and pilgrimage? (4)

Answer 1

During a Pilgrimage, you:
-Increase your sense of belonging in a wider church community.
-Show gratitude and devotion.
-To understand one’s religion better.
-To feel closer to God.

Question 2

What are some differences between vacation and pilgrimage? (6)

Answer 2

During a Pilgrimage, you:
-Want to understand better where everything is.
-Can go to Help others.
-Can go to pray for or get healing.
-Can go to deepen faith.
-‘Pilgrim’ means ‘searcher.’
-You can go to pray for someone or something special.

Question 3

What is a pilgrimage?

Answer 3

A pilgrimage is a journey to a holy place.

Question 4

A pilgrimage is an opportunity for…

Answer 4

for believers to focus on their journey to God.

Question 5

Why do you think some refer to places of pilgrimage as being like a piece of heaven on earth?

Answer 5

It is somewhere God has taken on earth and made precious.

Question 6

List three different types of pilgrimages ensuring you use examples.

Answer 6

Famous sites (Rome)
Shrines connected to notable saints (Assisi (Basilica of St. Francis)
Local Shrines (St. Winefride’s well)

Question 7

What is an important reason to go on a pilgrimage?

Answer 7

To understand one’s religion better

Question 8

Sepulchre

Answer 8

Tomb or monument in which a dead person is placed.

Question 9

Nativity

Answer 9

The story of Jesus’ birth.

Question 10

Via Dolorosa

Answer 10

Way of sorrow