Diocesan Pilgrimage to the Holy Land

Annual Diocesan Spiritual Event

‘Walking in the footsteps of Christ and His saints…’

Each year, in addition to several pilgrimages to the Holy Land organised at a regional level by its individual parishes, the Diocese centrally organises a pilgrimage to the Holy Land that is customarily led by the diocesan Bishop. The Diocesan pilgrimage to the Holy Land is normally a 11-13 day experience of intensive immersion in the spiritual life, centred in the principal sites of Christ’s incarnate life and mission in this world, together with the lives of His most pure mother and many of the apostles and saints. At each site, Bishop Irenei, together with travelling clergy as well as local monastics and inhabitants of the holy sites, serves Divine Services, proclaims the Scriptures associated with the site, and provides spiritual instruction and insight into the locations and their importance to the Orthodox spiritual life.

The itinerary for the 2024 pilgrimage is currently being planned, and it is hoped that this year the pilgrimage will include two days on the Holy Mountain of Sinai. Details will be provided here as soon as these are available. In the meantime, details of the recently-concluded 2023 pilgrimage are provided here for reference and to provide a general insight into the ethos of our pilgrimages.