F A I T H A L I V E
K E Y C O N C E P T
C H E C K Y O U R U N D E R S T A N DI N G 1. 2.
D E B AT E 3. T HI N K A B O U T ... I N V E S TI G AT E C. R e f l e c t a n d A c t
Cr o a g h P atric k C r o a g h P a t ri c k
Q U E S TI O N S ( al s o k n o w n a s t h e R e e k ) i s a m o u nt ai n l o c at e d a b o ut ti v e mil e s
o ut si d e t h e t o w n of W e st p o rt i n C o u nt y M a y o. C r o a g h P at ri c k t a k e s it s n a m e f r o m S t P a t ri c k ( 3 8 5 – 4 6 1), t h e p at r o n s ai nt of I r el a n d. T r a diti o n h a s it t h at St P at ri c k ti r st cli m b e d t hi s m o u nt ai n d u ri n g t h e C h ri sti a n s e a s o n of L e nt i n 4 4 1 C E. O n c e t h e r e, h e f a st e d a n d p r a y e d al o n e at t h e t o p of t h e m o u nt ai n.
C r o a g h P at ri c k h a s b e e n a p o p ul a r pil g ri m a g e sit e f o r I ri s h C h ri sti a n s si n c e m e di e v al ti m e s. T h e pil g ri m a g e r o ut e i s a 4 k m -l o n g t r ail t h at l e a d s u p t o t h e s u m mit of t h e m o u nt ai n. T h e r e y o u will fi n d a c h u r c h t h at w a s b uilt b y l o c al C at h oli c s i n 1 9 0 5. N e a r t h e t o p, t h e p at h i s st e e p a n d c o v e r e d wit h l o o s e r o c k. T h e w h ol e cli m b u s u all y t a k e s a b o ut t w o h o u r s t o c o m pl et e.
K E Y C O N C E P T
A n act of p e n a nc e is a n act t h at y o u c arr y o ut t o s h o w t h at y o u ar e s orr y f or h avi n g off e n d e d G o d.
T HI N K A B O U T ... 1 8 8 D E B AT E
T o d a y, m o r e t h a n 8 0, 0 0 0 p e o pl e cli m b t h e m o u nt ai n e a c h y e a r. S o m e d o s o b e c a u s e it off e r s a s p e ct a c ul a r vi e w of t h e s u r r o u n di n g c o u nt r y si d e. H o w e v e r, C h ri sti a n pil g ri m s f oll o w t h e r o ut e t o t h e s u m mit b e c a u s e t h e y w a nt t o f oll o w i n St P at ri c k’ s f o ot st e p s. T h e y w a nt t o k n e el w h e r e h e k n elt a n d p r a y w h e r e h e p r a y e d. T h e y d r a w i n s pi r ati o n a n d st r e n gt h f r o m St P at ri c k’ s d e e p f ait h i n G o d. I n t h e p a st, pil g ri m s cli m b e d u p C r o a g h P at ri c k i n t h ei r b a r e f e et. T hi s w a s a n a ct of h u milit y. Alt h o u g h it i s n o l o n g e r n e c e s s a r y t o d o s o t o d a y, s o m e pil g ri m s still cli m b t h e m o u nt ai n i n t h ei r b a r e f e et. T h e y d o s o t o s e e k G o d’ s f o r gi v e n e s s a n d off e r p e n a n c e f o r t h ei r si n s.
C H E C K Y O U R U N D E R S T A N DI N G I N T H E Z O N E
T h e i m p o rt a nt d a y of pil g ri m a g e i s Pil g ri m S u n d a y . It i s h el d o n t h e l a st S u n d a y i n J ul y e a c h y e a r. U p t o 2 5, 0 0 0 p e o pl e cli m b t h e m o u nt ai n o n t h at d a y al o n e. O n
H o w di d C hristi a ns m e et b ef or e 3 1 3 C E a n d w hy w as t his ?
( a) W h at is t h e foc al p oi nt of a C at h olic c h urc h ? ( b) W h at d o C at h olics d o wh e n t h ey e nt er a C at h olic c h urc h ? (c) W h at is a t ab er n acl e ? ( d) W h e n is t h e s a nct u ary l a m p lit ? ( e) W h at is a st ai n e d- gl ass wi n d o w ?
I N T H E Z O N E
( a) W h at is t h e foc al p oi nt of a n A n glic a n c h urc h ? ( b) W h at is t h e p urp os e of t h e c o m m u ni o n r ail ? (c) W h at is t h e l ect ern ? ( d) W h at is t h e ch a nc el ? ( e) W hy is t h e f o nt l oc at e d n e ar t h e e ntr a nc e of a n A n glic a n c h urc h ?
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