Every human being needs to make sense of life. To make sense of the "whys" which emerge from the deepest part of each of us. The questions, like the answers, are infinite if we seek them at their true and genuine source... Christ.

Every human being needs to seek and to find their place in this world. In order to do this we need to set out on the path and one of the privileges we enjoy in Spain and in the world as a whole is the Pilgrimage to Santiago- a human journey of both searching and finding.

When should you make the Pilgrimage to Santiago?

1) If you are worried about your life -the present and the future...come!

2) If you believe you have to change the world -come!

3) If you find it hard to get things done -come!

4) If you have not yet discovered your worth -come!

5) If you feel alone in life -come!

6) If you want to be, but cannot -come!

7) If you do not believe in yourself and undervalue yourself -come!

8) If you have not yet discovered the genuine Jesus of Nazareth -come!

9) If you cannot find an answer to the "whys" -come!

10) If your spirituallife is dormant and you wish to revive it and find a new way of life - come on the Pilgrimage to Santiago!
   

If you do come on the Pilgrimage to Santiago I am certain that you will find some answers and if you cannot discover them on your own, those who are with you on the path willlend you a hand. Come and we will reach out to Jesus of Nazareth who is, was and ever shall be the expert in understanding human beings THROUGH LOVE AND WITH LOVE. 

The Pilgrimage to Santiago is:

A worldwide spiritual reality

A path of light

A path for seeking and finding

A path of peace and brotherhood

A path of life and hope

A journey of oneness where none are strangers and all are as brothers

A meeting point for brothers regardless of race or culture

Diversity enriches us when we share it and impoverishes us when we close ourselves up within ourselves believing it to be the right thing to do. Before Jesus of Nazareth we are all equal. Those who attempt to make distinctions between human beings end up impoverishing themselves spiritually.

The Pilgrimage to Santiago is a journey Universality, in which we all feel as one and each feels a part of a small travelling universe, beyond the confines of nationalism. A living brotherhood in which acceptance of each other overcomes trivial differences. A path of fellowship and respect. A time of reunion for the being that we are and the one we wish to be, with Jesus as guide and hope. An opening onto the small world of each of us, of each human being to understand the Universal nature of Jesus.

The Pilgrimage to Santiago is a journey that takes place within oneself forgetting the idols that enslave us and seeking ideals that lend us dignity. A journey which, in the desert of our doubt, opens up our horizons, ights our way and helps us to see. It helps us to live and gives us back our lives.

It helps us to discover ourselves and to discover the genuine and distinct paths taken by those great pilgrims Christ and Saint James. 

A journey that helps us to be fair and free in our dealings with others, capable of being natural and unaffected and setting to one side the pride which impoverishes us.
 

This journey will help you to discover the love of Christ and to live it to the full.
 

A personal discovery of Jesus of Nazareth is vital.

We cannot be followers of Jesus by hearsay alone. Personal experience is essential. On this journey we have to give our lives direction. 

This is the time to take a risk because our securities tie us down and paralyse us, preventing us from loving.

Sometimes Christ passes right by us and we do not wish to see him: In a pauper, in a child,in an old person, in any life-seeking being.

Christ is to be found on this life-journey, the Pilgrimage to Santiago. Can we see him? Do we not wish to see him? Do we prevent others from seeing him? Do we close their eyes to life? To optimism? To hope? Do we keep them apart from the love of Jesus through the din of our folklore? Sometimes we see a distorted Jesus. We are all to blame for this. On the Road we can and indeed must discover the genuine Christ

The real pilgrim is he who sets out on the journey guided by the faith of our ancestors who, like the ancient people of Israel, sought to find answers.

The culture which is to be found on the Road to Santiago springs from this faith and is a reflection of faith. he entire culture one sees on this Pilgrimage is an expression of Christian faith. To try to see the culture without looking at its Christian roots is a waste of spiritual time. It is fooling ourselves. The Pilgrimage to Santiago is a journey of faith, not a cultural journey without faith. The Road is to be lived not to be spoken about, relying only on our usual simplistic view of things. The Pilgrimage is whatever the pilgrim makes of it, acknowledging that alongside the pilgrim are people who only want to turn it into a tourist outing, a trek, or a holiday disconnected from its sociological and spiritual context

However we do need to prioritise our values on this searching journey which nowadays in our society travels third class on the train of our private lives

It is essential that we set realistic goals if we are not to be weighed down by life. Life should not be a burden for ahuman being. Let us look upon life with hope in our eyes. And with faith and hope, let us put Life back into our lives.

Let us believe in love, not fear. If Jesus is Love, why do we fear Love so? On the Road you should discover your true self and encounter that interior world which at times doesn't let you see much beyond yourself. The world needs you and your values. You need to spread the message of Jesus' love

If you are really seeking life, come to Santiago. Do not fear life. Christ is waiting for us with open arms. He needs us all. It's never too late. Do not lose hope. Come to Santiago and if you search in the silence and in the Eucharist you will find life.

If you come on the Pilgrimage, do not come as part of a crowd. Solitude is necessary so that no one interrupts your search. The Pilgrimage is not a race but rather an exercise in spirituality 

Do not come in a hurry and at great speed, but rather in an exercise of the spirit. Do not come in a hurry and at great speed, live each stage in the development of your faith. Savour what you find on the journey, seek to be yourself without getting mixed up with the crowd. Think and you shall find answers
   

It is never too late for a personal meeting with Christ.

It is never too late for joy.

It is never too late to smile. 

It is never too late to share joy. 

It is never too late to find. 

It is never too late reflect. 

It is never too late, however late it be, to begin. 

It is never too late to discover yourself. 

It is never too late to learn to live truly in truth. 

It is never too late for anything, especially to love and to feel loved in the LOVE OF CHRIST:
 

Forget the past, which is history and live the present, which is your reality, project the future, which is hope. Do not let yourself by paralysed in life like the pillar of salt which if not melted gives no meaning to life.

Discover yourself, you will be discovering the faith of Jesus. A christian must be light and hope to himself and others

Come out of yourself and you shall find others.

May God bless you.