tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3524471174570445036.post7073591067051357779..comments2023-05-16T12:26:09.102+01:00Comments on The Historical House: Welborn Barton Griffith and ChartresMrs McLeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18095035617334068201noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3524471174570445036.post-83921681767931824632016-04-30T23:40:39.348+01:002016-04-30T23:40:39.348+01:00Thanks for the advice! At first I thought, hey, wh...Thanks for the advice! At first I thought, hey, what a great opportunity to make up and tell stories, just like in the Canterbury Tales, but I think in those days pilgrimages were everyone's idea of a countryside holiday.Mrs McLeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18095035617334068201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3524471174570445036.post-79479844764022987552016-04-30T23:38:18.507+01:002016-04-30T23:38:18.507+01:00Okay, that much French I do know. In Canada by law...Okay, that much French I do know. In Canada by law all us anglo kids have to study French, and my class got the three basic prayers and the French version of the national anthem!Mrs McLeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18095035617334068201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3524471174570445036.post-31651704949536114482016-04-30T18:33:59.910+01:002016-04-30T18:33:59.910+01:00do you know Counter Cultural Father blog? (ccfathe...do you know Counter Cultural Father blog? (ccfather.blogspot.com, i think, or something similar) he's anonymous but appears to be a stalwart of the pilgrimage, and posts a lot every year in the run up to it, with plenty of practical advice as well as edification and lots of plainchant, traditional french hymns etc.<br /><br />ps. I have not forgotten that I owe you an email, but am trying to be *intentional* (as the evangelical women bloggers love to say) about my computer tapping, and there's one paragraph i'm having trouble with, but i will send it soon. Hypatiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16911234818223693712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3524471174570445036.post-6733889835275033272016-04-30T17:35:14.859+01:002016-04-30T17:35:14.859+01:00Oh, and get someone to teach you the 'Hail Mar...Oh, and get someone to teach you the 'Hail Mary' in French, if they know it, for singing the Rosary along the way!Clarenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3524471174570445036.post-41034507058591471692016-04-30T17:33:00.550+01:002016-04-30T17:33:00.550+01:00The best advice I was given is "A pilgrimage ...The best advice I was given is "A pilgrimage is not a retreat" There will be lots of time to just THINK and having an intention, (or the intentions of others) helped me a lot along the way.<br />Take lots of snacks, and lots of water! Will be praying for you all.Clarenoreply@blogger.com