What Is The Pilgrim's Year?
The Pilgrim's Year serves as the Saintly Journeys Liturgical Calendar — a structured, three-year cycle of weekly Gospel readings that cater to Catholic, Protestant, and seeker pilgrims alike. Similar to the Catholic Church's liturgical year, it organizes sacred time around the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Each year highlights a primary Gospel — Luke, John, and Matthew — guiding participants through six seasons of the soul's journey: Awakening, Encounter, Formation, the Emmaus Road, the Sent, and the Fallow. Notably, two readings recur as Annual Anchors each year: the Emmaus Road (Luke 24:13–35) in Week 27, and the Restoration of Peter (John 21:15–19) during the Emmaus Road season, providing a basis for Christian reflections.
To engage with The Pilgrim's Year, simply identify the current week and read that Gospel passage slowly and prayerfully. One reading per week, one season at a time, enhances your understanding of the liturgical year. The Pilgrim's Year begins each cycle on the First Sunday of Advent, with all readings taken from the English Standard Version (ESV).
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