The Holy Cross Pilgrimage begins in London on Good Friday
Holy Cross Pilgrimage 2025: A Journey of Faith Across England and Wales
Throughout the Jubilee Year 2025, the Holy Cross Pilgrimage will carry a relic of the True Cross to churches across England and Wales, offering the faithful an opportunity for veneration and prayer.
The pilgrimage begins on Good Friday at Corpus Christi, Maiden Lane, in London with a Solemn Procession and Benediction of the Holy Cross at 6.30 pm. The service will be accompanied by polyphony from the Southell Consort, who will perform works including Palestrina’s Vexilla Regis and Victoria’s Improperia. The service will be livestreamed here.
Following this inaugural service, the relic will travel northwards and visit towns, villages, and traditional pilgrimage sites, crisscrossing the country throughout the year. Each stop will include special liturgical celebrations or devotions drawing the faithful together in prayer. Details of events can be seen at the pilgrimage’s official website: holycross2025.org.
This national pilgrimage is taking place as the Latin Mass Society marks its sixtieth anniversary, and its principal intentions are for the good estate of the Catholic Church and the conversion of England and Wales.
The faithful are warmly invited to submit their own prayer intentions via the pilgrimage website. The site also includes up-to-date information on forthcoming events and will be continually updated as new venues and dates are confirmed.
