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    James the Apostle

    July 25, 2022 in the United States ☀️ 100 °F

    Today is the Feast Day of St. James!

    The reason last year and this year are considered Holy Years—when St. James’ Feast Day falls on a Sunday, Pope Francis declared it a Holy Year for the Camino. Because many pilgrims could not travel due to COVID, the Pope extended the Holy Year one more year. Camino de Santiago pilgrimage is also described as the Way of St. James.

    Saint Jacob, or Saint James, was one of the twelve apostles of Jesus. He was born in Bethsaida, a village on Lake Tiberias, in present-day Israel. He was the son of the fisherman Zebedee and the brother of the apostle John.

    What is clear from their writings is that Saint James was a faithful follower of Jesus. Together with Peter and his brother John, he is considered one of the three most important disciples. He is the patron saint of Spain, where the end of the pilgrimage route named after him can also be found.

    Saint James traveled to Spain to spread the word of Christ there. He is said to have spent about seven years here before returning to Jerusalem. Around Easter of AD 44, Saint James was the first of the apostles to die a martyr when he was beheaded under the command of Herod Agrippa, king of the Herodians.

    Saint James’s head is said to be buried in Jerusalem’s Armenian Quarter, where a cathedral is dedicated to Saint James the Greater. The building is said to mark the spot where he was beheaded.

    According to the accounts, the body of Saint James made a long journey west After the death of the apostle, his body is said to have been taken to the Iberian Peninsula in a boat led by an angel. After that, the saint was buried in the place where Santiago de Compostela is now located. This place is even named after him: the Spanish name of Saint Jacob, Santo Iago, or San Yago, was shortened to Santiago.    Read more

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    Fifty Days and Counting!

    July 8, 2022 in the United States 🌙 82 °F

    Happy Friday! I decided to begin my journal — Pre Camino de Santiago today.

    I have walked 6+ miles every day since I returned from our European vacation. Next week, I will increase my mileage to 10 miles a day—with my backpack of course. I am easing back into my walking since vacation, I don’t want to chance an injury that might cause my training to be stalled.

    In Dallas, we have a heat “warning” today. The temps will once again be in triple digits and the heat index even more dangerously high. I will work out in the gym today and work on uphill climbing—preparing for the Pyrenees portion of the Camino.

    I find myself praying constantly for my Camino. I wake up in the morning or the middle of the night thinking about it. I go to sleep thinking about it. I am not sure if this is fear, or the strong desire to complete the entire 500-mile walk. I don’t know that it matters right now. I am doing all I can now to be prepared—well, as prepared as one can be for the unknown. I equate this feeling to when I was expecting our first child, Sara. It was all I thought about, prayed, and prepared for—but no one can really tell you what your experience will be like—what it is like to have a baby dependent on you. It takes going through it to know. So I am opening my heart and mind to an adventure, praying for joy, fellowship with other pilgrims, good health, and safety.

    There are times I wish I wasn’t going alone—but this isn’t Joe’s cup of tea. He would be miserable. And I don’t want that for him or my Santiago experience. My friend, Diane had planned to do a portion of the Camino a few years ago, but COVID got in the way. Then Diane had to drop out of going due to a walking/hiking accident she had that compromised her ankle for such a long walk.

    So, I will go alone. I will continue to fully rely on God today and every day — especially as I prepare and walk my Camino.    Read more

    Trip start
    September 8, 2022