The tomb of the Apostle James
Europe’s old walking prayer. You go because an apostle’s tomb is at the end of a road, and because the road itself — the blisters, the strangers, the Mass in village after village — does the preaching.
Santiago de Compostela, GaliciaFeast 25 July
The pilgrimage
To arrive, not to have opinions about arriving. The botafumeiro in the cathedral is a bonus, not the point.
The Camino still converts people who thought they were only hiking.
St. James is the apostle of a Church that walks.
The apparition, the Gospel sign, the body, the image — whatever this place is known for, told as a file of its own.
