Tuesday, April 05, 2005

Perigrinatio

I love this word (although I spelled it wrong because the real spelling was already taken). Here is an explanation I came across:

Green martyrs' refers to Celtic missionaries - the wandering peregrini - who set out from home never expecting to return. There was no "term of service", no furloughs - they went forth as they were led and were eventually buried in some foreign field at the end of their lifelong peregrinatio: their pilgrimage for and with God.

I want to be a "green martyr". I want to set out from my home never expecting to return. I want my life to be a pilgrimage for and with God.

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