Writing with Julian of Norwich: Third Annual Pilgrimage
- Marie Laure
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- Aug 12
- 2 min read
If you have been following this blog for a while, then you have seen photos and updates posted from the 2024 and 2025 pilgrimages to Norwich, England. (Please see “All Blogs Pilgrimage” on this website if you missed it.)
Julian was alive and writing in the Fourteenth century when women were not meant to have a voice, and nobody was allowed to read or write in the English language. She broke all the rules and became the first known woman to have written a book in English (published posthumously). Julian was the quintessential insider/outsider, living attached to St. Julian’s Church, while writing words of her own that did not align with the Roman Church’s message of the day. Her message was love.
The theme for the upcoming 2026 pilgrimage will be Writing with Julian of Norwich. Six Pilgrim Sisters are invited to join me for a week in Norwich next May. We will enjoy lodgings at the All Hallow’s Guesthouse right next door to the anchorage where Julian lived and wrote Revelations of Divine Love. We will celebrate Julian’s Feast Day, May 8, with the Friends of Julian. We will tour and participate in events at the National Center for Writing, just down the hill. Norwich is a UNESCO City of Literature. We will spend time at Norwich Cathedral and walk the large labyrinth. The Cathedral librarian will take us into the archives. We will visit the British Library in London to explore three of the handwritten manuscripts. At the guesthouse we will have tea and cakes with local Julian scholars. We will write our own “revelations”as we gather daily to reflect and share our encounters of Julian in her very hospitable community of Norwich.
Norwich, England is preserved in many ways just as Julian’s writing. Charming narrow cobblestone streets and winding river walks with swans at every turn are the backdrop for the pilgrimage. What is a pilgrimage, you ask? Take a look at “What makes a pilgrimage a pilgrimage” under “On Pilgrimage” here marielaureauthor.com
This is your early-bird invitation to reserve your place for the seven day pilgrimage in May of 2026 before it is advertised. With only six places, this is first come, first served. Dates and prices will be forthcoming. All inquiries may be sent directly to me, your pilgrimage leader, at marielaureauthor@gmail.com
Here is one of the 2025 Pilgrim Sisters’ sentiments shared upon returning home: . . .”I just reread what I wrote on that day. It brings tears to my eyes. What we shared with each other that day was so beautiful. I very much enjoyed our writing time together and discovered that I really enjoy writing in a group setting extemporaneously.” K. M.
Lots of information can be found through these links.
Your passion for Julian remains and has had and will continue to have rippling effects… especially for those who believe they are voiceless! What a remarkable calling!