As we continue our miniseries on the history of pilgrimage, we turn to Mike Aquilina, an author who brings the writings and lives of the early Church Fathers alive. In our conversation, we explore pilgrimage as imitation of Christ and the witness of the early saints in the Holy Land. We consider how we know the location of the Gospel sites and the power of oral tradition, entrusted to early Christians by figures like the Blessed Mother. With figures like Melito of Sardis, Jerome, Paula, and Eustochium, and the important diary of Egeria, the history of Christian pilgrimage in the Holy Land reminds us that when we walk these paths, we follow in the footsteps of Christ and His Mystical Body.

To find out more about Mike, visit: https://fathersofthechurch.com
To travel with Mike this November, visit: https://versoministries.com/departures/mike-aquilina-italy-pilgrimage-november-2024/


Recommended Reading by Mike Aquilina
The Fathers of the Church
The Apostles and Their Times
Seven Revolutions: How Christianity Changed the World and Can Change It Again
Good Pope, Bad Pope: Their Lives, Our Lessons

Want to know more about Greco-Roman Pilgrimage?
Pilgrim Diary of Egeria
Pilgrimage in Grego-Roman & Early Christian Antiquity by Jas' Elsner and Ian Rutherford
The Memory of the Eyes: Pilgrims to Living Saints in Christian Late Antiquity by Gorgia Frank