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...you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual ​​SACRIFICES acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. 1 Peter 2:5
The Stone

Before the pilgrimage each pilgrim is asked to select a suitable stone and bring it with them for the start of the pilgrimage walk to carry along the Way of the Magi. On the Epiphany Pilgrimage the stone represents the pilgrim - their character, gifts, ambitions, failings - and it is the offering that each pilgrim brings to the Christ Child. In this way the pilgrims emulate the Magi of old in the offering of themselves.

Each evening, during Exposition and Adoration, way lay the stones before the Blessed Sacrament as an ongoing symbol of the gift of our life that we bring to Jesus. The stones stay before the tabernacle overnight and are collected after Mass in the morning for the continuation of the journey.
The Chapel of the Magi

We finish the pilgrimage at Bell. It is at the end of the pilgrimage and on this site that we lay the stones as a permanent offering to the Christ Child. Our stones are placed together in gabion cages and in this way will form the building blocks of what will become a new pilgrimage chapel dedicated to the three Magi, aptly named the Chapel of the Magi. In this way our offering, the offering of each pilgrim, forms the chapel with Christ as the foundation making manifest the notion of the Church as built of living stones ​(see 1 Peter 2:5). 

The chapel will slowly take form over time and be a testament to all those who have journeyed along the Way of the Magi. We are encouraged to bring a new stone each time we walk the Way of the Magi and visit the pilgrimage site. In this way, even though the chapel will be a sum of all the individual parts, it will form a holistic building standing as a witness to the faith of the pilgrims and as a living and growing sacramental sign to the glory and majesty of God.
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We acknowledge the Dharug, Gundungurra and Dharawal people as the Traditional Custodians of the land on which the Epiphany Pilgrimage and Season of Creation Camping Trip take place.  We pay respect to their Elders of the past, who have known and maintained a spiritual connection to the land for thousands of years, and give thanks to Elders present and future for their continued commitment to nurturing this sacred land and sharing their knowledge. 
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