Rogation: Reviving an annual tradition of blessing the land
Since the 5th century parishes have marked Rogation Sunday (10th May this year) by walking their boundaries, praying for the land, and gathering the community in celebration.
The British Pilgrimage Trust is offering grants to help local parishes bring this beautiful tradition to life.
- £250 grants to help fund hospitality and festivities for a community to lead an outdoor procession with land blessings, and a shared lunch.
Rogation invites a community to step outside to pray for, and bless, fields and footpaths, crops and gardens, wildlife and neighbours, and to welcome the wider community into a shared celebration of place.
Applications close Sunday, 22 March.
To apply, complete the short online form outlining how your parish will celebrate. And if you’d like to support this initiative with a donation, please reply to this email, as ideally we want to fund every community who applies.
Let’s renew this ancient custom for the modern age.
Rogation Sunday Explained
