Saint Simon & Saint Jude

God of Love,
As we think about all that has changed this year,
help us to trust that you are always with us.
As we remember those who have died,
help us to trust they are at peace with you.
As we reach out to others with kindness and care,
may hope shine out in every heart and home.
Amen

The Passion Trail is a self-guided walk of discovery across 14 locations between Clapham, Brixton, Stockwell, Vauxhall, Kennington and Waterloo. The eight mile-long Passion Trail interprets the Stations of the Cross to explore the persistence of solidarity, love and hope amid the darkness of injustice, pain and despair. 

The trail is suitable for all ages, with special children’s activities at several stations. Visitors will experience interactive art that tell the story of Jesus’ arrest, trial, torture and death, and find quiet spaces for reflection and prayer during a time of personal and national trauma.

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The season of joyful celebration that begins at Christmas now continues through the successive Sundays of Epiphany, and the festal cycle ends only with the Feast of the Presentation (Candlemas). The child who has been manifested to the magi at his birth is now recognized by Simeon and Anna, when he comes to be presented in the Temple according to the Law of Israel. He is both ‘a light to lighten the Gentiles’ and ‘the glory of God’s people Israel’. But the redemption he will bring must be won through suffering; the Incarnation is directed to the Passion; and Simeon’s final words move our attention away from the celebration of Christmas and towards the mysteries of Easter.