Church Address
22508 Copper Hill
Santa Clarita,
 CA 91350

Office:
(661) 296-3180

Office Hours:
Monday:
1:30 -5:00pm
Tuesday - Friday:
9:00am -12:30 and
1:30 -5:00pm
 

Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic Parish * Santa Clarita, CA

Labyrinths can be traced back 3,500 years. Throughout history, pilgrims have traveled to holy sites to encounter the sacred and to renew their faith. When the Crusades and the plague made pilgrimage to the Holy Land almost impossible, Labyrinths came into use as a pilgrimage-in-place. Pilgrims could engage in the same kind of prayer journey without leaving their native land.

Walking the Labyrinth is straightforward. The path to the center and the path out are one and the same. The Labyrinth is not a maze or a puzzle. It is simply a path.

Take some time to clear your mind, to relax before you walk. Move at your own pace. Be open to inner promptings to pause, to slow down, to pass others. Do what feels natural. Maintain silence throughout your walk, for your benefit and for the sake of others.

As you enter the Labyrinth, you begin the first of three stages of your walk - Purgation. This is a time for releasing, letting go of the details of your life, the cares and concerns that keep you distracted and stressed.

As you reach the center, you are open to the stage of Illumination. Stay in the Center as long as you like. Continue to do what feels natural. Sit, kneel, stand, meditate, face several directions. Read something you have brought with you on this journey. Stay in the center for as long as you wish. It is a place for clarity and insight. Receive what is there for you.

As you prepare to leave the Labyrinth, take time for gratitude and for integrating this experience into your life. This part of the walk is the path of Union, joining God, bringing back to the world a renewed vision or a refreshed spirit. Each time you walk the Labyrinth, you may become more empowered to find and do the work God has given you. Spend some time outside the Labyrinth in reflection and meditation before you leave.

With the challenges and concerns of our busy lives, the Labyrinth offers a way to journey in faith, to find stillness and rest.

You are invited to walk the Labyrinth alone or with a group, at the beginning or end of your day, on your lunch break, as the sun sets, by starlight and moonlight, in all seasons.