Labyrinth
Situated adjacent to the St Catherine's Garden of Memories, the Labyrinth will be open at all times.
Members of the community are invited to come alone or with family and friends to experience – "resting, walking and pausing" – as a way of restoring balance in a busy world.
Early morning and evening" labyrinth walks" are especially inspiring during summer. Parents picking up children from school or recreational classes are encouraged to enjoy a few moments of rest at the Labyrinth.
Labyrinths can be traced back 3,500 years, but the Labyrinth at the Cathedral of
Chartres in France – the pattern of our Labyrinth – dates to the 13th century. Throughout history, pilgrims have travelled to holy sites to encounter the sacred and 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.
