Religion and Mythology
And proclaim that the people shall observe Hajj pilgrimage. They will come to you walking or riding on various exhausted (means of transportation). They will come from the farthest locations.
To visit these is obligatory if one can afford it and is able to do so, and if no obstacle stands in one's way.
—Synopsis and Codification of The Kitáb-i-Aqdas
Addressing Ser Vaindreau's conspicuous absence at the anointment ceremony, the archbishop explained that the knight had begged leave to depart on a pilgrimage─a final wish for peace and solitude that the Church could hardly deny.
—"What Remains of a Knight", Final Fantasy XIV
To go on pilgrimage is not simply to visit a place to admire its treasures of nature, art or history. To go on pilgrimage really means to step out of ourselves in order to encounter God where he has revealed himself, where his grace has shone with particular splendour and produced rich fruits of conversion and holiness among those who believe.
