'REEK SUNDAY' - 27TH JULY 2025

This year’s Reek Sunday or climb of Croagh Patrick falls on 27 July, and thousands of pilgrims of all ages – from across the island and from abroad – are expected to scale the 765 metres (2,520ft) of Ireland’s ‘Holy Mountain’, just outside of Westport, Co Mayo, in the Archdiocese of Tuam.

The theme of Reek Sunday 2025 is ‘Christian Hope’, and this annual pilgrimage will continue the 1,600 year-old tradition of people scaling Ireland’s Holy Mountain to pray and participate in the Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confession), and the Sacrament of the Eucharist (Mass) at the summit.

The late Pope Francis designated 2025 as a universal ‘Jubilee Year of Hope’ and, for this year, Croagh Patrick, Lough Derg and Knock have been identified by the Irish Bishops as national pilgrimage sites.  These three well-known Irish sanctuaries have offered hope to pilgrims over generations and people can now obtain a ‘Pilgrim Passport’ for stamping when undertaking a pilgrimage to the three shrines during Jubilee Year 2025.  Once all three pilgrimage sites are visited, a pilgrim is eligible to receive a special commemorative Jubilee Year medal.

Below is a video that captures the spirit of the pilgrimage and of those people who take part in it.

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