PODCAzT 189 – Voices of the Fathers 04 – The Pilgrimage of Egeria

I recently rediscovered a slim volume entitled The Osterley Selection from the Latin Fathers, published in 1950. The preface praises the great classical authors—Caesar, Cicero, Livy, Virgil—yet insists that Christian also worthy. The collection includes brief selections from Fathers of the Church. It occurred to me that I might offer a podcast of the readings with an English translation, comments and the Latin original. Today we hear from a 4th century nun name Egeria, or sometime Etheria and her pilgrimage, Itinerario or Peregrinatio, an extended journey through Egypt, Sinai, Palestine, Syria, and Mesopotamia.   In this excerpt she describes Holy Thursday night liturgy in Jerusalem.