{"id":5925,"date":"2026-07-12T13:32:07","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T13:32:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vialusitana.org\/bencao-das-mochilas-nos-clerigos\/"},"modified":"2026-07-12T17:04:06","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T17:04:06","slug":"backpack-blessing-at-clerigos-church","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vialusitana.org\/en\/backpack-blessing-at-clerigos-church\/","title":{"rendered":"Backpack blessing at Cl\u00e9rigos Church"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Cl\u00e9rigos Church in Porto hosted the <strong>annual blessing of backpacks and pilgrims<\/strong>, organized by the Uni\u00e3o Internacional de Peregrinos Jacobeus (International Union of Jacobean Pilgrims \u2013 UIDPJ). Held last Saturday, <strong>July 11, at 11:00 a.m.<\/strong>, the ceremony brought together dozens of pilgrims, many of whom were about to begin the Camino.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">The Mass was presided over by <strong>Roberto Mariz<\/strong>, Auxiliary Bishop of Porto, with musical accompaniment by the <strong>Choir of the Oliveira do Douro Cultural Association<\/strong>, conducted by Luiz Filipe Marques. At the end of the celebration, the pilgrims and the backpacks placed near the altar were blessed.<\/p>\n<p>The UIDPJ has organized the ceremony annually since 2022, <strong>always 12 days before St. James\u2019 Day<\/strong>, celebrated on July 25. Open to all pilgrims, the initiative aims to consolidate Porto\u2019s role as a place of welcome, encounter, and departure along the Portuguese Camino routes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cl\u00e9rigos Church in Porto hosted the annual blessing of backpacks and pilgrims, organized by the Uni\u00e3o Internacional de Peregrinos Jacobeus (International Union of Jacobean Pilgrims \u2013 UIDPJ). Held last Saturday, July 11, at 11:00 a.m., the ceremony brought together dozens of pilgrims, many of whom were about to begin the Camino. 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