– Comes from the Latin peregrinatio , long journey to a foreign country; in religious terms, however, it means the journey to holy places or places of worship. Male Israelites were to present themselves to the Lord three times a year:
Ex 23, 17 : Three times a year, every male individual will present himself before the Lord.
– On the Feast of Unleavened Bread, or Passover:
Ex 23,15 : You shall observe the Feast of Unleavened Bread: for seven days, in the month of the ears.
Deut 16:1 : In the month of the ears, take care to celebrate the Passover in honor of the Lord.
– On the Feast of the Harvest, also called Weeks or Pentecost:
Ex 23,16 : Then there will be the feast of the Harvest, of the firstfruits of your work.
Deut 16:9-10 : Then you shall celebrate the Feast of Weeks in honor of the Lord your God.
– And on the Feast of Ingathering or Tabernacles:
Ex 23,16 : Then there will be the feast of the Harvest, of the firstfruits of your work.
Deut 16:13 : You will celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles for seven days, when you have collected the produce.
– There were psalms and songs sung by pilgrims in search of Jerusalem. These are the so-called chants of ascents or graduals (from the Latin gradus passo , to walk, march):
Ps 120–134 : I lift up my eyes to the mountains […] My help will come from […], creator of heaven and earth.
– Jesus went with his parents every year to Jerusalem:
Lc 2,41: Seus pais iam todos os anos a Jerusalém para a festa da Páscoa.
– Já com seus discípulos, foi à Festa dos Tabernáculos:
Jo 7,2.10: Aproximava-se a festa dos judeus chamada dos Tabernáculos.
– Participou da Festa da Dedicação:
Jo 10,22: Celebrava-se em Jerusalém a festa da Dedicação. Era inverno.
– Subiu a Jerusalém a fim de celebrar sua última Páscoa com os discípulos:
Mt 26,17: E desde aquele instante, procurava uma ocasião favorável para entregar Jesus.
Mc 14,12-25: Perguntaram-lhe os discípulos: “Onde queres que preparemos a refeição da Páscoa?”.
Lc 22,7-23: Jesus enviou Pedro e João, dizendo: “Ide e preparai-nos a ceia da Páscoa”.
Jn 13,1-30 : Before the Feast of the Passover, Jesus knowing that his hour had come to pass from this world to the Father.
– See DIASPORA
