Sentences with phrase «years of pilgrimage»

Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage by Haruki Murakami

His latest novel to reach American shores, Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage has been no different, and our reviewer, Megan Fishmann, affirms that this sorrow - steeped novel was worth the wait.

Unfortunately, people who do not read Japanese have had to wait quite some time to read Murakami's latest, Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage, which was published to acclaim in Japan in April 2013.

Random House Australia is including a sheet of stickers designed by five Japanese artists with each first edition of Haruki Murakami's new novel, Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage, scheduled for release August 12.

He released the novel «Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage» in April 2013, and a collection of short stories entitled «Onna no Inai Otokotachi» (Men Without Women) in April 2014.

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This may be the last year Kenny, Ireland's leader since 2011, makes the White House pilgrimage on behalf of Ireland.

We have 2 million Muslim pilgrims visiting every year to do the Hajj» — the annual pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca — «and they are no trouble.

Just like every four years, thousands of sports fans are making the pilgrimage to the Summer Olympics.

The area attracts millions of Muslims each year, especially during the Hajj pilgrimage which starts next month.

But I have joined the thousands of Russians who make pilgrimages to the lavra each year.

As for the somewhat chaotic condition in the Vatican in the latter years of the pontificate — not to mention the poor preparation for the 2012 pilgrimage to Mexico and Cuba, which seems to have had an impact far beyond the Caribbean — why did Pope Benedict not ind himself a more competent «prime minister» than Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, whose record as Secretary of State the pope emeritus continues to defend in Last Testament: a defence that may be admirable as personal loyalty, but is inexplicable otherwise?

Looking at the figures, showing steadily increasing numbers of pilgrims (with peaks in the Jubilee Years: next one 2021) it seems to me that the turning point in 20th Century numbers was in 1982, the first pilgrimage to Santiago of St John Paul II.

(CNN)- Each year, more than 3 million Muslims commit to Hajj, the pilgrimage to Mecca that represents the fifth and final «pillar» of Islam and the largest annual human gathering on the planet.

Each year Muslims from all over the world, Muslims of every color and race, gather in the Holy Land to fulfill their obligation to make the pilgrimage.

The Hijaz is called the Holy Land, for there stands the Ka «ba, which is the goal of thousands of pilgrims every year, and nearby is Arafat where pilgrims slaughter their sacrifices at the great Feast of the Sacrifice (Id al - Qurban) which terminates the pilgrimage.

[127][128] The main points of the treaty included the cessation of hostilities; the deferral of Muhammad's pilgrimage to the following year; and an agreement to send back any Meccan who had gone to Medina without the permission of their protector.

The last years of Evelyn Underhill's spiritual pilgrimage thus found her, a pacifist, although she never worked her ideas into a finely spun philosophy.

Thousands of Orthodox believers from Russia make pilgrimage to Chersonesos every year.

He had watched the sacred New Year procession; he had seen, for the pious but benighted Babylonian, a profound mystery taking place under the eyes of the beholder as Marduk and Nabu went out in solemn pilgrimage to the Akitu house, there to settle the fates of the incoming year; he had witnessed the annual festival in which Marduk triumphed over all his foes, cosmic and terrestrial, and himself died that life might once more return to the woYear procession; he had seen, for the pious but benighted Babylonian, a profound mystery taking place under the eyes of the beholder as Marduk and Nabu went out in solemn pilgrimage to the Akitu house, there to settle the fates of the incoming year; he had witnessed the annual festival in which Marduk triumphed over all his foes, cosmic and terrestrial, and himself died that life might once more return to the woyear; he had witnessed the annual festival in which Marduk triumphed over all his foes, cosmic and terrestrial, and himself died that life might once more return to the world.

It's hard to believe that it's been five years since my son, Stephen, and I spent two months in Rome — all of Lent and Easter Week — preparing a book that would allow readers to make the city's ancient Lenten station church pilgrimage at home.

Though he had been on a three - year pilgrimage, had «devoured» churches like a religious fanatic, his God was the art of an alien religion, and he was not at peace.

He went on to describe a pilgrimage that he had made to Auschwitz a few years ago group of Catholics and Jews.

A few years ago, when I made a pilgrimage to the French shrine of Lourdes, one could work towards an indulgence by visiting certain holy sites and praying there.

Thirty years after he made his own pilgrimage, as he calls it, many Buddhists in Asia remembered him and spoke of his friendly openness and understanding.

Karl Barth, in his 1939 report to the readers of The Christian Century on «How My Mind Has Changed,» wrote the following concerning his theological pilgrimage during the 1930s: «In these years I had to learn that Christian doctrine, if it is to merit its name and if it is to build up the Christian church in the world as she must needs be built up, has to be exclusively and conclusively the doctrine of Jesus Christ - of Jesus Christ as the living Word of God spoken to us men.»

Might it have been because he knew the goal was now within his reach, that after three hard years of testing, trial, stress and many disappointments, giving, always giving, pouring out his mind, his heart, his very soul, spilling forth so readily the vibrant life that was within him in acts of healing, feeding, loving, might it have been with some relief he caught sight of the end of his long journey, glimpsed the goal which, fearful though it was to us, to him would mean fulfillment of his task, the long - expected climax and conclusion of his pilgrimage?

When he went on pilgrimage to Fatima on May 13, 1982, to give thanks for his life being spared during the assassination attempt a year before, John Paul II said, «In the designs of Providence there are no mere coincidences.»

I don't consider myself a wine expert — just an everyday person with a love for the grape, a few annual Pilgrimages to wine regions and at the end of each year, an ugly Visa summary to prove it.

My pilgrimage to their store is the highlight of my year (I think I am due soon...) I made a buffalo chicken version of these and they were to die for.

Each year hundreds of pupils — rich, white middle - aged men, mostly — make a pilgrimage there to spend $ 500 for an hour with the master and much more at the Rio craps tables, downtown.

It is this passion that has endeared this blog to our US supporters, we have met many of them at the Bridge over the years as they make a footballing pilgrimage.

He further listed a variety of support packages including the bank's preparedness to sponsor the organization of this year's Ghana Hajj Agents Association Seminars, support towards the celebration of the end of Ramadan and media announcements / adverts to ensure full participation of the Muslim community in the 2017 Pilgrimage to Mecca.

So firm was Lopez's hold on his Democrat - dominated borough that elected officials and would - be elected officials alike would routinely make the pilgrimage to the taxpayer - funded Ridgewood - Bushwick Senior Center picnic he threw every year, and those with the power to do so approved hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of NYC and state member items that the assemblyman used to build his senior services empire.

Other groups operating in support of progressive campaigns and organizations — most prominently the New Organizing Institute through its RootsCamp tech - training pilgrimages — also have helped with that goal in recent years.

Mr. Skelos is hardly the first powerful politician to make the pilgrimage to Brooklyn's kosher soup kitchens, but he is the most notable Republican to do so in recent years, demonstrating a new reality that a swath of heavily Democratic Brooklyn and Queens is ready to vote for candidates who belong to the same party as Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum.

«I am anticipating that with the calibre of people that have been assembled on the board this year, under the leadership of a well - known figure, a man who has distinguished himself in service of our country, the problems of the annual pilgrimage would be things of the past and that we will see a smooth, seamless movement of people to and from Mecca as a regular occurrence,» he said.

The Hajj Board under the former National Democratic Congress (NDC) administration has left behind a debt of Ghc23 million accrued from organizing last year's pilgrimage to Mecca.

Punch Editorial Board For stopping the sponsorship of religious pilgrimages, the Lagos State Government saved N4.5 billion in the past three years.

A year after Governor Peter Obi of Anambra State, refused the State from participating in the yearly pilgrimage to holy land for not being airlifted from...

Fanwo said: «The travails of the chairman stemmed from allegations of corruption, nepotism and blatant disregard to the welfare of the state's contingent to this year's pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia.»

The golden outline of Shwe Myitzu Pagoda — a pilgrimage site for local Buddhists, accessible only by boat during most of the year — shimmers on the horizon like a mirage.

After years of living next to the Pacific, journalist Nestor decides to zip up his wet suit and embark on a pilgrimage to understand our connection to the ocean from surface to floor.

This year, Hajj, the pilgrimage to Mecca, begins September 9, bringing with it opportunity for outbreaks due to the number of travelers.

This week, researchers described an ambitious project to study 1000 years of sickness and health in people buried since the year 1039 in one graveyard along a well - known pilgrimage route in Tuscany, Italy.

What makes it special: This island has been a place of pilgrimage since the year 635, when King Oswald handed over the Holy Island of Lindisfarne to St. Aiden for his monastery, so it's safe to say this hike is a historical, spiritual, and significant one.

Whether you're planning an end - of - year pilgrimage to Bali, building a tiny house, or starting a college fund for your kid, dive into the nitty - gritty details.

From California desert yoga festivals to pilgrimage meditation retreats, glance at the list of this year's spiritual festivals and retreats below to see...

Brunei Dating Sites «The Philippines is an ideal destination for religious pilgrimage, not only for sightseeing but to actually experience time - honored Filipino traditions dating back to the pre... pilgrims visit key religious sites across the globe every year, with... Beijing claims most of the South China Sea, even waters approaching neighbouring countries, as its sovereign territory,

I don't consider myself a wine expert — just an everyday person with a love for the grape, a few annual Pilgrimages to wine regions and at the end of each year, an ugly Visa summary to prove it.

American actor Cliff DeYoung began a stop - and - start film career with Pilgrimage in 1972; most of his work for the next several years was on stage and in television.