“When a great multitude is making a pilgrimage, I should never advise him to do so, for as a rule people return on these occasions in a state of greater distraction than when they went. And many set out and make these pilgrimages for recreation rather than devotion.” CatholicPilgrimageAscentCarmelite Book:The Complete Works of Saint John of the Cross, of the Order of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Source: The Complete Works of Saint John of the Cross, of the Order of Our Lady of Mount Carmel