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Registrations for 2026 Pilgrimage open 24 May

Christus Rex Pilgrimage
Christus Rex Pilgrimage
Volunteering

Safety Volunteers

Volunteering

With over 90km of road and trail to cover, safety is a vital part of the Pilgrimage.
Our safety team includes walking marshals and safety car drivers who ensure pilgrims stay on course, stay visible, and stay safe.
If you’re confident behind the wheel or happy walking with a high-vis vest and flag in hand, we need you.
You’ll play a key role in protecting pilgrims and ensuring the walk runs smoothly and safely for all.

Volunteers must be alert, responsible, and able to follow instructions from the event operations team.

Interested? Volunteer for Safety

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Logistics

  • The Itinerary
  • Travel to Pilgrimage
  • Packing List
  • 2026 Information Sessions
  • Physical Preparation
  • Spiritual Preparation
  • Families and Children
  • Masses on Pilgrimage

Locations

  • The Itinerary
  • St Patrick’s Cathedral
  • Ballarat City
  • St George’s Lake
  • Avenue of Honour
  • Smeaton
  • Campbelltown
  • Sandon Cemetery
  • Newstead
  • Maldon
  • Bendigo City
  • Sacred Heart Cathedral

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Day 1 complete! Ballarat - Creswick - Kingston - Day 1 complete! 
Ballarat - Creswick - Kingston - Smeaton
Have you started the Novena to Christ the King? Jo Have you started the Novena to Christ the King? Join us in prayer in the lead up to next weekend’s feast day:

Each day, pray:

One Our Father
One Hail Mary
One Glory Be
Followed by the Novena Prayer:

O Lord our God,
You alone are the Most Holy King and Ruler of all nations.

We pray to You, Lord, in the great expectation of receiving from You,
O Divine King, mercy, peace, justice and all good things.

Protect, O Lord our King, our families and the land of our birth.
Guard us, we pray, Most Faithful One.

Protect us from our enemies and from Your Just Judgment.
Forgive us, O Sovereign King, our sins against You.

Jesus, You are a King of Mercy.
We have deserved Your Just Judgment.
Have mercy on us, Lord, and forgive us.

We trust in Your Great Mercy.
O most awe-inspiring King, we bow before You and pray:
May Your Reign, Your Kingdom, be recognised on earth.

Amen.
In just two weeks, Sacred Heart Cathedral in Bendi In just two weeks, Sacred Heart Cathedral in Bendigo will be filled with hundreds of pilgrims for the Solemn Mass celebrating the Feast of Christ the King.

Will you be joining us?

Today is your last chance to register for the 2026 Christus Rex Pilgrimage!

Registrations close tonight.
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Our new Lauda Jerusalem hoodies and the much-loved Our new Lauda Jerusalem hoodies and the much-loved Pilgrim’s Primer are available to order now!

The new hoodie features the beautiful hymn sung as pilgrims enter Sacred Heart Cathedral in Bendigo, while the Pilgrim’s Primer is a must have resource for while you walk as well as being wonderful keepsake of the pilgrimage, filled with prayers, hymns and reflections.

Both items are available exclusively to registered pilgrims, so if you’ve been planning to join us this year but haven’t yet registered, now is the time!

Registrations close this Sunday, 11 October, and no late registrations will be accepted.
Can you lend a hand this Christus Rex? With the P Can you lend a hand this Christus Rex?

With the Pilgrimage just around the corner, we still need a few more volunteers to help everything run smoothly.

We particularly need help with:

🚐 Drivers
🧹 Venue set-up and cleaning
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Children’s Chapter

Even a few hours of your time can make a big difference. If you can lend a hand, please let us know! https://crex.org/volunteer/
A uniquely Australian Pilgrimage. Walk together. P A uniquely Australian Pilgrimage. Walk together. Pray together.

Three days of fellowship on the road from Ballarat to Bendigo. Outdoor Mass amongst the pines. Prayers for benefactors, community meals prepared by volunteers, and finally, the great procession into Sacred Heart Cathedral for the Solemn Mass of Christ the King.

There is nothing quite like the Christus Rex Pilgrimage.

22–25 October 2026
Registrations close 11 October.

Christus Vincit! Christus Regnat! Christus Imperat!

A traditional three-day walking pilgrimage from Ballarat to Bendigo, honouring the Feast of Christ the King through prayer, sacrifice, and public witness.

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