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The Diocese takes more than 700 people on pilgrimage to France each year, to visit the Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes. Our group includes 130 pilgrims who are sick, disabled, frail or elderly and need our help to make the journey. The pilgrimage is 'Love in Action', we journey to Lourdes to serve each other and to renew our commitment to walk with Jesus, with the help of Our Lady and St Bernadette.
Travelling to Lourdes is a wonderful experience full of fun, companionship, friendship and laughter. Each person on our pilgrimage brings distinctive gifts and graces with them, benefitting those they meet during the week. We have a daily programme of events which includes a number of Masses and liturgies in different settings, with different themes. Bishop Richard celebrates a Mass of welcome for everyone, we also celebrate Mass at the Grotto, a Mass with Anointing for those who wish to receive this Sacrament, a Mass where we remember friends and family members who have died and a Mass of farewell shortly before we leave Lourdes. There is also a Holy Hour, a time for Lectio Divina, and many other opportunities for private and group prayer at the Grotto and in the Sanctuary.
