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2024 marks 50 years since the first Arundel & Brighton Lourdes Pilgrimage and to mark the occasion, in the autumn of 2023 a call went out to former pilgrims to submit photographs and testimonies about Lourdes pilgrimages through the decades. At the same time, the pilgrimage staff delved through the office's archives, unearthing more photos, letters, and other documents that tell the story of the pilgrimage's development.

Lucy Bergin and Cassie Joucerand took on the task of sifting through the mass of wonderful content gathered and turning it into a beautiful commemorative book.

Over the book's c.130 pages, tales of faith, hope, love in action, journey and vocation are told and hundreds of photos illustrate them, evoking memories from every decade of the pilgrimage.

The book costs £20 plus postage. If you would like to order a copy, which will be in hard back, coffee table size and beautifully printed, please click here. Copies should be available in September.