Tour de France in Lourdes
Tour de France passing the centre of Lourdes last Saturday!
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International Military Pilgrimage to Lourdes 2024
Óglaigh na hÉireann / Irish Defence Forces
🎥 Gerard
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First morning of the 64th International Military Pilgrimage to Lourdes!
🎥 Gerard
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The Olympic Torch in Lourdes yesterday!
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Thanks to our amazing team in Medjugorje for sending the video!
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Caroline sends us this lovely video and message from the Grotto this morning:
1st March marks the anniversary of the 12th Apparition and the first miracle at the Grotto of Massabielle.
In 1858 the first pilgrims were the people of Lourdes itself and the surrounding villages. On March 1st 1858, Catherine Latapie walked in to Lourdes from the little village of Loubajac, situated 7 kms from the Grotto. She had heard of the discovery of the spring at the Grotto of Massabielle (25th February) and hoped for a cure for her paraylsed hand.
According to accounts at the time over 1500 people had gathered at the Grotto that day/evening to watch and to pray. Catherine Latapie plunged her paraylsed hand into the stream/spring and rediscoverd the use of her paraylsed hand.
On 2nd March Our Lady asks that the priests have a chapel built here and that people come here in procession and so many millions of pilgrims from all over the world have answered that invitation over the years, maybe you would like to take up Our Lady's Invitation this year?
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We are getting ready to welcome pilgrims and pilgrimage directors who are travelling out to Lourdes 7th, 8th, and 9th of February. They will join many from all over the world who come to Lourdes at this time to celebrate/remember the anniversary of the first apparition and the World Day of the Sick on 11th February.
The pilgrimage Directors and their teams also use the opportunity to meet up and move forward with the organizing of their forthcoming pilgrimages - confirming programmes, meeting with the Sanctuary managers and organizers to make sure everything is being put in place for their pilgrimages. It is also the occasion for them all to get together and share experiences and advice.
Here's to a successful Pilgrimage season for all involved. We are very much looking forward to working with you all again this year.
Caroline and Fionnuala
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Happy New Year from Fatima
Our rep Elsa, lighted a candle for all the intentions of our Pilgrims in Fatima Sanctuary last Sunday.
Happy New Year from Fatima!
Happy Christmas from Lourdes
The Sanctuary is quiet at the moment as we approach Christmas, but once the Christmas holidays start here there will once again be a steady flow of pilgrims and visitors to the Grotto as holiday makers take time out to visit.
There were large crowds here for the feast day on 8th December, despite the rain 1000's joined the International Mass in Pius X followed by the Angelus at the Grotto . Many thousands of white roses were placed at the Grotto to honour Our Lady on her feast day.
The Advent candles are also placed at the Grotto, and as every year the main Crib of the Sanctuary is placed at the Grotto. There are several Nativity Scenes within the Sanctuary and visitors throughout the Christmas period are invited to visit and admire the work of the Sanctuary staff who prepare the cribs and embellish the Sanctuary for Christmas.
Sending you all sincere wishes for a happy and peaceful Christmas with friends and family.
See you in 2024!!
Caroline
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And the winner of our Lourdes Pilgrimage competition is.... Helen Murphy!
Thank you very much to all the pilgrims who participated, sharing their fantastic reviews and images. We are very grateful with the positive feedback and will be running another competition next year!
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Medjugorje Memories
Medjugorje 2023 memories.
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All Souls Day, November 2
All Souls Day - November 2
May the divine assistance remain always with us, and may the souls of the faithful departed through the Mercy of God, rest in peace, Amen!
The Joe Walsh Tours Team in Medjugorje
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Lourdes in the Autumn sunshine!
🎥Thanks Caroline for sharing
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Cork & Ross pilgrimage (22nd to 27th September) visited the Graveyard of the Poor Clare Sisters to remember Sr Therese Marie O Connell.
Sr Therese Marie lived out her vocation for 57 years here in Lourdes as a Poor Clare sister and she became a friend to many of the Cork & Ross pilgrims who visited her over the years. She died in June 2015 and is remembered every year here in Lourdes by the Cork & Ross pilgrims. This year they laid a plaque at her grave and remembered her in song.
Thanks Fionnuala for capturing the moment.
Caroline
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Thanks to our rep Elsa for sending the amazing pictures from Regina Caeli's group pilgrimage in Fatima, who was here from 9th to 16th August, led by Louis McVeigh and Fr. Paddy McCafferty.
Video from the Sanctuary, mass at Fatima Parish Church and
video in the Village of the Children at Lucia's well, the second apparition of the Angel.
The group also spent a full day tour to Santarem and had mass in the Eucharistic Miracle Church as well as a full day in Coimbra, mass in Sr. Lucia's Carmelite Convent, and Blessing with 1st Class Relic of Saint Anthony in the visit to the Church of Saint Anthony of the Olives in Coimbra.
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LOURDES
3 weeks ago we had the amazing Andrea Bocelli singing in Rosary Square and last night we were treated to the cast of Bernadette the Musical who told us Bernadette’s story.
In this clip we hear from Bernadette’s Mum and Dad. It was such a moving experience.
Rosary Square was packed with pilgrims following a huge Torchlight Procession made even bigger by the vast amount of young people who are here as part of World Youth Day.
Joan (Lourdes)
LOURDES WITH EDENDERRY AND MOUNTMELLICK GROUPS
We had a beautiful mass this morning in the Crypt. Such a special church as we know Bernadette herself was here. I always feel we’re really close to her when we’re in this chapel. I even managed to get the groups to learn this beautiful hymn Sweep over my soul which they sang really well.
Joan (Lourdes)
A beautiful evening in Lisbon today, as pilgrims from all over the world gather at Park Edward VII to attend Mass with Pope Francis.
Thank you Carina and Elsa for sending us updates from Portugal.
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This was the vibrant atmosphere at the inaugural mass for World Youth Day 2023 at Edward VII Park in Lisbon #wydlisbon23 #WYD #Lisboa2023 World Youth Day
🎥 by our rep Elsa, thank you!
LOURDES - EN ROUTE TO WORLD YOUTH DAY
Thousands of the Worlds youth descended on Lourdes in the last few days as they make their way to Lisbon for world youth day 2023 with Pope Francis. How wonderful to see so many of our young people stop to say hello to Our Lady.
With thanks to John for this video he took this morning as they make their way from Rosary Square.
Joan (Dublin)
