Fully take advantage of your pilgrimage in Lourdes by booking your hotel ahead of time
Lourdes, France, 1858 – A fourteen year old shepard girl, Bernadette Soubirous, receives a message for the entire world from the Blessed Virgin herself. Bernadette died in a convent in 1879. She was beatified in 1925 and canonized in 1933. Eighteen such apparitions were reported. The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes is the goal of mass pilgrimages from Europe and other parts of the world. August is the most popular month for pilgrimages to Lourdes, so book your hotel in Lourdes early.
Every day during this period between July and September, at 4:30pm, the Procession Eucharistique (Blessed Sacrament Procession) takes place, with pilgrims carrying banners along the Esplanade des Processions. Torch light processions are held nightly at 8:45 PM from the Massabielle Grotto. It can be a spectacular sight with the majestic snowcapped Pyrenees in the background.
During the Months of July, August and September the Daily Pilgrimage Service can accompany pilgrims on a pilgrimage experience. Pilgrims gather each morning by the Crowned Statue at 08.30. (There is no need to book)
The programme is as follows:
- Mass on the Chapel of St. Cosmas and St. Damian
- Introduction to Lourdes and the Message of Lourdes
- Way of the Cross
- The Footsteps of Bernadette
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