Announcing 2025 Lourdes pilgrimage
Wednesday 16th October 2024We are delighted to announce the dates for next year’s diocesan pilgrimage to Lourdes, which will take place between 31st July and 6th August.
Our 2025 pilgrimage coincides with the Pilgrims of Hope Jubilee and will mark the end of our centenary year celebrations.
Full details, including travel and accommodation pricing, insurance details and volunteer application forms will be available in due course, but you can now register your interest by visiting our website at www.salfordlourdes.co.uk or by calling 0161 817 2209.
The form does not commit you to travelling with us but will enable us to make plans appropriately and will help us to keep you informed as details become available.
We look forward to welcoming you to Lourdes for our joyful return in July.
About Lourdes
As one of the world’s most famous places of pilgrimage, Lourdes welcomes approximately six million pilgrims from across the world each year, many of whom are people living with physical or mental illness.
The shrine marks the spot where Our Lady first appeared to St Bernadette Soubirous in 1858. During one of 18 apparitions, Our Lady instructed the young saint to drink from a spring. Seeing only a muddy puddle of water, the saint drank from the ground to the ridicule of many, but she returned the following day to find the water ran clear. Soon after, reports came of miraculous healings from people who had washed in the water. Since the discovery, thousands of people have reported unexplained healings, with 70 being recognised as miraculous by the Church so far.
Click here to read more about healings at Lourdes.
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