Lourdes at Home 2024
Thursday 25th July 2024This year, we mark the centenary of our Salford Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes and we’re inviting each and every one of you to mark this wonderful occasion with us.
Our much-loved pilgrimage has played an important role in our diocese over the past 100 years, bringing faith, hope, and renewed encounter with Christ to generations of families across the diocese.
Whether you are travelling with us to Lourdes this year, or remaining at home, you are called to be part of this year’s pilgrimage by joining with us in prayer.
Our Salford Lourdes Pilgrimages Director, Fr Gerard Fieldhouse-Byrne, explains: “For those who can’t be with us in Lourdes this year, it’s important to recognise that you can still participate in your mind and heart from wherever you are in the Diocese of Salford. It’s as valid as being with us there in person because Our Blessed Mother is inviting us to open our minds and hearts wherever we are. It’s great if you can be with us in Lourdes but if you can’t, the message is still the same: open our minds and hearts to Christ, her Son, Our Saviour.
“That’s what pilgrimage is about: to seek God’s presence through Our Blessed Mother – and it’s not something that’s confined to that holy place in Lourdes. That message touches our hearts and is alive wherever we are.”
How to get involved
To help you take up Our Lady’s invitation at home, we have prepared a range of resources and ideas for you to pray with at home or in a parish group.
Click the links below to access the resources for the week and stay tuned on our progress in Lourdes by following us on Facebook, Instagram, and X.
Friday 26 July
Lectio Divina: The Annunciation. Click here.
Lourdes: A Legacy of Faith, Hope, and Mission. Click here.
The Story of St Bernadette Prayer and Reflection Guide. Click here.
Pilgrimage from your Armchair reflection. Click here.
Pray the Rosary. Click here.
Saturday 27 July
Renew your baptismal promises with our Water Gesture. Click here.
An Opening Message from Bishop John – now available! Click here
Watch our Passage through the Grotto from 3pm by clicking here.
Lectio Divina: The Visitation. Click here.
Pray the Rosary. Click here.
Sunday 28 July
Go to Mass. (Mass is livestreamed from our Cathedral every day and can be viewed here.)
Stations of the Cross Digital Resource. Click here.
Stations of the Cross at Salford Cathedral Temporary Church (4pm). Click here to read more.
Lectio Divina: The Nativity. Click here.
Pray the Rosary. Click here.
Monday 29 July
Join us for our Grotto Mass, led by Bishop John, by clicking here.
Video reflection from our Youth and Young Adults Ministry Team. (Available Mon 29)
Lectio Divina: The Presentation of Jesus at the Temple. Click here.
Pray the Rosary. Click here.
Tuesday 30 July
Go to Adoration at your parish, or one nearby. Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament takes place at Salford Cathedral Temporary Church between 11.30am and 11.55am daily.
Make an Act of Spiritual Communion. Click here.
Lectio Divina: The Finding of Jesus at the Temple. Click here.
Pray the Rosary. Click here.
Wednesday 31 July
Receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation. (Confessions heard at Salford Cathedral Temporary Church between 11.30am and 11.55am daily)
Light a candle and consecrate yourself to Our Lady. Click here.
Lectio Divina: The Wedding at Cana. Click here.
Pray the Rosary. Click here.
Thursday 1 August
Closing Message from Bishop John. (Available on 1 August)
Pray a Litany of Thanksgiving. Click here.
Lectio Divina: The Assumption and Queenship of Mary. Click here.
Pray the Rosary. Click here.
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