And like that, it was all over! At least, that is what it felt like. The days have gone by so quickly here and this evening, we had our closing ceremony, placed our pilgrimage candle opposite the Grotto, said our goodbyes to our friends – old and new – and began to put our mind...

In the weeks leading up to this pilgrimage, we spoke frequently about how different this pilgrimage was going to be in so many ways. To be sure, not having been in Lourdes with the pilgrimage after an absence of three years, we knew that being back would have a different sense about it. A year...

Watch back: Pilgrimage events from Lourdes 2022 Day 1 – Saturday September 17th Day 2 – Sunday September 18th Day 3 – Monday September 19th Day 4 – Tuesday September 20th Day 5 – Wednesday September 21st Day 1 Events: Opening Ceremony Saturday 17th September 7.45pm (Irish/UK time) was streamed live here: https://www.youtube.com/LourdesWebTV Dear friends,...

Our day starts at the Crowned Virgin statue.  Anyone who has even been to Lourdes knows this place. For those who have not, it is a central point, in front of the Basilica of Our Lady of Lourdes, with a statue that faces the Basilica.  By now, all of our groups have arrived. Despite the...

Long lost friends! So many times today, it has been a case of catching up with long lost friends. The reality of the time gap has taken hold today. When we talk, the first phrase can be to refer to, “last year” until we have to stop ourselves and say, no, it wasn’t last year...

If everything had gone as planned, then I would have started writing my first instalment of the pilgrimage blog yesterday, Friday. However, French Air Traffic Control had other plans and so it was that there was no travel yesterday. People are converging on Lourdes from many parts of the Oblate world throughout Britain and Ireland....

Seven Lay Associates participate in the 37th Oblate General Chapter currently taking place in Nemi, Rome, and with is PaulineThomas of our own province. Pauline is the Oblate Pastoral Associate in the OMI Centre of Mission on Anglesey, Wales. You can watch back their conversation at the video below:

Welcome to our second JPIC video, part of our focus on Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation. Today, we hear from Fr Michael Rodgers, who talks about Celtic spirituality. Fr. Michael Rodgers is a Kiltegan missionary priest, who has lived in Glendalough for the past 30 years. Prior to that, he worked in Kenya for...

The Oblates join with the rest of the world as we express our sympathy at the death of Queen Elizabeth II. At this time, we pray for the repose of the soul of Queen Elizabeth. We do so with confidence, because the Christian faith marked every day of her life and activity. In her Millennium...

My name is Kirk Jacob and I would like to share my personal experience of the second Oblate Lay Congress through the medium of short interview-style questions and personal responses to each of them. How has the experience changed me? The experience of being at Kokotek, Poland, really transformed my life as I came to...