Lourdes: A Light of Hope

You are invited to join us in Lourdes this 15th-20th September 2024

LOURDES for many is a place of encounter, healing and peace. Every pilgrim finds something different and everyone returns home with their own story about their visit to Lourdes.

The grotto is more than just a place where something extraordinary happened; more importantly it is the place where God comes to meet us, heart to heart. Lourdes is a place where we hear a message that we are loved, healed, and forgiven. In coming to Lourdes, we follow in the footsteps of many thousands of pilgrims from all over the world who have come here before us, carrying with them – as we do – their hopes, burdens, and dreams.

Our theme for the 2024 Pilgrimage is “Lourdes: a Light of Hope”. Our Lady asked Bernadette to “tell the people to come in procession”, and every year, many thousands of pilgrims from all walks of life go to Lourdes and join in the processions, with their candles lighting up the darkness. Lourdes is synonymous with the word “hope” – some 6 million people seek healing, peace, and hope at Our Lady’s Shrine each year.

The Oblates and Lourdes

The Missionary Oblates were the first group to organise pilgrimages to Lourdes from Britain and Ireland and have been organising pilgrimages to Lourdes since 1883. Every year pilgrims join us from Ireland, England, Scotland, Wales, and the Channel Islands.

Read about the very first Oblate pilgrimage to Lourdes here.

Join us on this historic pilgrimage

Lourdes is waiting for you! Join us on our historic pilgrimage. Please visit our pilgrimage website for information on how to book and to see the various pilgrimage options available to you.

www.oblatelourdespilgrimage.com

Or see the contact details below for each region: