Lourdes 2022: “Healing the Healers” Book now!
We call the «Message of Lourdes» the gestures and words that were exchanged between the Virgin Mary and Bernadette Soubirous, at the Grotto of Massabielle, during the time of the eighteen apparitions. This message can be heard as:
God is love and he loves us as we are.
The fact that Mary had appeared in a dirty and obscure Grotto, in the place called Massabielle, the Old Rock, tells us that God comes to join us where we are, in the midst of our poverty, in our failures as well as in our successes.
The Grotto is not only a place where something happened – a geographical place – it is also a place where God gives us a sign by revealing his heart and our heart. It is a place where God leaves us a message, a message that is nothing other than that of the Gospel. God comes to tell us that he loves us – this is the heart of the Message of Lourdes, and he loves us as we are with all our successes but also with all our wounds, our weaknesses and our limitations.
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, Britain and the Channel Islands. Some 100 Assisted Pilgrims, who require a special level of care and comfort, accompany the other pilgrims and stay in the Accueil Notre Dame.
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.
Travel from London
17-22 SEPTEMBER
€585 – Hotel Panorama
Our package includes:
- Flights London Heathrow to Toulouse
- Airport transfers
- Travel insurance (includes COVID-19 cover)
- Full-board accommodation for 5 nights
For Further Information or to book in Britain (London):
Contact: Fr. Terry Murray OMI or Juliet Martin
Address: Parish Office, Sacred Heart Church, Quex Road, London, NW6 4PS
Tel: 020 7624 1701
Email: kilburn@rcdow.org.uk
Travel from Dublin
17-22 SEPTEMBER
€699 – Hotel St. George
€789 – Hotel Eliseo or Hotel Panorama
€819 – Hotel Solitude
Our package includes:
- Flights Dublin to Lourdes
- Airport transfers
- Travel insurance (includes COVID-19 cover)
- Full-board accommodation for 5 nights
For Further Information or to book in Ireland:
Contact: Barbara Hogan
Address: Mission Office, House of Retreat, Tyrconnell Rd, Inchicore, Dublin 8
Tel: (+353) 01 454 2888
Email: lourdes@oblates.ie
Travel from Manchester
16-23 SEPTEMBER
£765 – Hotel Panorama
Our package includes:
- Flights Manchester to Bordeaux
- Airport transfers
- Travel insurance (includes COVID-19 cover)
- Full-board accommodation for 7 nights
For Further Information or to book in Britain (Manchester):
Contact: Kirk Jacob
Address: Denis Hurley House, 14 Quex Road, London, NW6 4PL
Tel: 020 7624 7296
Email: kirk.oblate.partners@googlemail.com
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Travel from Edinburgh
16-23 SEPTEMBER
€765 – Hotel Panorama
Our package includes:
- Flights Edinburgh to Toulouse
- Airport transfers
- Travel insurance (includes COVID-19 cover)
- Full-board accommodation for 7 nights
For Further Information or to book in Britain (Edinburgh):
Contact: Fr. Martin Moran OMI or Kathy Barclay
Address: Parish Office, Sacred Heart Church, Quex Road, London, NW6 4PS
Tel: 0131 554 2482
Email: info@stmarysstarofthesea.org
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Promotional Video for 2019 Pilgrimage
The Oblate Lourdes Pilgrimage Video
Come to Lourdes as a Volunteer
Come to Lourdes as a Pilgrim
